Iran v New Zealand

Iran meet New Zealand in the World Cup group stage - 1 at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood.

The baseline ratings are close, 1547 to 1454, so form and chance quality carry more weight here. Recent form leans Iran, 58% against 40%. Attacking output favors New Zealand on expected goals, 2.1 to 1.7 per match.

Iran arrive in good touch: 2W-3D-0L from their last five (9/15 pts, 5 unbeaten), 8 scored and 4 conceded. Recent results: D 1-1 @ Egypt, D 0-0 @ Belgium, D 2-2 v New Zealand, W 2-0 v Mali.

New Zealand are out of sorts: 0W-1D-4L from their last five (1/15 pts, 2 straight defeats), 4 scored and 15 conceded. Recent results: L 1-5 v Belgium, L 1-3 v Egypt, D 2-2 @ Iran, L 0-1 @ England.

Their last 1 meetings are tight — 1 drawn. Most recently they met in 2026: Iran 2-2 New Zealand.

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