England are the potential favourites for Group B and will face Iran in the 3rd match of the World Cup 2022. The starting whistle will sound on the 21st of Novemer at 13:00 UK time at Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: England to Win and BTTS No – 1.76
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Over 2 Goals – 1.67
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Correct Score Group Bet 1-0 or 2-0 or 3-0 – 1.71
England to Win and Iran not to Score
Playing on the road, England won six of their last ten fixtures and have not lost to lower-ranked teams than them in the last three World Cups. Iran meanwhile, drew and lost their last two games before this game and have not beaten a top-ten-ranked team in the WC.
Over 2 Goals
Two or more goals were scored in England’s seven of their last ten fixtures. In all competitions, Iran’s six of their last ten matches produced two or more goals. The stats show a 65% chance for this bet to succeed.
Correct Score Group Bet 1-0 or 2-0 or 3-0
In their last ten fixtures, England scored an average of 2.40 goals per game, and four of those games ended with clean sheets. Iran conceded at least a goal in three of their last four fixtures.
England
England are always entering the World Cup eyeing a second title after 1966. However, the Three Lions’ best result ever since was reaching the semi-finals in 1990 and 2018 and finishing fourth in both occasions.
England’s qualifying campaign for the Qatar 2022 World Cup was easy as always. The only difficulty Southgate’s men faced was in a 1-1 draw with Hungary at Wembley. However, the Three Lions must forget their UEFA Nations League display where they drew three and lost three and got relegated to Level B.
Iran
Iran are playing in their sixth World Cup and for the third consecutive time. Team Meli has never passed the group stages but managed two wins against the USA in 1998 and Morocco in 2018. Iran were three times Asian champions and reached the Olympics quarter-finals in 1976.
Coach Carlos Queiroz was deployed again by the Iranian federation to lead the team in Qatar. In the qualification for the World Cup, team Melli dominated the games finishing first of their group after winning eight drawing one, and losing one of their ten fixtures.
England and Iran have never faced before at any competition. Obviously, England are favorites to win with odds of 1.37. In order to gain a better return for our stake, we will combine the England win with Iran not scoring and consider it as our primary bet.
England’s four of their last five fixtures saw a draw in at least one half. On the other side, at least one half ended in a tie in Iran’s last five games. Hence, with odds of 1.53, we predict a draw in at least one-half.
Reece James, Ben Chilwell, and Emile Smith Rowe are left out of the England Squad for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
As for Iran, there are no reported injuries in Carlos Queiroz’s squad for the time being.
Goalkeeper: Pickford;
Defenders: Trippier, Stones, Maguire, Shaw;
Midfielders: Bellingham, Rice, Mount;
Forwards: Saka, Kane, Sterling;
Goalkeeper: S. Hosseini;
Defenders: Moharrami, Kanaani, M. Hosseini, Haji Safi;
Midfielders: Ezatolahi, Ghoddos, Nourollahi;
Forwards: Jahanbakhsh, Azmoun, Taremi;
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
This is the first time these to teams meet.
Where will this match be played?
Monday’s game will be played at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at Vbet for England vs Iran.