Friendly International
Iran - Costa Rica
03/31/2026, 01:00 PM
Expected Goals
1.0
3.0
2.0
Key Factors
- Critical absence: M. Taremi is missing for Iran, making 100% of their season's goal production unavailable (1 goal/0 assists)
- Offensive weakness: Iran recorded an average of 0.0 shots on target in their last game, indicating few scoring opportunities
- Goal production comparison: Costa Rica showed higher efficiency with 2 goals in their only season game compared to Iran's 1 goal
Risk Factors
- Limited data availability for head-to-head matches between the teams
- Iran averaged 0.0 shots on target in their last game (few attempts)
- Costa Rica concedes an average of 2.0 goals per away game
Overview
Iran hosts Costa Rica in a Friendly International match on March 31, 2026, 3:00 PM. The mathematical analysis predicts a 2-1 victory for Costa Rica. The predicted goals are 1 for Iran and 2 for Costa Rica.
Form
The current team form shows: W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss.
Iran records an L in its form summary.
In their last match, Iran lost 1-2 at home against Nigeria.
Costa Rica records a D in its form summary.
In their last match, Costa Rica drew 2-2 away against Jordan.
Statistics
Iran has averaged 1.0 goals scored per game and conceded 2.0 goals per game this season.
In Iran's only season game, both teams scored, and over 2.5 goals were recorded.
Costa Rica has averaged 2.0 goals scored per game and conceded 2.0 goals per game this season.
In Costa Rica's only season game, both teams scored, and over 2.5 goals were recorded.
Head-to-Head
No historical head-to-head matches between Iran and Costa Rica are available in the dataset.
Key Players
For Iran, Mohammad Mohebi is a key player with a season average rating of 6.43 and stable form.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh has a season average rating of 6.37.
Ali Gholizadeh records a season average rating of 6.37 and rising form with 4 appearances in the last 5 games.
For Costa Rica, Josimar Alcócer is a key player with 1 season goal in 1 appearance and stable form.
Carlos Mora has provided 1 assist in 5 of the last 5 games and shows rising form.
Orlando Galo has played 419 minutes in the last 5 games and shows stable form.
Goalkeepers
Iran has Alireza Beiranvand, who has made one appearance this season with 0 clean sheets.
Costa Rica has Patrick Sequeira, who has made one appearance this season with 0 clean sheets.
Both teams have achieved 0 clean sheets this season.
Influences
Iran scored 1 goal and conceded 2 goals in their only home game.
Costa Rica scored 2 goals and conceded 2 goals in their only away game.