October 2011 Preview: Asia-Group 1

Group Primer here.
September Recap here.

Standings



World Ranking/Change from Previous Rank

China-73rd (Even), 5th Asia (Even)
Iraq-107th (Up 1), 13th Asia (Up 1)
Jordan-85th (Up 6), 7th Asia (Up 1)
Singapore-136th (Down 5), 21st Asia (Down 3)

Schedule

September 2, 2011

• Singapore 1-2 China
• Jordan 2-0 Iraq

September 6, 2011

• Iraq 2-0 Singapore
• China 1-2 Jordan

October 11, 2011

• Iraq at China
• Jordan at Singapore

November 11, 2011

• Singapore at Jordan
• China at Iraq

November 15, 2011

• Iraq at Jordan
• China at Singapore

February 29, 2012

• Jordan at China
• Singapore at Iraq

October Games:

Game 5
Jordan at Singapore
October 11, 2011
Time: 7:30 am EDT
Location: Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore

Game 6
Iraq at China
October 11, 2011
Time: 8:15 am EDT
Location: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, Shenzhen, China

Jordan travels to Singapore in the first game. Jordan is the clear favourite and will be looking for their 3rd win in as many games in this round of qualifying. Singapore has no points to show so far and desperately needs something to stay in contention to advance.

Iraq-China will pit the 2 second-place teams together and will provide the victor with a bit of breathing room halfway through group play.

Post-October Standing Predictions:

Jordan-9 pts
China-6 pts
Iraq-3 pts
Singapore-0 pts