Morocco vs Iran, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
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- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Felix Zwayer
- Referee Cuneyt Cakιr
- Referee Bahattin Duran
- Referee Tarik Ongun
- Referee Mark Borsch
- Referee Sergey Karasev
- Referee Anton Averianov
- Referee Jair Marrufo
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Jun Iran H 0–1 L 20 Aug VfB Stuttgart H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Jun Morocco A 1–0 W 20 Aug 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–4 L Season Stats
Morocco Iran #10 Position #26 4 Points 1 2 Played 1 1 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0 2 Scored 2 1 Conceded 2 +1 GD +0 2.00 PPG 1.00 50% Win % 0% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season0% Clean Sheets
Iran this seasonMorocco are 10th (4 pts). Iran are 26th (1 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Morocco0-151/–16-301/–31-45–/146-60–/–61-75–/–76+–/–■ Scored ■ ConcededIran0-15–/116-30–/–31-451/–46-60–/161-751/–76+–/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Iran gets underway.
- 5' 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.
- 10' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Masoud Shojaei.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Iran is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Iran that had 8 games and scored 8 goals.
- 25' Majid Hosseini has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' 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.
- 34' It’s a booking for Morocco player. Karim El Ahmadi gets a Yellow card.
- 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
- 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 47' The referee calls foul for Alireza Jahanbakhsh. He receives a Yellow card.
- 52' Ali Reza Beiranvand needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 57' Supporters expect more eagerness from Younes Belhanda, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 67' Iran 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.
- 68' The Iran manager makes a substitution. Masoud Shojaei departs to be replaced by Mehdi Taremi.
- 73' 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.
- 76' Morocco manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sofyan Amrabat is hanging Nordin Amrabat on the field on 76 minute.
- 77' Another change for Morocco made on 77 minute. Ayoub El Kaabi leaves to be changed by Aziz Bouhaddouz.
- 80' The Iran manager makes a substitution. Omid Ebrahimi departs to be replaced by Majid Hosseini.
- 82' Another change for Morocco made on 82 minute. Amine Harit leaves to be changed by Marouan da Costa.
- 85' Saman Ghoddos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh on 85 minute.
- 90' What a strike from Aziz Bouhaddouz! The score is 1-0.
- 90' Iran receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- Full Time. Iran beats Morocco
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Lineups
Morocco Lineups
Starting XI
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- 7
- 2
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18
Amine Harit ↓ Marouan da Costa 82'
- 12
- 5
- 10
- 8
- 14
- 16
- 9
Bench
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21
Sofyan Amrabat ↑ 76'
- 17
- 15
- 11
- 3
- 19
- 1
- 22
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4
Marouan da Costa ↑ 82'
- 13
- 23
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20
Aziz Bouhaddouz ↑ 77'
Coach Hervé RenardIran Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 10
- 11
- 1
- 3
- 8
- 23
- 4
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7
Masoud Shojaei C ↓ Mehdi Taremi 68'
- 9
- 20
Bench
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14
Saman Ghoddoos ↑ 85'
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19
Majid Hosseini ↑ 80'
- 22
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15
Pejman Montazeri ↑ 80'
- 2
- 5
- 21
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Mehdi Taremi ↑ 68'
- 16
- 13
- 12
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Aziz Bouhaddouz 1 Aziz Bouhaddouz 1 Head to Head
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.75 Morocco xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.83 Iran xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Iran or Draw 70%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Iran winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.58Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 77% 23% ± 1.5 48% 52% ± 2.5 22% 78% ± 3.5 8% 92% ± 4.5 3% 97% Double Chance
Morocco or Draw 66%Draw or Iran 70%Morocco or Iran 64%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 23.1%0 – 1 Actual1 – 1 13.9%1 – 0 13.8%0 – 2 6.6%2 – 0 5.4%1 – 2 5.4%2 – 1 4.8%2 – 2 2.2%0 – 3 1.8%1 – 3 1.5%3 – 0 1.3%Asian Handicap — Morocco
Handicap Morocco covers Push Iran covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 19% 72% -0.5 28% — 72% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 22% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Morocco keeps clean sheet 44% ✓Iran keeps clean sheet 47% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.