Get With Iran on the Asian Handicap

UAE look vulnerable and our betting prediction is to side with Iran at 2.25 on the Asian Handicap market. We need our selection to overcome a -1.5 goal margin.

Match Preview & H2H

Iran played Kyrgyzstan away in their last game. The scoreline was a 3-2 win in the World Cup qualifier, with Mehdi Taremi, Saleh Hardani and Sardar Azmoun scoring for Team Melli at Dolon Omurzakov Stadium.

United Arab Emirates approach this fixture after winning 5-0 at home against Qatar. UAE had 32% possession and six shots on target at Al-Nahyan Stadium, with Fabio Lima on fire scoring four goals in the World Cup qualifier.

When Iran and UAE last played, it was a 1-0 win for Iran in a World Cup qualifier in September 2024. Looking back over the past 4 H2H meetings, Iran have won all of them with an average of 1.5 goals per game being scored.

Confirmed Lineups

Iran confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Alireza Beiranvand (GK), Milad Mohammadi, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Hossein Kanaani, Saleh Hardani, Roozbeh Cheshmi, Saman Ghoddos, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Mehdi Ghayedi, Mohammad Mohebi, Sardar Azmoun.

UAE confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Khalid Eisa (GK), Khaled Aldhanhani, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Kouame Autonne, Lucas Pimenta, Abdalla Ramadan, Mackenzie Hunt, Caio, Yahia Nader, Yahya Al Ghassani, Harib Abdalla Suhail.

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Expert Asia World Cup Qualification Analysis

The team at jeetwin88.com are right across the latest injuries and suspensions and the form guide also informs our football picks. This data is combined with the latest stats.

Key Iran vs United Arab Emirates stats:

Iran have not lost any of their last 12 World Cup qualifiers
Iran have won 16 of their past 20 matches
Iran have scored 2 or more goals in 8 of their past 10 home matches
Iran have kept 7 clean sheets in their past 12 World Cup qualifiers

Iran vs UAE Prediction

The Asian Handicap market allows us to back Iran by two or more goals in this Asia World Cup qualifier. Our -1.5 goals pick is available at odds of 2.25.

Those expecting a one-sided affair can back Iran on the Asian Handicap -2.5 and you would need them to win by three goals or more.

Our Pick

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Published 04:25, 19 March 2025

Iran vs UAE Odds

For this Asia World Cup Qualification match, the leading bookies’ betting odds mean Iran are the 1.40 favourite to win and that means a 71% chance of winning. The market suggests that UAE are least likely to win at 8.50.

The Under 2.5 / Over 2.5 Goals betting market has the two outcomes at a similar price. If you’re betting on Both Teams to Score, you can back Yes at 2.05 and No at 1.70.

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Last 5 Matches

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Head to Head

Iran vs UAE

Team Stats

Latest Asia World Cup Qualification and match stats. Full Time Result and Goals.

Iran Betting Stats

UAE Betting Stats

Full time Result

16 wins, 1 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
8 wins, 1 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

12 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

An average of 2.60 goals scored and 1.00 conceded in the previous 20 matches
An average of 2.80 goals scored and 1.20 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
An average of 3.60 goals per game in the previous 20 matches
An average of 4.00 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
BTTS Yes in 11 of the previous 20 matches
BTTS Yes in 7 of the previous 10 home matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 14 of the previous 20 matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 8 of the previous 10 home matches

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Goal Stats - Last 5 Matches

Iran

UAE

Goals / match

2.2 1.8

Conceded / match

1 0.6

Total / match

3.2 2.4

Goals

An average of 2.05 goals scored and 0.90 conceded in the previous 20 matches
An average of 2.20 goals scored and 1.30 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
An average of 2.95 goals per game in the previous 20 matches
An average of 3.50 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
BTTS Yes in 9 of the previous 20 matches
BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 away matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 11 of the previous 20 matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 6 of the previous 10 away matches

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Goal Stats - Last 5 Matches

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UAE

Goals / match

2.2 1.8

Conceded / match

1 0.6

Total / match

3.2 2.4

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Goal Stats - Last 5 Matches

Iran

UAE

Goals / match

2.2 1.8

Conceded / match

1 0.6

Total / match

3.2 2.4

Team News

Don’t miss out on the Iran vs UAE team news so you understand the players available for selection ahead of kick-off.

Iran vs UAE Lineups

Iran Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

UAE Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Iran Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Alireza Beiranvand

5 Milad Mohammadi 4 Shoja Khalilzadeh 13 Hossein Kanaani 2 Saleh Hardani

15 Roozbeh Cheshmi 14 Saman Ghoddos

7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh 10 Mehdi Ghayedi 8 Mohammad Mohebi

20 Sardar Azmoun

17 Khalid Eisa

19 Khaled Aldhanhani 12 Khalifa Al Hammadi 4 Kouame Autonne 3 Lucas Pimenta

6 Abdalla Ramadan 18 Mackenzie Hunt

14 Caio 15 Yahia Nader 20 Yahya Al Ghassani

9 Harib Abdalla Suhail

UAE Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Iran Substitutes

3Mohammad Ghorbani
6M. Hosseinnejad
9Mehdi Taremi
11Ali Gholizadeh
12Payam Niazmand
17Mohammad Karimi
18Ali Alipour
18A. Hosseinzadeh
19Ali Nemati
21Omid Noorafkan
22Hossein Hosseini
23Aria Yousefi

UAE Substitutes

1Ali Khaseif
2Abdulla Idrees
5Alaeddine Zouhir
7Bruno
8Tahnoon Al Zaabi
10Fabio Lima
11Caio Canedo
13Mohamed Al Attas
16Jonatas Santos
21Isam Faiz
22Hamad Abdulla
23Sultan Adill Alamiri

Previous Iran Lineups

19 Nov Asia World Cup Qualification

Kyrgyzstan 2-3 Iran

Confirmed Lineups

14 Nov Asia World Cup Qualification

North Korea 2-3 Iran

Confirmed Lineups

16 Oct Asia World Cup Qualification

Iran 4-1 Qatar

Confirmed Lineups

Previous UAE Lineups

19 Nov Asia World Cup Qualification

UAE 5-0 Qatar

Confirmed Lineups

14 Nov Asia World Cup Qualification

UAE 3-0 Kyrgyzstan

Confirmed Lineups

15 Oct Asia World Cup Qualification

Uzbekistan 1-0 UAE

Confirmed Lineups

Check out the confirmed lineups and find out the formations being played by each team. We also list the substitutes, while you can see the previous starting 11s.

Team Squads

Iran Squad

United Arab Emirates Squad

Squad information is available for every team so you can identify all the players.

Tables & Standings

World Cup Qualification AFC 3rd Round Group A

#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Iran	6	5	1	0	12:5	16
2	Uzbekistan	6	4	1	1	8:5	13
3	UAE	6	3	1	2	12:4	10
4	Qatar	6	2	1	3	10:17	7
5	Kyrgyzstan	6	1	0	5	6:13	3
6	North Korea	6	0	2	4	5:9	2

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#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	UAE	4	2	1	1	9:2	7
2	Uzbekistan	3	2	1	0	2:0	7
3	Iran	2	2	0	0	5:1	6
4	Qatar	3	2	0	1	7:6	6
5	Kyrgyzstan	3	1	0	2	5:6	3
6	North Korea	3	0	1	2	4:6	1

The updated Asia World Cup Qualification standings highlight the performance of each football team. See where the sides are ranked according to points earned so far.