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Iran national football team
Asian Cup | Round of 16
Jan 31, 2024 at 4pm UK
Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium
Syria national football team

Iran
1 - 1
Syria

Taremi (34' pen.)
Khalilzadeh (16'), Beiranvand (62'), Ezatolahi (71'), Mohebi (72'), Taremi (81')
Taremi (90+1')
FT
(aet)
Khribin (64' pen.)
Aswad (24'), Hesar (90+8')
Iran win 5-3 on penalties

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Asian Cup clash between Iran and Syria, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Asian Cup
Last Game: Iran 2-1 UAE
Tuesday, January 23 at 3pm in Asian Cup
All competitions
Asian Cup
Last Game: Syria 1-0 India
Tuesday, January 23 at 11.30am in Asian Cup

We say: Iran 2-0 Syria

Syria have shown they can compete with the best sides in this region, but we believe Iran will be too much for them to handle, given their experience and ability to handle these pressure situations. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Iran win with a probability of 80.69%. A draw had a probability of 14.1% and a win for Syria had a probability of 5.19%.

The most likely scoreline for a Iran win was 2-0 with a probability of 16.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (14.32%) and 3-0 (13.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.26%), while for a Syria win it was 0-1 (2.64%).

Result
IranDrawSyria
80.69% (-0.36799999999999 -0.37) 14.12% (0.3 0.3) 5.19% (0.0721 0.07)
Both teams to score 32.06% (-0.465 -0.47)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.18% (-0.998 -1)46.82% (1.003 1)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.92% (-0.939 -0.94)69.08% (0.94500000000001 0.95)
Iran Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.64% (-0.33 -0.33)9.36% (0.3339 0.33)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
68.47% (-0.795 -0.8)31.53% (0.799 0.8)
Syria Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
35.37% (-0.382 -0.38)64.63% (0.387 0.39)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
7.16% (-0.1669 -0.17)92.84% (0.17099999999999 0.17)
Score Analysis
    Iran 80.68%
    Syria 5.19%
    Draw 14.12%
IranDrawSyria
2-0 @ 16.97% (0.2 0.2)
1-0 @ 14.32% (0.38 0.38)
3-0 @ 13.39% (-0.049999999999999 -0.05)
4-0 @ 7.93% (-0.149 -0.15)
2-1 @ 7.41% (-0.013 -0.01)
3-1 @ 5.85% (-0.1 -0.1)
5-0 @ 3.76% (-0.129 -0.13)
4-1 @ 3.46% (-0.113 -0.11)
5-1 @ 1.64% (-0.08 -0.08)
6-0 @ 1.48% (-0.075 -0.08)
3-2 @ 1.28% (-0.039 -0.04)
Other @ 3.18%
Total : 80.68%
1-1 @ 6.26% (0.084 0.08)
0-0 @ 6.05% (0.251 0.25)
2-2 @ 1.62% (-0.025 -0.02)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 14.12%
0-1 @ 2.64% (0.075 0.08)
1-2 @ 1.37%
Other @ 1.18%
Total : 5.19%

How you voted: Iran vs Syria

Iran
75.2%
Draw
7.1%
Syria
17.7%
141
Head to Head
Nov 16, 2021 4pm
Third Round
Syria
0-3
Iran

Ashkar (36')
Azmoun (33'), Hajsafi (42' pen.), Gholizadeh (89')
Sep 2, 2021 5pm
Third Round
Iran
1-0
Syria
Jahanbakhsh (56')
Khalilzadeh (45+3'), Mohammadi (62'), Taremi (81')

Husain Esraa Alhamwiah (17'), Kerdagli (75')
Mar 30, 2021 2pm
Friendlies 1
Iran
3-0
Syria
Hossein Kanani Zadegan (2'), Azmoun (38'), Ansarifard (81')

Al-Mawas (24'), Jenyat (74')
Jun 6, 2019 4.15pm
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Iran
5-0
Syria
Jahanbakhsh (30'), Taremi (37', 57', 77'), Sayyadmanesh (89')

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