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The Match
Analysis
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at England's eventful 6-2 hammering of Iran at the World Cup, including highlights, man of the match and stats.
Match Report
Bukayo Saka scores twice as England thrash Iran 6-2 in their opening game of the 2022 World Cup.
Team News
Bukayo Saka and Harry Maguire start for England in their World Cup 2022 opener against Iran as Gareth Southgate lines up with a four-man defence.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Monday's World Cup clash between England and Iran, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Iran could line up for Monday's World Cup 2022 Group B opener with England.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: England 3-3 Germany
Monday, September 26 at 7.45pm in Nations League
Monday, September 26 at 7.45pm in Nations League
| Current Group B Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | USA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 England win with a probability of 50.94%. A draw had a probability of 26.2% and a win for Iran had a probability of 22.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.1%) and 2-1 (9.18%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.27%), while for a Iran win it was 0-1 (8.2%). The actual scoreline of 6-2 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that England would win this match.
| Result | ||
| England | Draw | Iran |
50.94% ( 1.9) | 26.16% ( 2.95) | 22.9% ( -4.84) |
| Both teams to score 46.31% ( -13.9) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
