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Iran vs Spain Betting Tips

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World Cup Group B is home to two nations who are expected to go far in the tournament, one of which is Spain.

The Spanish won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and followed that up with victory at the 2012 European Championship to crown a superb spell of dominance at the top of international football. However, Spain were very disappointing in their defence of the World Cup in Brazil four years ago and were eliminated at the group stage.

Iran will be hoping to cause a major upset by winning this game and if they did so, it would be the biggest result in their history. Iran have played in three of the last five World Cup tournaments but have failed to progress from the group stage. It will take a monumental effort for them to better that record in Russia. So what are Iran vs Spain betting tips?

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Statistics for last 10 matches (including WC) Iran / Spain
Number of wins: 7 / 6
Number of draws: 1 /4
Average scored goals per match: 1.4 / 3.2
Average conceded goals per match: 0.6 / 0.9
Failure to score matches: 1 / 0
Team form (last 5 matches): WWLWW / DWDWD

Surprisingly Iran won their first match against Morocco 1-0 after late own-goal by Aziz Bouhaddouz. It came as a surprise because Iran was not favourite, at least according to the bookmakers. But do they stand a chance against Spain? Doubtful.

Spain got a draw against European champions - Portugal. This was probably the best match of World Cup so far, ending 3-3. What can we deduct from that match?Spain is great in their attack, having Diego Costa in there, but also pretty good in the defense. Individual mistake causes a penalty, than a free-kick goal, all of that made by Ronaldo is something that the team as a whole cannot stop. Does that make a difference for this match? No. Spain is probably going to win very smoothly, without loosing a single goal. Will this info impact the Iran vs Spain betting tips?

1. Iran vs Spain Odds

Iran vs Spain odds cannot surprise anybody that is at least slightly interested in football. Spain will feel they faced tougher tests in World Cup qualifying than the one posed by Iran in this match and that is reflected in the odds offered by bet365, which has Spain at just 2/11 to win the game.

The Spanish will be keen to put what happened at the 2014 World Cup behind them and having already played Portugal in this tournament, a win against Iran could be enough to see them qualify for the Round of 16 with a match to spare.

Julen Lopetegui would love to have the comfort of knowing Spain have qualified from the group with a game remaining but Iran will be hoping to put a spanner in the works.

Team Melli performed very well in qualifying for the World Cup 2018 and sealed their place in Russia by topping Group A in the third round of AFC qualifying. They did not lose a match and were well clear of second place South Korea.

Iran vs Spain Odds - Best odds
Over 2.5
Under 2.5
Last update: 1529402494

However, they have not faced a team like Spain in competitive action for a long time and have been given little chance by the bookmakers. Iran are a huge 18/1 to win the match with bet365 and the draw is on offer at 5/1.

2. Iran vs Spain Predictions

Spain suffered against the Netherlands in their opening World Cup game four years ago and it had a knock-on effect for their remaining matches. They scored just 4 goals in the tournament and 3 of them came in one match against Australia.

The Spanish strikers department is looking a little light ahead of this tournament and Iran were excellent defensively in World Cup qualifying, conceding only 2 goals in 10 matches. Spain should win this game but it may be by a narrow margin and bet365 offer 11/4 for Spain to win by 2 goals.

The 2-0 Spain win is 15/4 with bet365 and it will be interesting to see how long Iran can keep out the Spanish in this game.

3. Iran vs Spain Live Streaming

Iran vs Spain live streaming will be available at the top online bookmakers including 1xBet and bet365. You can also catch this match live on television with SBS, Globo, Fox Sports, BBC, Movistar, Sky and Mediaset among the many broadcasters.

World Cup live streaming

4. Summary

These were our Iran vs Spain predictions. There is no surprise that Spain are favourites here and there is a very big chance that they are going to win this match. What is your opinion?

If this match was not enough for you, and you would like to know more about the betting on World Cup matches, let us recommend you our articles about Denmark vs Australia betting tips and Argentina vs Croatia betting tips.

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