Iran vs Spain: result 0-1 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on June 20, 2018 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Azadi Stadium, Tehran
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What was the result of Iran vs Spain?
Spain won 0-1 on June 20, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 54′Diego CostaSpain
Official lineup for Iran vs Spain
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Iran
4-1-4-1- 11V. Amiri
- 20S. Azmoun
- 17M. Taremi
- 10K. Ansarifard
- 6S. Ezatolahi
- 9O. Ebrahimi
- 3E. Hajisafi
- 19M. Hosseini
- 23R. Rezaeian
- 8M. Pouraliganji
- 1A. Beiranvand
Spain
4-1-4-1- 19Diego Costa
- 11Lucas Vázquez
- 22Isco
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 21David Silva
- 6Andrés Iniesta
- 2Dani Carvajal
- 18Jordi Alba
- 3Piqué
- 15Sergio Ramos
- 1David de Gea
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Iran have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Spain have 10, 5 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Algeria(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2018 | Portugal(away) | 3-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Tunisia(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 3, 2018 | Switzerland(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Argentina(home) | 6-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Germany(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Iran score 1.5 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Spain score 3.0 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1.5 | 0.6 | 8 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Spain | 3.0 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
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 Spain 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 | SpainGroup H | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy