Iran vs Palestine Prediction & Match Preview

Iran’s objective is to finish as group leaders in this year’s AFC Asian Cup. This is only the first step in their plan. The team played as a unit and showed tremendous quality against Burkina Faso in a friendly game. Their main rivals are UAE and manager Amir Ghalenoei will expect Iran to win all three points in their first group stage game against Palestine. This will give them a good opportunity to reach the top of Group C.

On the other hand, Palestine’s game plan did not work out well and they lost to Uzbekistan by 1-0 in a friendly game. The last time they won an international game was against Bahrain back in March 2023. In the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, they played poorly against Lebanon and Australia. Manager Noureddine Ould Ali will instruct his team to focus on defending in their first group-stage game against Iran.

Recent Meetings

This is going to be the first time both teams will play against each other in the AFC Asian Cup. In the AFC Asian Cup 2019, Palestine did not win a single group-stage game and they made an early exit from the competition. Their performance in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers have been poor as well.

Who will win the match between Iran and Palestine?

We can back Iran to secure all three points. They reached the semi-finals of this competition in the 2019 edition of the AFC Asian Cup. Moreover, they have won this competition three times in the past. Palestine’s situation is not looking good as they have not won any international games in the last eight months. At the same time, Iran recently defeated Hong Kong and Uzbekistan.

How many goals can be expected?

Iran scored eight goals combined against Burkina Faso, Uzbekistan and Hong Kong in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Manager Amir Ghalenoei will expect Mehdi Taremi to lead the team’s attacking formation. He is one of Iran’s best goal-scorers in their team squad.

Iran are one of the favourites to win this competition. In the previous edition, they reached the semi-finals in which they lost to Japan by 3-0. This year, they are well prepared and considering Palestine’s poor performances in various competitions, we can back Iran to win both halves of this game– the odd for this tip will be at 1.60 odd.

Moving on, our second tip for this game is that over 2.5 goals– the odd for this tip will be priced at 1.66 odd. The main reason for this tip is that Iran scored four goals against Hong Kong in the FIFA World Cup qualifier. Also, they scored four goals against Qatar who are the defending champions of Asia in a friendly game in October.

Also, it will be wise to back Mehdi Taremi to score anytime – the odd for this tip will be at 2.10. He scored 12 international goals last year, including hat-tricks against Afghanistan and Kyrgyz Republic in the CAFA Nations Cup. Recently, he scored one goal against Burkina Faso.

Victor Dias- January 11, 2024

Iran vs Palestine Betting Tips

HT/FT - Iran/Iran

OK

1.60 Odds

Over 2.5 goals

OK

1.66 Odds

Mehdi Taremi to score anytime

OK

2.10 Odds