Saturday , 14 November 2026

Wales vs Iran, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Wales
0 – 2
Full Time
Iran
Fri 25 Nov 2022 · 10:00 UTC Ahmed bin Ali Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Joe Rodon 45' Y
Wayne Hennessey 85' Y
Wayne Hennessey 87' R
Y 90' Ramin Rezaeian
Y 90' Alireza Jahanbakhsh

Overview

Match Preview

Wales vs Iran — Worldcup at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

  • Wales 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
  • Iran 3 games · 3 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Carlos Mora
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
  • Referee Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
  • Referee Mario Escobar
  • Referee Caleb Wales

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
Wales 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Iran
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-25 Wales 0–2 Iran

Recent Form

Wales
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Iran H 0–2 L
21 Nov United States A 1–1 D
26 Jun Denmark H 0–4 L
20 Jun Italy A 0–1 L
16 Jun Turkey A 2–0 W
12 Jun Switzerland H 1–1 D
Iran
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Wales A 2–0 W
21 Nov England A 2–6 L
25 Jun Portugal H 1–1 D
20 Jun Spain H 0–1 L
15 Jun Morocco A 1–0 W
20 Aug 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–4 L

Key Stats

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Iran
Ramin Rezaeian 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Wales have kicked off against Iran. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Wayne Hennessey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 333 appearances.
  • 10' Gareth Bale, a Wales , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Joe Rodon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 16' GOAL! Ali Gholizadeh scores on 16. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 31' Iran have won 9 goals from 10 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Morteza Pouraliganji, as he is very good at scoring at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wales must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' Joe Rodon was booked on 45.
  • 50' Connor Roberts is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wales tonight.
  • 55' Chris Mepham has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' The Wales manager makes a substitution. Harry Wilson departs to be replaced by Brennan Johnson.
  • 63' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 68' Sardar Azmoun makes way for Karim Ansarifard at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Iran.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 77' Iran make a change. Ali Gholizadeh trudges off to be replaced by Alireza Jahanbakhsh on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Wales. Ethan Ampadu is replaced by Joe Allen.
  • 83' Saeid Ezatolahi makes way for Ali Karimi at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Iran.
  • 85' Wayne Hennessey is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 87' Wales player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 88' Wales manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Danny Ward is hanging Aaron Ramsey on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' Ramin Rezaeian was booked on 90.
  • With this win, Iran is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Wales Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robert Page

Iran Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Queiroz

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.03 Wales xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Iran xG
I would bet for: Iran or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wales27% Draw28% Iran45%
Actual: Iran win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Wales or Draw
55%
Draw or Iran
73%
Wales or Iran
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wales18% Draw47% Iran35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 1
10.6%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 1
5.8%
1 – 3
4.9%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Wales

Handicap Wales covers Push Iran covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 14% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 23% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 15% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Wales keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Iran keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.