See below our England v Iran match stats ahead of their World Cup Group B opening fixture on Monday 21st November and it might not be as easy as Three Lion’s fans think – Did you know Iran have only lost 3 of their last 27 games?
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England v Iran Match Stats Suggest a Potential Banana Skin For The Three Lions
England and Iran will be creating a bit of history on Monday November 21st as it will be the first time the sides have played.
The FIFA Rankings, with England 5th and Iran 20th, indicate the Three Lions will be coming out on top here, but there are some interesting England v Iran match stats to make you think twice about lumping on at the short odds for an England win (see the match betting below)
| England v Iran (World Cup, 21st Nov 22) | Odds | Bookmaker |
|---|---|---|
| England |
7/20 |  |
| Draw |
19/5 | |
| Iran |
10/1 | |
Note: Odds are subject to change
England Have NOT Won In Their Last Six Matches
Most England fans will be getting caught up again in the hype of the pre-tournament excitement ahead of the World Cup and, to be fair, you can’t blame them.
After all, Gareth Southgate has guided the Three Lions to a Euro Final and a World Cup semi in their last two major events. However, these memories might just be papering over the cracks of their recent poor form that’s seen them draw 50% of their last 6 games and not record a win over that same period after defeats to Hungary (twice) and Italy.
Yes, they battled back well to get a 3-3 draw over old rivals Germany last time out, but they let’s not lose sight of the fact they were 2-0 down in that game and still let in three goals.
So, overall these pre World Cup results are hardly inspiring and you have to go back to March (7 games ago) to find England’s last win, which came with a 3-0 win over Ivory Coast. Oh, and in that match they played against 10 men for 50 minutes!
England Have Failed To Score In 4 Of Their Last 6 Games
So, we now know England haven’t won a game since March and are winless from their last six matches, but it’s also slightly worrying that the Three Lions have also only scored in two of their last six fixtures.
As we know, a lot always rests with skipper Harry Kane, who was the Golden Boot winner at the last World Cup, and his record of 51 England goals is not to be sniffed at – after all, he’s their all-time record scorer now!
However, after getting four goals in the 10-0 San Marino thumping back on November 15th 2021 (over a year ago), Kane has scored three times, but they’ve ALL been from the penalty spot!
Yes, many will say Tottenham’s hitman still scored those pens and has started this season well with 12 Premier League goals, but with his last England successful strike from open-play coming over a year ago, this is another of the England v Iran match stats that has to be a slight negative – right?
Iran Have Lost Just 3 Of Their Last 27 Games
Iran have a FIFA ranking of 20, so even though 15 places adrift of England they are surrounded with the likes of Serbia (21), Wales (19), Sweden (25), while Hungary, who beat England twice over the summer, are even further back in 36th place.
This rise up the FIFA rankings is mainly due to the fact Iran have actually only lost three of their last 27 games, which means they’ve not tasted defeat in 89% of their last 27 outings!
Okay, their most recent win was a 1-0 victory over Nicaragua, who are hardly a world footballing force, but prior to that held Senegal to a 1-1 draw and beat Uruguay 1-0 just a few months ago on Sept 23rd.
Iran Have Conceded Just One Goal In Their Last Three
Six of Iran’s last seven games have gone Under 2.5 goals, while both teams DIDN’T score in eight of their last nine to suggest this could turn into a cagey affair.
Iran have also managed to keep a cleansheet in two of their last three games – letting in just the one goal in those matches.
| England v Iran (World Cup, 21st Nov 22) | Odds | Bookmaker |
|---|---|---|
| Over 2.5 Goals |
59/50 | |
| Under 2.5 Goals |
7/10 | |
Note: Odds are subject to change
Iran Have Several Goal Threats Too
Iran have several decent goalscoring threats too. Mehdi Taremi, who plays for Porto has bagged 28 goals from 60 caps for them, while Bayern Leverkusen’s Sardar Azmoun has cracking goal stats for his country that have seen him net 41 times from 65 caps, which is a 63% strike-rate!
Add in the older Karim Ansarifard, with 29 International goals to his name (94 caps), then this trio of Iran’s forwards certainly know where the goal is!
Will The Heat Also Favour Iran?
The final plus for Iran and a potential negative for England will be the Qatar heat. The match is being played at 4pm local time and even at that time it often gets to around 30 degrees.
Of course, being were Iran is situated in the world, their players are better equipped to be playing football in hotter conditions than most of the English players, so will this also be a factor?
In Summary…….
Overall, it’s a game that England will, of course, be looking to get three points from and that will set the up nicely for their next Group B games against USA (25th Nov) and Wales (29th Nov).
However, the match odds will require a hefty bet to get a decent return and with England having NOT won in their last 6 then it wold be a brave punter that’s wading in with a big outlay at those odds.
Iran can be expected to make life hard – they’ve not got much to lose and in former Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz as their coach they’ve got an experienced man at the helm.
Yes, it will be a disaster if England can’t get all three points, but the safer England v Iran betting tip might be to delve into the Under 2.5 Goals market on this one – a bet that’s paid out in 86% of Iran’s last seven games and also in four of England’s last six.
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England v Iran Match Stats: Find Your Betting Angle
- FIFA World Rankings: England 5, Iran 20
- England have NOT won in their last 6 games
- England have DRAWN 3 of their last 6 games
- England have failed to score in 4 of their last 6 games
- 4 of England’s last 6 games went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
- Both teams DIDN’T scored in 6 of England’s last 7 games
- Harry Kane has scored 51 goals for England
- Iran are unbeaten in their last 3 games
- Iran have won 4 of their last 7 games 1-0
- Iran have let in just 1 goal in their last 3 games
- Both teams DIDN’T score in 7 of Iran’s last 9 games
- 6 of Iran’s last 7 games went UNDER 2.5 GOALS
- Iran have lost only 2 of their last 22 games (and 3 of last 27)
- Sardar Azmoun has scored 41 goals for Iran
- Iran’s Mehdi Taremi has scored 28 goals for Iran
Iran’s Last 5 Matches
- 10th Nov 22: Iran 1-0 Nicaragua
- 27th Sept 22: Senegal 1-1 Iran
- 23rd Sept 22: Iran 1-0 Uruguay
- 12th June 22: Iran 1-2 Algeria
- 29th March 22: Iran 2-0 Lebanon
England’s Last 5 Matches
- 26th Sept 22: England 3-3 Germany
- 23rd Sept 22: Italy 1-0 England
- 14th Jun 22: England 0-4 Hungary
- 11th June 22: England 0-0 Italy
- 7th June 22: Germany 1-1 Germany
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