Portugal - Iran: our prediction

Portugal is clearly favored. In the last 10 matches, Iran has lost 89% of its encounters. Portugal has a 50% win probability and a very attractive odds of 1.80 for a favorite. No information on major injuries is available to contradict this trend.

The half-time analysis suggests an offensive match. Portugal scores more in the 2nd half (60% of the time) and Iran in the 1st half (56% of the time). This offensive complementarity, combined with the friendly match status where defense may be less rigorous, favors a high total goal count. No weather or pitch alerts limit the score.