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World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Second Round
Jun 6, 2024 at 1pm UK
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
IN

Hong Kong
2 - 4
Iran

Wai Ma (14'), Francis Pinto (59')
Pan Ngan (86')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Taremi (12' pen., 34' pen., 56'), Azmoun (65')
Jahanbakhsh (62')

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: Turkmenistan 0-1 Iran
Tuesday, March 26 at 3pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

We said: Hong Kong 0-3 Iran

Iran showed their superior quality in last year's meeting with Hong Kong, and with their hosts unable to crack the top two in the final two games and the incentive of extending an unbeaten qualifying record, we back the visitors to pick up another resounding win on Thursday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Iran win with a probability of 75.2%. A draw had a probability of 15.1% and a win for Hong Kong had a probability of 9.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Iran win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (9.47%) and 1-2 (9.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.02%), while for a Hong Kong win it was 2-1 (2.92%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Iran would win this match.

Result
Hong KongDrawIran
9.7% (0.827 0.83) 15.1% (0.456 0.46) 75.2% (-1.279 -1.28)
Both teams to score 52.22% (1.913 1.91)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.5% (0.599 0.6)33.5% (-0.597 -0.6)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.7% (0.681 0.68)55.3% (-0.677 -0.68)
Hong Kong Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.45% (2.142 2.14)43.55% (-2.138 -2.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.24% (1.731 1.73)79.75% (-1.727 -1.73)
Iran Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.52% (-0.123 -0.12)7.48% (0.125 0.13)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
73.13% (-0.32299999999999 -0.32)26.86% (0.325 0.32)
Score Analysis
    Hong Kong 9.7%
    Iran 75.2%
    Draw 15.1%
Hong KongDrawIran
2-1 @ 2.92% (0.228 0.23)
1-0 @ 2.71% (0.075 0.08)
2-0 @ 1.13% (0.095 0.1)
3-2 @ 1.05% (0.132 0.13)
Other @ 1.91%
Total : 9.7%
1-1 @ 7.02% (0.152 0.15)
2-2 @ 3.78% (0.273 0.27)
0-0 @ 3.26% (-0.103 -0.1)
3-3 @ 0.91% (0.109 0.11)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 15.1%
0-2 @ 10.95% (-0.49 -0.49)
0-3 @ 9.47% (-0.491 -0.49)
1-2 @ 9.1% (0.139 0.14)
0-1 @ 8.44% (-0.323 -0.32)
1-3 @ 7.87% (0.069 0.07)
0-4 @ 6.14% (-0.36 -0.36)
1-4 @ 5.1% (0.013 0.01)
2-3 @ 3.27% (0.216 0.22)
0-5 @ 3.18% (-0.208 -0.21)
1-5 @ 2.65% (-0.011 -0.01)
2-4 @ 2.12% (0.127 0.13)
0-6 @ 1.38% (-0.1 -0.1)
1-6 @ 1.14% (-0.012 -0.01)
2-5 @ 1.1% (0.059 0.06)
Other @ 3.29%
Total : 75.2%

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Form Guide
Last Game: Uzbekistan 3-0 Hong Kong
Tuesday, March 26 at 2.30pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Hong Kong 0-2 Uzbekistan
Thursday, March 21 at 12pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Hong Kong 0-3 Palestine
Tuesday, January 23 at 3pm in Asian Cup
Last Game: Hong Kong 0-1 Iran
Friday, January 19 at 5.30pm in Asian Cup
Last Game: UAE 3-1 Hong Kong
Sunday, January 14 at 2.30pm in Asian Cup
Last Game: Saudi Arabia 2-0 Hong Kong
Wednesday, January 10 at 3.30pm in International Friendlies
Last Game: Turkmenistan 0-1 Iran
Tuesday, March 26 at 3pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Iran 5-0 Turkmenistan
Thursday, March 21 at 4pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Iran 2-3 Qatar
Wednesday, February 7 at 3pm in Asian Cup
Last Game: Iran 2-1 Japan
Saturday, February 3 at 11.30am in Asian Cup
Last Game: Iran 1-1 Syria (5-3 pen.)
Wednesday, January 31 at 4pm in Asian Cup
Last Game: Iran 2-1 UAE
Tuesday, January 23 at 3pm in Asian Cup


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