Russia vs Iran: live score, stats and AI analysis

Friendlies · · Status: Full time

Russia and Iran met on 29 September 2026 (Friendlies); the match ended 2-0.

Final score: Russia 2-0 Iran · Half-time: 2-0

Goals: Russia — Aleksandr Golovin 21', Aleksandr Golovin 36'

AI preview and result

Published: · 39 h before kick-off

What the pre-match AI preview said

A low-tempo match is expected between Russia and Iran. Our model's prediction suggests that the Total Corners 9.5 UNDER option has an 84% probability of occurring.

How the pre-match analyses turned out

0 of 1 pre-match analyses were correct. Public accuracy record of all AI analyses

Team statistics

Full match

RussiaIran
Ball possession67%33%
Total shots128
Shots on target53
Corners55
Fouls1117
Yellow cards12

Lineups

RussiaFormation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 39M. Safonov
  • 30I. Vakhania
  • 3I. Diveev
  • 14V. Melekhin
  • 4D. Krugovoy
  • 11A. Batrakov
  • 31M. Kislyak
  • 27I. Oblyakov
  • 67M. Glushenkov
  • 10K. Tyukavin
  • 17A. Golovin

Substitution

  • 65'In: A. Miranchuk · Out: M. Glushenkov
  • 65'In: D. Prutsev · Out: I. Oblyakov
  • 79'In: N. Umyarov · Out: A. Batrakov
  • 79'In: A. Sobolev · Out: K. Tyukavin
  • 84'In: M. Beveev · Out: I. Vakhania
  • 84'In: L. Sadulaev · Out: A. Golovin

Substitutes

  • 16A. Mitryushkin
  • 1A. Maksimenko
  • 12S. Agkatsev
  • 5M. Osipenko
  • 2T. Ibishev
  • 21A. Adamov
  • 23M. Petrov
  • 15A. Karpukas
  • 19K. Glebov

IranFormation: 5-4-1

Starting XI

  • 22S. Hosseini
  • 23R. Rezaeian
  • 2S. Hardani
  • 4S. Khalilzadeh
  • 19A. Nemati
  • 17A. Yousefi
  • 29M. Mohebi
  • 16M. Ghorbani
  • 6S. Ezatolahi
  • 9M. Taremi
  • 20S. Azmoun

Substitution

  • 27'In: E. Hajsafi · Out: M. Mohebi
  • 46'In: P. Niazmand · Out: S. Hosseini
  • 46'In: S. Fallah · Out: S. Hardani
  • 46'In: D. Eckert · Out: S. Azmoun
  • 66'In: O. Noorafkan · Out: M. Ghorbani
  • 66'In: A. Hajieydi · Out: S. Ezatolahi
  • 66'In: S. Zahedi · Out: A. Yousefi
  • 85'In: A. Mahmoudi · Out: R. Rezaeian

Substitutes

  • 1A. Beiranvand
  • 33A. Aghasi
  • 13M. Zare
  • 28M. Naderi
  • 11M. Limouchi
  • 26M. Sourgi

Player ratings

Match info

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