Asian Cup

Asian Cup | Round of 16

Jan 31, 2024 at 4pm UK

Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium

Iran
1 - 1
Syria

Taremi (34' pen.)
Khalilzadeh (16'), Beiranvand (62'), Ezatolahi (71'), Mohebi (72'), Taremi (81')
Taremi (90+1')

FT
(aet)

Khribin (64' pen.)
Aswad (24'), Hesar (90+8')

Iran win 5-3 on penalties

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Asian Cup clash between Iran and Syria, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Iran

All competitions

Asian Cup

Last Game: Iran 2-1 UAE
Tuesday, January 23 at 3pm in Asian Cup

Current Group C Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Iran	3	5	9
2	United Arab Emirates	3	1	4
3	Palestine	3	0	4
4	Hong Kong	0	0	0

Syria

All competitions

Asian Cup

Last Game: Syria 1-0 India
Tuesday, January 23 at 11.30am in Asian Cup

Current Group B Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Australia	3	3	7
2	Uzbekistan	3	3	5
3	Syria	3	0	4
4	India	3	-6	0

Syria have shown they can compete with the best sides in this region, but we believe Iran will be too much for them to handle, given their experience and ability to handle these pressure situations. Read more.

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 80.69%. A draw had a probability of 14.1% and a win for Syria had a probability of 5.19%.

The most likely scoreline for a Iran win was 2-0 with a probability of 16.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (14.32%) and 3-0 (13.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.26%), while for a Syria win it was 0-1 (2.64%).

Result
Iran	Draw	Syria
80.69% ( -0.37)	14.12% ( 0.3)	5.19% ( 0.07)

Both teams to score 32.06% (

-0.47)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.18% (

-1)

46.82% (

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.92% (

-0.94)

69.08% (

0.95)

Iran Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

90.64% (

-0.33)

9.36% (

0.33)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

68.47% (

-0.8)

31.53% (

0.8)

Syria Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

35.37% (

-0.38)

64.63% (

0.39)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

7.16% (

-0.17)

92.84% (

0.17)

Score Analysis

Iran 80.68%

Syria 5.19%

Draw 14.12%

Iran	Draw	Syria
2-0 @ 16.97% ( 0.2) 1-0 @ 14.32% ( 0.38) 3-0 @ 13.39% ( -0.05) 4-0 @ 7.93% ( -0.15) 2-1 @ 7.41% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 5.85% ( -0.1) 5-0 @ 3.76% ( -0.13) 4-1 @ 3.46% ( -0.11) 5-1 @ 1.64% ( -0.08) 6-0 @ 1.48% ( -0.08) 3-2 @ 1.28% ( -0.04) Other @ 3.18% Total : 80.68%	1-1 @ 6.26% ( 0.08) 0-0 @ 6.05% ( 0.25) 2-2 @ 1.62% ( -0.02) Other @ 0.2% Total : 14.12%	0-1 @ 2.64% ( 0.08) 1-2 @ 1.37% Other @ 1.18% Total : 5.19%