Iran - China

Iran

AFC Asian Cup Group Stage 2027 - Round 1

Saturday 9 January 2027 14:00

Planned

China

Match preview

Iran take on China in AFC Asian Cup at Kingdom Arena on 9 January 2027.

The most recent match for Iran was a 0-2 defeat against Russia (Friendlies), preceded by a 1-3 defeat against Uzbekistan (Friendlies).

The most recent match for China was a 0-1 defeat against Tajikistan (Friendlies), preceded by a 0-5 defeat against Palestine (Friendlies).

Iran have won the last 2 meetings between the sides. The record over the 3 previous meetings: 2 wins for Iran, no wins for China and one draw. See every meeting between Iran and China.

56% Iran

24% Draw

20% China

Our algorithm predicts Iran to win, with a probability of 56%.

Team forms

Iran

Russia 0-2 L

Uzbekistan 1-3 D

Egypt 1-1 D

Belgium 0-0 D

New Zealand 2-2

China

Tajikistan 0-1 L

Palestine 0-5 L

New Zealand 0-3 W

Maldives 3-0 D

Thailand 0-0

Previous confrontations (H2H)

2 Iran

1 Draw

0 China

33% Over 2.5 goals

0% Both teams scored

1.3 Goals per match

3 | 1 Clean sheets

🔥 Iran won the last 2 head-to-head meetings

Biggest win: China 0-3 Iran (2019)

Goals scored all matches

1.33

0.00

Goals in home matches

1.00

0.00

Goals in away matches

1.50

0.00

Above is calculated based on the below matches

Full H2H of Iran and China →

2019-01-24 Thursday 16:00

Walkover 🔥

China

Iran

2017-03-28 Tuesday 14:00

Won 😀

Iran 3

China 2

2016-09-06 Tuesday 12:35

Draw 🤔

China 2

Iran

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Possible line-up

This possible line-up is based on both teams' past line-ups, especially the most recent one. The actual line-up may differ and will be shown here as soon as it is announced.

Iran — Formation: 4-3-3

Matvey Safonov

Ilya Vakhaniya

Igor Diveev

Viktor Melekhin

Danil Krugovoy

Aleksey Batrakov

Matvey Kislyak

Ivan Oblyakov

Maksim Glushenkov

Konstantin Tyukavin

Aleksandr Golovin