โ† All fixtures
GROUP G ยท MATCHDAY 1 ยท FULL TIME
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran 2 โ€” 2 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand
Pre-Match Odds
Iran
55%
Draw
29%
New Zealand
15%

Prediction vs Result

Pre-Match Prediction
Actual Result
Iran 55%
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Draw 29%
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DRAW
New Zealand 15%
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Predicted: IRAN โœ— MISS  ·  Brier Score: 0.83
SEASON RECORD: 7/12 CORRECT (58%)

Pre-Match Prediction

Most likely: Iran โ€” 55.4% confidence
Expected total goals (xG sum): 2.2

Post-Match Review

Model predicted: Iran WIN (55%) โ€” most likely 2-1
Actual result: ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran 2 โ€” 2 ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand
What the model missed
  • โŒ Winner incorrect โ€” predicted Iran, actual Draw
Key factors not captured
  • โ†’ No 2026 xG data yet โ€” first match of tournament for this team
  • โ†’ High ELO gap upset โ€” model underweighted upset probability

Scoreline Probability

2-1
9.7%
1-1
9.3%
2-0
8.8%
3-1
7.7%
3-0
6.9%

Team Strength

Iran
New Zealand
1589
ELO
1327
N/A
xG For
1.24
N/A
xG Against
1.50
1.27
Attack Str
1.27
1.27
Defense Str
1.27
Upset Probability: 0% Dixon-Coles v1