The Iran vs Nigeria match will be played June 16, at Arena da Baixada Curitiba. This is the first round match of the World Cup group F, which consists of Argentina and Bosnia and Herzegovina, alongside the protagonists of this match.
Argentina is the strong favorite of this group, and it is expected that they will win the first place in this group by a large point margin, and the rest of the teams should fight for the remaining ticket for the knockout phase.
These two teams didn’t have many problems to qualify for the World Cup. They were first in their groups in every qualifying phase and won their playoff matches by a big goal margin. However, they are considered as outsiders in this group, especially Iran, so the starting victory would mean a lot for them.
It is interesting that both of these teams drew almost all of their friendly matches up to date. Iran drew with Belarus, Montenegro and Angola, and lost to Guinea, and Nigeria drew with Scotland and Mexico. We can see that Nigeria played with much stronger opponents, so their results carry a bigger weight.
Nigeria is the favorite in this match. They know that if they don’t win against Iran, their chances for the second round are really slim. Iran will certainly search for their chance in this game too, but it is expected that they will have a rather defensive approach, contrary to Nigeria who should be attack-minded. The first national selection to score in this match will likely win it as well.
Nigeria’s strength comes from the players who are playing in Premier League clubs, such as Obi Mikel, Moses, Ameobi and Odemwingie, and it is expected that those players willmake a difference in this game.
On the other hand, the best player of Iran also played in Premier League, but his team got relegated this season – it is Dejagah, from Fulham.
Considering all the facts, it is expected that Nigeria will win in this game. But, Iran has a squad that’s rather unknown to the rest of the world, and they could have some secret weapon in their sleeve, so Nigeria should be careful in this match.
>> Match Betting Prediction , Nigeria Wins @2.05 bet365
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