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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 Curaçao 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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Morocco and Iran.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The referee has no hesitation. Masoud Shojaei is booked for Iran — Yellow card on 10.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Morocco and Iran are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' It’s high time Hervé Renard made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' The travelling Iran supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Morocco in their trying to find a way past Iran's compact .
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Karim El Ahmadi.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Omid Ebrahimi, a Iran , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 47' Alireza Jahanbakhsh was booked on 47.
  • 52' Iran are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' Morocco started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
  • 62' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 67' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 68' The whistle greets Masoud Shojaei as he departs to be replaced by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 76' Morocco ring the changes. Nordin Amrabat has done his job and it is now time for Sofyan Amrabat to step up.
  • 77' Another change for Morocco made on 77 minute. Ayoub El Kaabi leaves to be changed by Aziz Bouhaddouz.
  • 80' Majid Hosseini is replacing Omid Ebrahimi for the Iran side.
  • 82' Marouan da Costa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Amine Harit on 82 minute.
  • 85' Alireza Jahanbakhsh makes way for Saman Ghoddos at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Iran.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Aziz Bouhaddouz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Karim Ansarifard catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • The final score is 0-1.

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.