Iran vs Portugal, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Hernan Maidana
- Referee Paolo Valeri
- Referee Massimiliano Irrati
- Referee Gery Vargas
- Referee Mehdi Abid Charef
- Referee Anouar Hmila
- Referee Enrique Caceres
- Referee Eduardo Cardozo
- Referee Juan Zorrilla
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 1 3 2 South Korea 1 3 3 Czechia 1 0 4 South Africa 1 0 5 Switzerland 1 1 6 Canada 1 1 7 Qatar 1 1 8 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 1 9 Scotland 1 3 10 Morocco 1 1 11 Brazil 1 1 12 Haiti 1 0 13 United States 1 3 14 Australia 1 3 15 Turkey 1 0 16 Paraguay 1 0 17 Germany 1 3 18 Ivory Coast 1 3 19 Ecuador 1 0 20 Curacao 1 0 21 Sweden 1 3 22 Japan 1 1 23 Netherlands 1 1 24 Tunisia 1 0 25 New Zealand 1 1 26 Iran 1 1 27 Belgium 1 1 28 Egypt 1 1 29 Uruguay 1 1 30 Saudi Arabia 1 1 31 Spain 1 1 32 Cape Verde Islands 1 1 33 Norway 1 3 34 France 1 3 35 Senegal 1 0 36 Iraq 1 0 37 Argentina 1 3 38 Jordan 1 1 39 Austria 1 1 40 Algeria 1 0 41 Congo DR 0 0 42 Colombia 0 0 43 Portugal 0 0 44 Uzbekistan 0 0 45 England 0 0 46 Ghana 0 0 47 Croatia 0 0 48 Panama 0 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Season Stats
Iran Portugal #26 Position #43 1 Points 0 1 Played 0 0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0 2 Scored 0 2 Conceded 0 +0 GD +0 1.00 PPG – 0% Win % – Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Iran this seasonIran are 26th (1 pts). Portugal are 43rd (0 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Iran0-15–/116-30–/–31-451/–46-60–/161-751/–76+–/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Iran gets underway.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Portugal is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' Iran is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Sardar Azmoun needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' It looks surprising Portugal does not make any changes. William Carvalho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' The travelling Portugal supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cristiano Ronaldo made 506 appearances and scored 152 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' The referee shows Portugal player a Yellow card on 33.
- 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 45' Ricardo Quaresma puts Portugal on the lead.
- 50' 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.
- 51' Iran receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
- 54' Sardar Azmoun was booked on 54.
- 56' Iran manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Milad Mohammadi is hanging Ehsan Hajsafi on the field on 56 minute.
- 61' Raphael Guerreiro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 64' Ricardo Quaresma was booked on 64.
- 69' It is a substitution in Portugal team. Ricardo Quaresma is replaced by Bernardo Silva on 69 minute.
- 70' Saman Ghoddos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh on 70 minute.
- 75' Another substitution for Iran to replace Saeid Ezatolahi by Karim Ansarifard on 75 minute.
- 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Goncalo Guedes, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cristiano Ronaldo on 83.
- 84' The Portugal manager makes a substitution. Joao Mario departs to be replaced by Joao Moutinho.
- 89' 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.
- 90' Another substitution for Portugal to replace Andre Silva by Goncalo Guedes on 90 minute.
- 90' GOAL! Karim Ansarifard scores on 90.
- 90' Cedric was booked on 90.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Iran Lineups
Starting XI
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- 18
- 11
- 19
- 1
- 3
- 8
- 23
- 9
- 17
- 20
Bench
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14
Saman Ghoddoos ↑ 70'
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10
Karim Ansarifard ↑ 75'
- 22
- 15
- 7
- 2
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5
Milad Mohammadi ↑ 56'
- 21
- 16
- 13
- 12
Coach Carlos QueirozPortugal Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 21
- 1
- 6
- 5
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9
Andre Silva ↓ Goncalo Guedes 90'
- 14
- 7
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10
Joao Mario ↓ Joao Moutinho 84'
- 20
- 3
Bench
- 15
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11
Bernardo Silva ↑ 69'
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8
Joao Moutinho ↑ 84'
- 12
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17
Goncalo Guedes ↑ 90'
- 18
- 19
- 16
- 2
- 22
- 4
- 13
Coach Fernando Santos -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ricardo Quaresma 1 Karim Ansarifard 1 Ricardo Quaresma 1 Karim Ansarifard 1 Head to Head
Iran Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.62 Iran xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.71 Portugal xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 1.33Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 71% 29% ± 1.5 39% 61% ± 2.5 16% 84% ± 3.5 5% 95% ± 4.5 2% 98% Double Chance
Iran or Draw 70%Draw or Portugal 68%Iran or Portugal 62%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Portugal win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 29.1%0 – 1 17.1%1 – 0 14.6%1 – 1 Actual0 – 2 6.1%2 – 0 4.6%1 – 2 4.3%2 – 1 3.7%2 – 2 1.5%0 – 3 1.4%1 – 3 1.1%3 – 0 0.9%Asian Handicap — Iran
Handicap Iran covers Push Portugal covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 5% 93% -1.5 7% — 93% -1 7% 19% 75% -0.5 25% — 75% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 22% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 7% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Iran keeps clean sheet 49% ✓Portugal keeps clean sheet 54% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.