China national team take on the visitors Iran in the round 2 match of qualification to the World Cup in Russia. The match will be played on Tuesday, September 6th.
China took the second place in the previous stage of the qualification for the World Cup, having gained 17 points in eight matches with 27-1 goal difference, finishing four points behind the group winners Qatar. The start of the third stage of qualification was quite disappointing as China lost to South Korea 2-3 on the road despite showing nice football. China played five matches in 2016, taking three win and suffering two defeats.
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Iran national team are in excellent conditions as they are undefeated in their last 13 matches since the end of March 2015 with 10 wins and three draws recorded. Iran had no problems to win their second-stage qualifying group with 20 points gained in eight matches and 26-3 aggregate goal difference. The staring match of the third qualifying stage got the team three points after 2-0 win over Qatar with both goals scored in added time.
China have won only one head-to-head with Iran with three draws and five wins of today’s visitors. Iran show excellent results in recent matches and have advantage in meetings between the teams so we should expect the visiting side at least avoid defeat in this match.
Prediction for the match: Iran to win with +0.5 Asian handicap.