Iraq vs United Arab Emirates, Asian Championship Handball – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
38:36 penalties
27/01/2026 at 04:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Asian Championship - 5th-8th places - 7th place

Chances of winning


Iraq
65.5%
Draw
11.2%
United Arab Emirates
23.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
59.4% 11.2% 29.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

60.7% 11% 28.7%

Iraq - United Arab Emirates Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
1.43
(1.53)
8.39
(8.08)
4.01
(3.09)
6.8%
(10.3%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 53.25
  • The most likely Handicap: 1 (-3)
Preview Facts
  • Both teams are struggling and far from their best.
  • UAE may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
  • In this match, Iraq is the team to beat.
  • In the last 3 head-to-head matches, Iraq won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 74:79. (average 24.7:26.3).
What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
The latest head-to-head matches between Iraq - United Arab Emirates were as follows:
22.01.2024 United Arab Emirates - Iraq 28:23
Latest results of Iraq
25.01.2026 Iraq - Japan 29:30
23.01.2026 South Korea - Iraq 35:30
22.01.2026 Iraq - Kuwait 16:29
20.01.2026 Iraq - Bahrain 18:34
18.01.2026 Jordan - Iraq 21:26
Latest results of United Arab Emirates
Draw
Play Offs

Semi-finals
1JapanBahrain25 : 35
2QatarKuwait27 : 26

Final
1BahrainQatar29 : 26

3rd place
2JapanKuwait32 : 33