Russia 2–0 Iran
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.5 – 0.9
- Actual xG
- –
- Goals
- 2 – 0
Footybot made Russia favourites at 53%.
No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ehsan Hajsafi, 72.2 in 63′.
Well above their usual level: Mehdi Taremi +17.8, Viktor Melekhin +9.9.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Russia
| 9 Jun 2026 | W 3–0 | v Trinidad and Tobago |
| 5 Jun 2026 | W 3–0 | v Burkina Faso |
| 28 May 2026 | L 0–1 | at Egypt |
| 31 Mar 2026 | D 0–0 | v Mali |
| 27 Mar 2026 | W 3–1 | v Nicaragua |
Iran
| 24 Sep 2026 | L 1–3 | at Uzbekistan |
| 27 Jun 2026 | D 1–1 | at Egypt |
| 21 Jun 2026 | D 0–0 | at Belgium |
| 16 Jun 2026 | D 2–2 | v New Zealand |
| 4 Jun 2026 | W 2–0 | v Mali |
Head to head
| 10 Oct 2025 | Russia 2–1 Iran |
Russia
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksey Miranchuk | 25 | 80.6 | – |
| Viktor Melekhin | 90 | 67.6 | +9.9 |
| Danil Krugovoy | 90 | 59.9 | +6.7 |
| Aleksey Batrakov | 79 | 58.5 | +6.5 |
| Matvey Safonov | 90 | 56.7 | +4.5 |
| Maksim Glushenkov | 65 | 54.2 | −1.5 |
| Ivan Oblyakov | 65 | 53.4 | +4.6 |
| Danyl Prutsev | 25 | 51.3 | – |
| Matvey Kislyak | 90 | 48.9 | −2.6 |
| Lechi Sadulaev | 11 | 46.1 | – |
| Aleksandr Golovin | 84 | 45.2 | −4.3 |
| Konstantin Tyukavin | 79 | 42.9 | – |
| Ilya Vakhaniya | 84 | 42.7 | −6.9 |
| Mingiyan Beveev | 11 | 39.8 | – |
| Nail Umyarov | 11 | 38.2 | – |
Iran
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ehsan Hajsafi | 63 | 72.2 | – |
| Mehdi Taremi | 90 | 71.4 | +17.8 |
| Payam Niazmand | 45 | 71.0 | – |
| Aria Yousefi | 66 | 66.9 | – |
| Ali Nemati | 90 | 63.5 | +6.2 |
| Shoja Khalilzadeh | 90 | 58.5 | −0.8 |
| Ramin Rezaeian | 85 | 53.6 | −2.2 |
| Saleh Hardani | 45 | 51.8 | −4.6 |
| Mohammad Ghorbani | 66 | 48.5 | – |
| Dennis Eckert Ayensa | 45 | 42.1 | −4.5 |
| Omid Noorafkan | 24 | 40.1 | – |
| Saman Fallah | 45 | 36.6 | – |
| Hossein Hosseini | 45 | 24.9 | – |