Iran vs Palestine Live Stream & Tips - Iran to dominate AFC Asian Cup opener

Gary Emmerson

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Last updated: 13 Jan 2024

Gary Emmerson 13 Jan 2024

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Iran vs Palestine tips for Sunday's AFC Asian Cup match
Palestine have failed to score in their last 5 internationals
Iran are backed to win to nil

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Palestine have failed to score in their last five internationals and I'm backing Iran to make a winning start to the AFC Asian Cup and win this to nil.

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Head to Head
Iran Form
Iran Squad & Team News
Palestine Form
Palestine Squad & Team News

Iran have won 11 of their last 12 matches
Iran have won to nil in 3 of their last 5 matches
Iran have won to nil in 2 of their 3 matches against Palestine
Palestine have failed to score in their last 5 internationals

Head to Head

Iran hold a 2-0 head-to-head advantage but were held to a 1-1 draw in the most recent meeting in 2018.

Iran Form

Iran are on a strong run of form, winning 11 of their last 12 matches and going unbeaten since the end of 2022.

In November, they started World Cup qualifying with a 4-0 win over Hong Kong before drawing 2-2 with Uzbekistan.

That stalemate ended a nine-game winning run, but Iran have since returned to winning ways with victories in friendlies against Burkina Faso 2-1 and Indonesia 5-0.

Iran Squad & Team News

Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand, Payam Niazmand, Hossein Hosseini

Defenders: Sadegh Moharrami, Ehsan Hajsafi, Shojae Khalilzadeh, Milad Mohammadi, Hossein Kanaanizadegan, Majid Hosseini, Ramin Rezaeian, Aria Yousefi, Saman Fallah

Midfielders: Saeid Ezatolahi, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Omid Ebrahimi, Saman Ghoddos, Rouzbeh Cheshmi, Mehdi Torabi, Ali Gholizadeh, Mohammad Mohebi

Forwards: Mehdi Taremi, Karim Ansarifard, Reza Asadi, Mehdi Ghayedi, Sardar Azmoun, Shahriyar Moghanlou

Palestine Form

Palestine are on an eight-game run without a win since last victorious in March last year.

They have managed three draws and five defeats since then with scoring goals the big problem having drawn a blank in their last five matches.

In World Cup qualifying, Palestine drew 0-0 with Lebanon and lost 1-0 to Australia in November. In pre-Asian Cup friendlies, they lost 1-0 to Uzbekistan and drew 0-0 with Saudi Arabia.

Palestine Squad & Team News

Goalkeepers: Amr Kaddoura, Naim Abuaker, Rami Hamadeh, Baraa Kharoub

Defenders: Mohammed Khalil, Yaser Hamed, Mohammed Saleh, Musab Al-Battat, Camilo Saldaña, Michel Termanini, Mousa Farawi, Amid Mahajna, Mahdi Issa, Samer Jundi

Midfielders: Mohammed Rashid, Oday Kharoub, Tamer Seyam, Mahmoud Abu Warda, Samer Zubaida, Islam Batran, Ataa Jaber

Forwards: Alaa Aldeen Hassan, Oday Dabbagh, Shehab Qunbar, Mahmoud Wadi, Zaid Qunbar

Verdict

Iran v Palestine

Palestine have failed to score in their last five internationals and I'm backing Iran to win this to nil.

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