Iran vs New Zealand

Iran face New Zealand in the World Cup (Group Stage - 1) on Tuesday 16 June 2026, kick-off 01:00 UTC at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood.

Iran are 3rd with 3 points from 3 games, while New Zealand are 4th with 1. That leaves Iran 2 points ahead.

At home this season Iran average 2.0 goals scored and 2.0 conceded per game; on the road New Zealand average 2.0 scored and 2.0 conceded. Iran have kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time; New Zealand have 0 clean sheets and 0 blanks.

Iran have scored 4 and conceded 6 in their last 5 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. New Zealand have scored 12 and conceded 5 in their last 5 matches, with 4 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

Iran come into this fixture with a recent record of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, while New Zealand have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in the same window. Iran currently sit 3rd on 3 points, with New Zealand placed 4th on 1 points. The model rates the two sides evenly matched, backing the draw. The Draw selection (Draw) is assigned a 77% probability at odds of 1.3.

• New Zealand have the better recent form (8 pts vs 5 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Iran have scored 3 goals this season compared with 4 for New Zealand.
• Defensively, Iran have conceded 3 and New Zealand have conceded 10.
• League positions: Iran 3rd, New Zealand 4th.
• Iran have won 0 of 0 home matches in this competition.
• New Zealand have won 0 of 0 away matches in this competition.

• Iran at home: 0 wins, 1 draws and 0 defeats from 1 games.
• New Zealand away from home: 0 wins, 1 draws and 0 defeats from 1 games.
• Iran have taken 5 points from their last 5 matches.
• New Zealand have taken 8 points from their last 5 matches.