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Iran vs USA Bet Builder Tips: Tuesday, November, 29th
The winner takes it all in Group B’s final match, as bettingexpert provides Iran vs USA bet builder tips for the monumental meeting between two nations vying for the latter stages in Qatar.
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World Cup Group B, Tuesday, November 29th, 19:00 (UK)
Group B reads 4-3-2-1 in terms of points on the board, with Wales in the unwanted position of propping up the four-nation group table. A four-goal difference in their favour is what’s needed versus England for them to guarantee qualification, yet it’s the other fixture in Group B where our focus resides.
Iran were the better team against Wales, fully deserving of the three points. Elsewhere on matchday 2, the USA impressively kept England at arm’s length after the Three Lions ended their opener purring from a 6-2 Iranian victory.
As is usually the case on the third matchday of the tournament, World Cup status is finely poised. The USA competing as a World Cup nation may not last much longer. Not if Iran has anything to do with it. With two points on the board and sitting in 3rd, the Americans have to win this game. With so much on the line, this is where heroes and villains emerge as the history books await the next chapter of international football’s most prestigious competition.
On the other hand, what may present as USA’s misery will act as Iranian jubilation. A draw grants them safe passage to the Round of 16. So how will they approach it? Does the head coach instruct his men to sit deeper, invite pressure and play primarily on the counter? Or is it business as usual with playing for a draw not entering the equation? Well, that’s what Carlos Queiroz gets paid the big bucks to decide.
Tactically, Iran is in safe hands with the former Manchester United assistant manager, though the USA, with the bit between their teeth, is a beast that’ll prove hard to contain.
Iran vs USA Stats & Facts
- Iran’s victory against Wales was their first against a European nation from ten World Cup attempts.
- USA have proved a World Cup thorn in the side of England- never have the Three Lions managed to beat the USA from three attempts.
- Both of Iran’s goals against Wales came in additional time in the second half. Late but deadly.
- The clean sheet against England was the USA’s first against a European side during the World Cup since 1950.
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Iran only require a point to make their way to the knockout stages. It makes things difficult to approach from a betting perspective, with human nature taking over in football matches when a lead or qualification is at stake. That often translates to a team dropping an additional ten yards or so, given the mounting pressure and opposition changing tact to lay siege on their opposing goal.
What the current lay of the land does mean for the USA is that they need to go for it. A draw won’t do. A 0-0 won’t cut it. The onus is very much on Christian Pulisic and co to come out and get at Iran’s goal from the off. And they’re more than capable of doing so.
The 0.63xG versus England and the 0.79xG against Wales will need to be improved if the Round of 16 is to come calling. Whether that happens against an Iran team competent at keeping it tight at the back is yet to be seen. What we should expect, though, is shots on goal. Again, we will need a face-lift to USA’s efforts going forward compared to what we’ve witnessed. Shots versus England (10) and Wales (6) need to increase, with the bookmakers believing that’s what will happen.
Bet365 has priced USA’s Over 13.5 shot line at 1.90. This seems about right on the face of things, but if Iran can avoid conceding until the latter stages of the second half, it’s a line that should be hit with relative ease. As the game progresses, expect the USA to pile the pressure on and pepper Iran’s goal. That human nature to drop ten yards to protect their path to the knockouts in second place may play into the hands of the Americans, as Iran subconsciously invites pressure.
A byproduct of USA attempts at goal could come in the shape of Iranian goal kicks. As a plane ticket back to the States starts to rear its head in the forefront of USA players’ minds, expect more chances and attempts from positions on the pitch that’ll rarely trouble the goalkeeper alongside overhit passes and free-kicks.
The longer this stays 0-0, the luckier we’ll get.
- O14.5 USA Shots
- O6.5 Iran Goal Kicks
Bet Builder odds: 3.00
Odds via bet365 as at 12:00 November 28th, 2022. Odds may now differ.
