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Iran vs Spain, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Iran
0 – 1
Full Time
Spain
Wed 20 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Vahid Amiri 79' Y
Omid Ebrahimi 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Iran vs Spain — Worldcup .

  • Iran 3 games · 3 pts (2026/26)
  • Spain 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Andres Cunha
  • Referee Nicolas Taran
  • Referee Mauricio Espinosa
  • Referee Julio Bascunan
  • Referee Christian Schiemann
  • Referee Alexander Guzman

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Iran 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-20 Iran 0–1 Spain

Recent Form

Iran
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Spain H 0–1 L
15 Jun Morocco A 1–0 W
20 Aug 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–4 L
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Iran A 1–0 W
15 Jun Portugal A 3–3 D
05 May Penistone Church FC H 1–1 D
28 Apr Austria A 3–2 W
21 Apr Germany H 1–1 D
14 Apr Croatia A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Iran Spain
#27 Position #29
3 Points 7
3 Played 3
0 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
3 Scored 5
3 Conceded 0
+0 GD +5
1.00 PPG 2.33
0% Win % 67%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Iran this season
88% Clean Sheets
Spain this season

Iran are 27th (3 pts). Spain are 29th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Iran
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Spain
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Iran
Ramin Rezaeian 2 G 1 A
Spain
Mikel Oyarzabal 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Iran kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Spain is showing some good football. However, Spain are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Iran is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' It’s high time Carlos Queiroz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Spain are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Iran needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' It looks surprising Iran does not make any changes. Koke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 54' The Brazil Diego Costa breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 0-1!
  • 59' Iran are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Spain backline.
  • 64' Iran started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
  • 69' The Iran bench stirs into life. Ehsan Hajsafi is withdrawn and Milad Mohammadi gets his opportunity.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Spain team. Iniesta is replaced by Koke on 71 minute.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Iran — Alireza Jahanbakhsh on, Karim Ansarifard off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Iran receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 79' Marco Asensio is replacing Lucas Vazquez for the Spain side.
  • 84' It is a cagey affair so far. Iran in their trying to find a way past Spain's compact .
  • 86' Saman Ghoddos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vahid Amiri at the 86 minute mark.
  • 89' Spain make a change. Diego Costa trudges off to be replaced by Rodrigo on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Omid Ebrahimi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 0-1 the final result. Iran will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Iran Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Queiroz

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Hierro

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.3 Iran xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Spain xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 79% + Under 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Iran14% Draw29% Spain57%
Actual: Spain win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Iran or Draw
43%
Draw or Spain
86%
Iran or Spain
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Iran4% Draw55% Spain41%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
20.1%
0 – 2
17.3%
0 – 3
8.1%
1 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.5%
1 – 0
4.2%
0 – 4
2.9%
1 – 3
2.8%
1 – 4
1.1%
2 – 1
1%
2 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Iran

Handicap Iran covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 5% 94%
-0.5 6% — 94%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 31% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 20% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Iran keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Spain keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.