England vs Iran, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa
- Referee Raphael Claus
- Referee Julio Bascunan
- Referee Leodan Gonzalez
- Referee Kevin Ortega (Peru)
- Referee Danilo Simon
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 2 6 2 South Korea 2 3 3 Czechia 2 1 4 South Africa 2 1 5 Canada 2 4 6 Switzerland 2 4 7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 1 8 Qatar 2 1 9 Brazil 2 4 10 Morocco 2 4 11 Scotland 2 3 12 Haiti 2 0 13 United States 2 6 14 Australia 2 3 15 Paraguay 2 3 16 Turkey 2 0 17 Germany 2 6 18 Ivory Coast 2 3 19 Ecuador 2 1 20 Curacao 2 1 21 Netherlands 2 4 22 Japan 2 4 23 Sweden 2 3 24 Tunisia 2 0 25 New Zealand 1 1 26 Iran 1 1 27 Belgium 1 1 28 Egypt 1 1 29 Spain 2 4 30 Uruguay 1 1 31 Cape Verde Islands 1 1 32 Saudi Arabia 2 1 33 Norway 1 3 34 France 1 3 35 Senegal 1 0 36 Iraq 1 0 37 Argentina 1 3 38 Austria 1 3 39 Jordan 1 0 40 Algeria 1 0 41 Colombia 1 3 42 Congo DR 1 1 43 Portugal 1 1 44 Uzbekistan 1 0 45 England 1 3 46 Ghana 1 3 47 Panama 1 0 48 Croatia 1 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Season Stats
England Iran #45 Position #26 3 Points 1 1 Played 1 1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0 4 Scored 2 2 Conceded 2 +2 GD +0 3.00 PPG 1.00 100% Win % 0% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
England this season0% Clean Sheets
Iran this seasonEngland are 45th (3 pts). Iran are 26th (1 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
England0-151/–16-30–/–31-451/246-601/–61-75–/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ ConcededIran0-15–/116-30–/–31-451/–46-60–/161-751/–76+–/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for England to score. At the same time, Iran does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Iran started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' It’s high time Gareth Southgate made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Another substitution for Iran to replace Alireza Beiranvand by Hossein Hosseini on 20 minute.
- 25' The referee calls foul for Alireza Jahanbakhsh. He receives a Yellow card.
- 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 35' What a strike from Jude Bellingham! The score is 1-0.
- 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 44' GOAL! Bukayo Saka scores on 44. Assisted by Harry Maguire
- 46' Goal! Raheem Sterling scores his 113 goal in 436 matches.
- 46' Iran manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ali Gholizadeh is hanging Alireza Jahanbakhsh on the field on 46 minute.
- 48' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Morteza Pouraliganji.
- 53' Hossein Kanaani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hossein Hosseini, as he is very good at scoring at Khalifa International Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 62' What a strike from Bukayo Saka! The score is 4-0.
- 63' Iran manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mehdi Torabi is hanging Milad Mohammadi on the field on 63 minute.
- 65' Goal! Mehdi Taremi scores his 114 goal in 8 matches.
- 70' The whistle greets Harry Maguire as he departs to be replaced by Eric Dier.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Jack Grealish. He replaces Raheem Sterling on 71 minute.
- 71' Goal! Marcus Rashford scores his 118 goal in 409 matches.
- 72' GOAL! Marcus Rashford scores on 72. Assisted by Harry Kane
- 75' Another change for England made on 75 minute. Harry Kane leaves to be changed by Callum Wilson.
- 76' It is a substitution in England team. Harry Kane is replaced by Callum Wilson on 76 minute.
- 77' Sardar Azmoun is replacing Ahmad Nourollahi for the Iran side.
- 82' England is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 87' England seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 90' What a strike from Jack Grealish! The score is 7-1.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Iran.
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Lineups
England Lineups
Starting XI
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Harry Maguire ↓ Eric Dier 70'
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Raheem Sterling ↓ Jack Grealish 71'
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Harry Kane ↓ Callum Wilson 75'
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Mason Mount ↓ Phil Foden 71'
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Bukayo Saka ↓ Marcus Rashford 70'
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Bench
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Callum Wilson ↑ 75'
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Phil Foden ↑ 71'
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Eric Dier ↑ 70'
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Marcus Rashford ↑ 70'
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Jack Grealish ↑ 71'
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Coach Gareth SouthgateIran Lineups
Starting XI
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Milad Mohammadi ↓ Mehdi Torabi 63'
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Ali Karimi ↓ Saeid Ezatolahi 46'
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Bench
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Hossein Hosseini ↑ 20'
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Hossein Kanaani ↑ 46'
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Saeid Ezatolahi ↑ 46'
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Mehdi Torabi ↑ 63'
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Ali Gholizadeh ↑ 46'
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Sardar Azmoun ↑ 77'
Coach Carlos Queiroz -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Bukayo Saka 2 Mehdi Taremi 2 Marcus Rashford 2 Jude Bellingham 1 Raheem Sterling 1 Jack Grealish 1 Head to Head
England Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 45 England xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.11 Iran xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 96% + Both teams to score 86%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: England winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 7.11Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 100% 0% ± 1.5 99% 1% ± 2.5 96% 4% ± 3.5 90% 10% ± 4.5 79% 21% Double Chance
England or Draw 86%Draw or Iran 27%England or Iran 87%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: England win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 124 – 2 5.2%5 – 2 5.2%4 – 1 5.1%5 – 1 5%3 – 2 4.3%6 – 2 Actual3 – 1 4.3%6 – 1 4.2%4 – 3 3.7%5 – 3 3.6%7 – 2 3.1%6 – 3 3%Asian Handicap — England
Handicap England covers Push Iran covers -2.5 47% — 53% -2 47% 17% 36% -1.5 64% — 36% -1 64% 14% 22% -0.5 78% — 22% +0.5 88% — 12% +1 88% 6% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 3% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
England keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Iran keeps clean sheet 1% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.