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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

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' Morocco have kicked off against Iran. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' That is a Yellow card for Iran. Masoud Shojaei will be fuming at that decision.
  • 15' Roozbeh Cheshmi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Iran come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Morocco and Iran are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' 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 Ali Reza Beiranvand suffering a number of foals already.
  • 34' Controversy at the stadium! Karim El Ahmadi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 44' Morteza Pouraliganji needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 47' Alireza Jahanbakhsh is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
  • 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Iran is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' Morocco is showing some good football. However, Morocco are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 62' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 67' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Queiroz will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Iran. Masoud Shojaei is replaced by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 73' Morocco have won 22 goals from 17 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 76' A change in the Morocco ranks — Nordin Amrabat exits the field as Sofyan Amrabat enters on 76.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Aziz Bouhaddouz. He replaces Ayoub El Kaabi on 77 minute.
  • 80' The whistle greets Omid Ebrahimi as he departs to be replaced by Majid Hosseini.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Morocco — Marouan da Costa on, Amine Harit off on 82 minutes.
  • 85' Iran ring the changes. Alireza Jahanbakhsh has done his job and it is now time for Saman Ghoddos to step up.
  • 90' Aziz Bouhaddouz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 90' Karim Ansarifard catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Iran players.

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.