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Morocco vs Iran, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Morocco
0 – 1
Full Time
Iran
Fri 15 Jun 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 10' Masoud Shojaei
Karim El Ahmadi 34' Y
Y 47' Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Y 90' Karim Ansarifard

Overview

Match Preview

Morocco vs Iran — Worldcup .

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

Match Details

  • 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
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
Morocco 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Iran
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-15 Morocco 0–1 Iran

Recent Form

Morocco
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jun Iran H 0–1 L
20 Aug VfB Stuttgart H 0–1 L
Iran
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jun Morocco A 1–0 W
20 Aug 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–4 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

Morocco are 10th (7 pts). Iran are 27th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Iran
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Morocco
Ismael Saibari 3 G
Soufiane Rahimi 2 G 1 A
Iran
Ramin Rezaeian 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Morocco face off against Iran in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Masoud Shojaei was booked on 10.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' It’s high time Hervé Renard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' The travelling Iran supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 34' Karim El Ahmadi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 39' It looks like no one’s ball. Iran is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 44' Majid Hosseini is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Morocco so far.
  • 47' Poor challenge from Alireza Jahanbakhsh. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Karim El Ahmadi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' Morocco have won 22 goals from 17 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 67' Morocco are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Iran backline.
  • 68' Another change for Iran made on 68 minute. Masoud Shojaei leaves to be changed by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 73' Both keepers have barely been tested. Morocco and Iran are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Sofyan Amrabat. He replaces Nordin Amrabat on 76 minute.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Aziz Bouhaddouz. He replaces Ayoub El Kaabi on 77 minute.
  • 80' Another change for Iran made on 80 minute. Omid Ebrahimi leaves to be changed by Majid Hosseini.
  • 82' Marouan da Costa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Amine Harit at the 82 minute mark.
  • 85' Iran make a change. Alireza Jahanbakhsh trudges off to be replaced by Saman Ghoddos on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Morocco is taking the lead after the goal scored by Aziz Bouhaddouz on 90.
  • 90' Iran receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Iran take all three points.

Lineups

Morocco Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hervé Renard

Iran Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Queiroz

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.77 Morocco xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Iran xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Iran or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Morocco30% Draw36% Iran34%
Actual: Iran win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Morocco or Draw
66%
Draw or Iran
70%
Morocco or Iran
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Morocco19% Draw61% Iran20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22.6%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
13.9%
1 – 0
13.8%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 2
2.3%
0 – 3
1.8%
1 – 3
1.6%
3 – 0
1.4%

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 68% — 32%
+1 68% 21% 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.