Iran – USA : Preview & Prediction
Iran and USA measure forces , in a meeting for the World Cup (Group Stage). There is no recent record of direct clashes between the two teams, who have not played a match in the last 3 years. The last time they met was on 21-06-1998, in a match that ended with the final result: USA (1-2) Iran.
The team comes into this 3rd round of Group B in 2nd place, with 3 points earned, after 1 win and 1 loss. In its debut it lost to England by (6-2). In the 2nd round, it won to Wales by (0-2). In the last 10 games Iran records 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. Its attack has been scoring with regularity, as it has managed to score in 9 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, it has conceded the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 turnover on the scoreboard. There are 2 outstanding periods in the last 20 matches played in all competitions: it has scored 15 of its 39 goals between the minutes (76′-90′); it has conceded 6 of its 14 goals between the minutes (31′-45′).
Iran’s team enters this match motivated after a triumph, 0-2, on the trip to Wales’ home ground, counting for the second round of Group B of the 2022 World Cup: the team’s goals were signed by Roozbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaeian. Iran usually plays in a 4-4-2 tactical system, favoring fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this design, the two players responsible for shaking the opposing defense are Sardar Azmoun and Mehdi Taremi: the latter is the top scorer with 2 goals signed. One of Iran’s weakest points is when defending set-piece situations, and their players reveal some difficulties in this chapter. Out of this game is Alireza Jahanbakhsh due to suspension.
The team arrives in this 3rd round of the Group B in the 3rd place, with 1 point won, after 2 draws. In their opening match they drew against Wales by (1-1). In the 2nd round it drew against England by (0-0). In the last 10 games the USA has won 3, drawn 5 and lost 2.
The USA team enters this match with a draw, 0-0, against England, thus adding the second game in a row without a win in this World Cup 2022. The North American team usually plays in a 4-3-3 formation, favoring offensive transitions and channeling its attack through the side lanes. The three men whose main mission will be to cause discomfort in the opponent’s back line will be Christian Pulisic, Timothy Weah and Haji Wright, and the player who will put his art into the offensive plays is midfielder Weston McKennie. All players are available for this game.
Iran – USA : Betting Tips
OVER 2.5 GOALS Odds: 2.25
