Belgium vs Iran Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
Match Report
Match Events ?
3'Romelu Lukaku Belgium
33'Saeid Ezatolahi Iran
66'Nathan Ngoy Belgium
Match Statistics ?
Belgium
Iran
70%
Possession
30%
7
Shots on Target
3
23
Total Shots
7
4
Corners
2
7
Fouls
9
1.80
xG
0.63
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
Belgium · 4-2-3-1
1G
15D
25D
4D
5D
23M
8M
22M
7M
10M
9F
Iran · 5-4-1
1G
2D
13D
4D
19D
3D
23M
14M
6M
8M
9F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
Belgium 50%Draw 26%Iran 24%
xG: 1.49Expected goalsxG: 0.96
Belgium vs Iran looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
Belgium stronger
Belgium: 1596 (#12) · Iran: 1508 (#24)
H2H Record ?
No data
Equal
First ever meeting
Belgium
Iran
#1
Position ?
#3
5
Points ?
3
1W 2D 0L
Record ?
0W 3D 0L
6
Goals For ?
3
2
Goals Against ?
3
+4
Goal Diff
0
#9
FIFA Rank ?
#21
1.5%
Win Prob ?
0.2%
L W W W D
Form ?
D D D
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 0 Meetings (All Competitions)
No previous meetings found in our data.
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Both teams scoring regularly — Belgium and Iran both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
Injuries & Absences
Belgium — Injuries
J. Doku
Injury
N. Ngoy
Injury
A. Onana
Injury
Z. Debast
Injury
Iran — Injuries
No injuries reported.