Russia vs Iran

Russia beat Iran 2-0 in the Friendly International on Tuesday 29 September 2026, 2-0 at half-time. In their last 3 meetings, including this one, Iran won 0, Russia won 2 and 1 was drawn.

Friendly International Tue 29 Sep 2026, 17:00 Save

Russia

HT 2-0

Iran

Ak Bars Arena, Kazan' Ilgiz Tantashev

Russia vs Iran timeline

21' Aleksandr Golovin 1-0 Goal · Assist Aleksey Batrakov · Right foot shot, Russia
31' Saleh Hardani Yellow card · Foul, Iran
36' Aleksandr Golovin 2-0 Goal · Right foot shot, Russia
55' Maksim Glushenkov Yellow card · Foul, Russia
78' Ali Nemati Yellow card · Foul, Iran

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Russia vs Iran stats

1st Half 2nd Half

RussiaIran

67% Possession 33%

88 Attacks 62

50 Dang. Attacks 38

12 Shots 8

5 Shots On Target 3

1 Big Chances 0

5 Corners 5

82% Pass Accuracy 61%

3 Saves 3

11 Fouls 17

1 Yellow Cards 2

3 Offsides 1

Russia vs Iran lineups

Confirmed

Russia 4-3-3

39 Matvey Safonov

30 Ilya Vakhania
3 Igor Diveev
14 Viktor Melekhin
4 Danil Krugovoy

11 Aleksey Batrakov
31 Matvey Kislyak
27 Ivan Oblyakov

67 Maksim Glushenkov
10 K. Tyukavin
17 Aleksandr Golovin 2

Substitutes

1 Aleksandr Maksimenko
2 Turpal-Ali Ibishev
5 Maksim Osipenko
7 Aleksandr Sobolev 79'
8 Nail Umyarov 79'
12 Stanislav Agkatsev
15 Artem Karpukas
16 Anton Mitryushkin
19 Kirill Glebov
20 Lechi Sadulaev 84'
21 Arsen Adamov
22 Mingiyan Beveev 84'
23 Maksim Petrov
25 Danil Prutsev 65'
59 Aleksey Miranchuk 65'

Iran 5-4-1

22 Seyed Hossein Hosseini

17 Arya Yousefi
19 Ali Nemati
4 Shoja Khalilzadeh
2 Saleh Hardani
23 Ramin Rezaeian

9 Mehdi Taremi
6 Saeed Ezatolahi
16 Mohammad Ghorbani
29 Mohammadmehdi Mohebi

20 Sardar Azmoun

Substitutes

1 Alireza Beiranvand
3 Ehsan Hajsafi 27'
8 S. Zahedi 66'
11 Mehdi Limouchi
12 Payam Niazmand 46'
13 Mohammadmehdi Zare
18 S. Fallah 46'
21 Omid Noorafkan 66'
24 Dennis Eckert Ayensa 46'
25 Amirhossein Mahmoudi 85'
26 Mohammad Milad Sourgi
27 Aref Haji Eydi 66'
28 Mohammad Naderi
33 Aaref Aghasi Kolahsorkhi

Russia and Iran player stats

Russia player stats

39 Matvey Safonov GK	90	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	25	0
3 Igor Diveev DEF	90	0	0	0	0	84	0	0	0	84	0
14 Viktor Melekhin DEF	90	0	0	1	0	96	1	1	0	96	1
4 Danil Krugovoy DEF	90	0	0	3	1	59	0	3	1	59	0
30 Ilya Vakhania DEF	84	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	34	0
31 Matvey Kislyak MID	90	0	0	1	0	96	1	1	0	96	1
11 Aleksey Batrakov MID	79	0	1	0	0	57	0	0	0	57	0
27 Ivan Oblyakov MID	65	0	0	0	0	77	1	0	0	77	1
17 Aleksandr Golovin FWD	84	2	0	2	2	38	3	2	2	38	3
10 K. Tyukavin FWD	79	0	0	1	1	14	1	1	1	14	1
67 Maksim Glushenkov FWD	65	0	0	2	0	33	2	2	0	33	2
22 Mingiyan Beveev DEF Sub	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
25 Danil Prutsev MID Sub	25	0	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	16	1
59 Aleksey Miranchuk MID Sub	25	0	0	1	0	16	0	1	0	16	0
8 Nail Umyarov MID Sub	11	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8	0
20 Lechi Sadulaev MID Sub	6	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	1	3	0
7 Aleksandr Sobolev FWD Sub	11	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	6	1

Iran player stats

22 Seyed Hossein Hosseini GK	46	0	0	14	0	0	0	14	0
19 Ali Nemati DEF	90	0	0	28	2	0	0	28	2
4 Shoja Khalilzadeh DEF	90	1	0	39	3	1	0	39	3
23 Ramin Rezaeian DEF	85	1	0	20	1	1	0	20	1
17 Arya Yousefi DEF	66	2	0	14	0	2	0	14	0
2 Saleh Hardani DEF	46	0	0	14	1	0	0	14	1
9 Mehdi Taremi MID	90	0	0	30	1	0	0	30	1
6 Saeed Ezatolahi MID	66	0	0	22	2	0	0	22	2
16 Mohammad Ghorbani MID	66	1	1	21	3	1	1	21	3
29 Mohammadmehdi Mohebi MID	27	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	0
20 Sardar Azmoun FWD	46	1	1	14	0	1	1	14	0
12 Payam Niazmand GK Sub	44	0	0	18	0	0	0	18	0
3 Ehsan Hajsafi DEF Sub	63	0	0	35	2	0	0	35	2
18 S. Fallah DEF Sub	44	0	0	11	0	0	0	11	0
21 Omid Noorafkan MID Sub	24	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
27 Aref Haji Eydi MID Sub	24	0	0	10	1	0	0	10	1
24 Dennis Eckert Ayensa FWD Sub	44	0	0	6	1	0	0	6	1
8 S. Zahedi FWD Sub	24	2	1	5	0	2	1	5	0
25 Amirhossein Mahmoudi FWD Sub	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Russia vs Iran team news

Russia were without 1 player and Iran had no reported absences.

Russia 1 out

Kirill Danilov Tendon Irritation · Missed 3 games Injured

Iran 0 out

No reported absences.

Russia vs Iran form

Russia All venues

3 W · 1 D · 1 L

Points per game: 2.00
Scored per game: 1.8
Conceded per game: 0.4
Both teams scored: 20%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

Iran All venues

1 W · 3 D · 1 L

Points per game: 1.20
Scored per game: 1.2
Conceded per game: 1.2
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

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Iran vs Russia head to head

0 Iran wins 1 draws 2 Russia wins

2.3 goals per game 67% both teams scored 33% over 2.5 goals

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60%Russia 22%Draw 19%Iran

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Iran or draw 40%
Russia or Iran 78%

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Venue: Ak Bars Arena, Kazan' Capacity 45,105 · Grass
Weather: 12°C, overcast clouds Wind 6 km/h · Humidity 73%
Managers: Valeriy Karpin Russia Amir Ghalenoei Iran
Officials: Referee Ilgiz Tantashev 1st Assistant A. Tsapenko 2nd Assistant T. Gaynulin 4th Official I. Tanashev

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Russia 4-3-3

Iran 5-4-1

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Russia 1 out

Iran 0 out

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