Iran vs USA Prediction | Match Preview, Stats, and Analysis
The final games in Group B will be played this week. In one of them, Iran will face the USA. After two rounds, it is still unknown which teams will advance to the next stage. This competition has shown that nothing is impossible. Specifically, we have witnessed underdog teams beat favourites a few times in the past.
Fans are getting excited as the last two matches within round 3 will show which teams will move forward. To get to know about the next stage promotion, as well as other important factors, you can check our Iran vs USA prediction.
Iran vs USA – Form and Team News
Iran lost its first game in this tournament. The Lions of Persia were convincingly defeated by England (6:2). However, the enthusiasm that Iran showed in the second round was far more shocking than anyone expected. The Lions of Persia won over Wales by 2:0.
In reality, not many fans assumed such an outcome. During the entire match, the result was all square (0:0). Wales did not perform well, as they got a red card near the end of the match. The Iranians took advantage of this. In stoppage time, Cheshmi and Rezaeian scored a goal each and set the final score.
The USA had a draw on two occasions since the beginning of the competition. First, they tied a match against Wales (1:1). Then, the Yanks managed to gain one point while playing against one of the major pretenders for winning the trophy, England. The match ended with no goals whatsoever.
Interestingly, the USA team had more goal attempts (10-8), took more corners (7-3), had more crosses (16-14), as well as won more tackles (12-8) than their rivals. On the other hand, England completed more passes than the USA (472-352) and had more throws-in (18-16).
Iran vs USA – Starting Lineups
Two players from the Iranian squad will miss this match. These are Alireza Beiranvand and Alireza Jahanbakhsh. In comparison, the USA team has no missing players.
- Iran: GK: Hossein Hosseini; DEF: Majid Hosseini, Sadegh Moharrami, Milad Mohammadi, Ehsan Hajsafi; MID: Saman Ghoddos, Ahmad Nourollahi, Vahid Amiri; ATC: Mehdi Taremi, Karim Ansarifard, Sardar Azmoun.
- USA: GK: Matt Turner; DEF: Sergino Dest, Walker Zimmerman, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson; MID: Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams, Yunus Musah; ATC: Giovanni Reyna, Jesus Ferreira, Christian Pulisic.
Iran vs USA – Betting Tips
Iran has one more point than the USA when it comes to its overall score. Yet, some bookmakers think that the Lions of Persia will not bring another surprise and that the USA will come out as winners. The odds for this to happen lie at 1.90.
As the Yanks did not score many goals in the first two matches, you may consider placing a bet that there will be two goals in total during the 90- minute period at 3.40 odds. Even more, if you believe that the USA will be the one to score both goals and that they will do it in the second half, our Iran vs USA prediction lists the odds of 4.20 for that.
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