France v Iraq: Mbappé leads in-form hosts against struggling visitors in June showdown

France face Iraq on 22 June at 21:00 (GMT), with Kylian Mbappé aiming to extend his scoring form against a side stuck in a run of defeats.

France enter the match on the back of a five-game winning streak, underlining their status as favourites. Iraq travel after losing their last five fixtures, adding pressure in what already looks a daunting away assignment.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: Adrien Rabiot (France) — 1 assists, Amir Al-Ammari (Iraq) — 1 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: Mike Maignan (France) — 2, Jalal Hassan (Iraq) — 2
• Tackles: None (France) — None, None (Iraq) — None.
• Most encounters won: Dayot Upamecano (France) — 8, Merchas Doski (Iraq) — 11.
• Yellow cards: None (France) — None, None (Iraq) — None.
• Red cards: None (France) — None, None (Iraq) — None.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. J. David (3, Canada)
2. L. Messi (3, Argentina)
3. J. Manzambi (2, Switzerland)
4. C. Larin (2, Canada)
5. F. Balogun (2, USA)

Team statistics:

Mbappé has scored 2 goals this season for France and remains the focal point of their attack. His movement, pace and finishing set the tone for France’s high-tempo style and make him the central figure in all pre-match analysis.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• France — W
• Iraq — L

Iraq rely heavily on Aymen Hussein, who has scored 1 goal this season for his national side. His presence offers Iraq a target in advanced areas, but his limited return so far illustrates the team’s broader attacking struggles.

According to home statistics this season, France scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	33.33%	100.00%
16-30	66.67%
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Iraq has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	50.00%	33.33%
16-30	50.00%	33.33%
31-45		33.33%
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iraq		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

France		Iraq
77.5%	Winning the game	77.5%
75%	Attack potential	75%
80%	Potential in defense	80%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
0%	Goal Potential	0%

Summary: the probability of Iraq winning – 0, draw – 50%, loss – 50%. Thus France, most likely, win (win or draw)

Goal Forecast:France, is likely to score -3.5 goals, Iraq is likely to score no more than -1.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
SBO 1.1	1xBet 10.25	888Sport 25.0

Save the date

The match between the teams France and Iraq will take place on June 22 at 21:00 (GMT) at the stadium Lincoln Financial Field.