A rating of 1480 on 5 matches carries real uncertainty; it is published as the model's current best, not a firm valuation.
Across their 9 matches in our records, the longest run without defeat is 6. In our record of their 9 games, the rate is 1.67 scored and 1.22 against per match. In our record of their 9 games, at home they are 2-1-1; on the road, 1-2-2. Against competition average across 47 teams — 39 points below on rating, scores 0.18 below on scoring, concedes 0.07 above on conceding. Against the field-average side, that rating would expect 44.4% of the points. Component-wise that is 0.88 forward and 1.06 back, the smaller defensive figure being the better one. They sit 20 points below the 1500 starting rating. The defensive component is what puts distance between them and a typical side here. Which is 1.70 scored per match against 1.40 shipped. 10 recorded matches have brought 3 wins and 4 losses, 17-14 on goals at 1.2 a game. Taking their 9 recorded matches, at the other extreme they lost 0-2, a 2-goal margin. Looking at their 9 matches on record, 3 shutouts have come from 9 matches.
Generated by elo-poisson-v1 across full history rather than republished.
In the 2027 AFC Asian Cup table, Iran rank 2 of 4 teams with 0 points from 0 matches. The record is 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with 0 goals for, 0 goals against and a difference of 0.
Registered with Iran in our records: 52 players; by position, 4 goalkeepers, 22 defenders, 13 midfielders and 13 forwards. The median age of the registered players is 30.0, within a range of 19 to 37. Shojae Khalilzadeh is the oldest registered player, aged 37; Kasra Taheri is the youngest, aged 19. Alireza Beiranvand has the greatest recorded height of the registered players, 196 cm.
The 2027 AFC Asian Cup table, scorer and squad figures here were last updated on 14 October 2026.
Iran appear in 42 matches in our data, spread over 9 seasons (2011 to 2027) and 3 competitions. The 38 matches with a final result break down into 19 wins, 8 draws and 11 defeats for the side: 50% won. They scored 60 goals and conceded 40 goals in those matches, 1.6 and 1.1 per match. Among matches with a result: no goals conceded in 45%, no goals scored in 24%. No win in our data is wider than 5-0 against Yemen, in the AFC Asian Cup on 7 January 2019. The heaviest defeat is 2-6 against England in the World Cup on 21 November 2022. The calendar year with the most matches of the side in our data is 2026, with 9 matches. Between 25 June 2018 and 24 January 2019, the side was unbeaten in 6 matches, a record in our data. Longest winning run: 3 matches, matched 4 times. Over 4 seasons of the AFC Asian Cup, the side has 14 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in 20 matches with a result, goals 38-16. Over 4 seasons of the World Cup, the side has 2 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats in 12 matches with a result, goals 10-16. Over 1 season of the International Friendlies, the side has 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in 6 matches with a result, goals 12-8. The club’s first match in our data is Iraq 1-2 Iran, AFC Asian Cup, on 11 January 2011.
Iran have met United Arab Emirates and Iraq most often in our records, 3 times each. The side has 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats against United Arab Emirates, with goals 6-1. The most recent meeting with United Arab Emirates, on 23 January 2024 in the AFC Asian Cup, ended Iran 2-1 United Arab Emirates. The side has 1 win, 2 draws and 0 defeats against Iraq, with goals 6-5.