Iran national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Second Round
Jun 3, 2021 at 3.30pm UK
Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Iran
3 - 1
Hong Kong

Gholizadeh (23'), Amiri (61'), Ansarifard (84')
Torabi (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Kwang Cheng (85')
Coverage of the World Cup Qualifying - Asia Second Round clash between Iran and Hong Kong.

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 Iran win with a probability of 90.13%. A draw had a probability of 7% and a win for Hong Kong had a probability of 2.87%.

The most likely scoreline for a Iran win was 3-0 with a probability of 11.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (10.68%) and 2-0 (10.01%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.27%), while for a Hong Kong win it was 1-2 (0.95%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Iran would win this match.

Result
IranDrawHong Kong
90.13%6.99%2.87%
Both teams to score 42.97%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
78.36%21.64%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
59.57%40.43%
Iran Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
97.19%2.81%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
87.15%12.85%
Hong Kong Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
44.21%55.79%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
11.65%88.35%
Score Analysis
    Iran 90.12%
    Hong Kong 2.87%
    Draw 6.99%
IranDrawHong Kong
3-0 @ 11.94%
4-0 @ 10.68%
2-0 @ 10.01%
5-0 @ 7.64%
3-1 @ 6.97%
4-1 @ 6.23%
2-1 @ 5.85%
1-0 @ 5.6%
6-0 @ 4.56%
5-1 @ 4.46%
6-1 @ 2.66%
7-0 @ 2.33%
3-2 @ 2.03%
4-2 @ 1.82%
7-1 @ 1.36%
5-2 @ 1.3%
8-0 @ 1.04%
Other @ 3.65%
Total : 90.12%
1-1 @ 3.27%
2-2 @ 1.71%
0-0 @ 1.57%
Other @ 0.45%
Total : 6.99%
1-2 @ 0.95%
0-1 @ 0.91%
Other @ 1%
Total : 2.87%

How you voted: Iran vs Hong Kong

Iran
62.5%
Draw
25.0%
Hong Kong
12.5%
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