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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
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

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
25% 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
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Iran
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
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

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.