England will face Iran in the first round of the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar. The match will take place on November 21, starting at 16:00 Moscow time. England-Iran: predictionbet, odds, statistics.
England
The England team, as usual, qualified very easily. In ten qualifying matches, Gareth Southgate’s side have won eight and never lost.
At the same time, the British were content with playing up front, scoring 39 goals (only three left).
Odds England vs Iran
Such achievements, of course, cannot but rejoice, but one must understand this in rivals England there were not the most stellar teams: Poland, Albania, Hungary, Andorra and San Marino.
And in fact, not everything is so smooth. The England team failed to perform in the Nations League, flying out of the elite division.
Southgate’s side finished bottom of their group with Italy, Germany and Hungary. Interestingly, the British lost both games against the Hungarians. The home meeting ended in a catastrophic defeat with a score of 0:4.
All predictions for the 2022 World Cup
See England’s World Cup squad here. The names are very powerful, but so far there is still no certainty that the stars of the Premier League will leave the group quietly.
Iran
The Iranian national team, meanwhile, reached the World Cup final for the third time in a row.
In 2014 and 2018 the Iranians failed to qualify from the group.
Although at the World Cup in Russia they came as close as possible to playing in the playoffs for the first time in their history. In that tournament, Iran defeated Morocco (1:0), drew with Portugal (1:1) and lost to Spain (0:1).
And here it is important to understand that the team is weaker Iran hasn’t since. And in general, this is a physically very powerful team.
Iran qualified confidently. In the last selection round, Carlos Queiroz’s team took first place in the group, also ahead of South Korea.
It is also worth noting that in September Iran defeated Uruguay in friendlies and drew with Senegal.
See Iran’s squad for the 2022 World Cup here.
Forecast and rate
You can bet on England in this match for 1.36drawing bookmaker offer for 4.60and the victory of Iran – for 11.00.
It is clear that everyone will bet on England, the clear favorites in this case. But there is no doubt that the most difficult match awaits the representative of Europe.
There can be no question of destruction in this case. Furthermore, it is dangerous to bet on England to win with at least a two-goal lead.
If the British win, it will be a forced victory.
Well, our choice is Rate it both teams will score for 2.90. Iran have two great forwards, Mehdi Taremi and Serdar Azmoun, who could pose a serious problem for England’s less than careful defence.