Iran vs Portugal: result 1-1 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on June 25, 2018 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Mordovia Arena, Saransk
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What was the result of Iran vs Portugal?
Iran and Portugal drew 1-1 on June 25, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 45′Ricardo Andrade Quaresma BernardoPortugal
- 90′K. AnsarifardIran (pen.)
Official lineup for Iran vs Portugal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Iran
4-1-4-1- 11V. Amiri
- 18A. Jahanbakhsh
- 20S. Azmoun
- 17M. Taremi
- 6S. Ezatolahi
- 9O. Ebrahimi
- 3E. Hajisafi
- 19M. Hosseini
- 23R. Rezaeian
- 8M. Pouraliganji
- 1A. Beiranvand
Portugal
4-4-2- 9André Silva
- 20Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
- 10João Mário
- 14William Carvalho
- 23Adrien Silva
- 5Raphaël Guerreiro
- 21Cédric Soares
- 6José Fonte
- 3Pepe
- 1Rui Patrício
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Iran have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Portugal have 9, 5 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2018 | Spain(home) | 0-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Morocco(away) | 1-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Lithuania(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| May 28, 2018 | Türkiye(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| May 19, 2018 | Uzbekistan(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2018 | Morocco(home) | 1-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Spain(home) | 3-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Algeria(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 2, 2018 | Belgium(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| May 28, 2018 | Tunisia(home) | 2-2 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Iran score 1.3 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Portugal score 1.8 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1.3 | 0.6 | 8 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Portugal | 1.8 | 0.8 | 8 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Iran sit 2nd in World Cup (1 point from 1 match) and Portugal sit 3rd (1 point from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | IranGroup G | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | PortugalGroup K | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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