Match prediction·World: World Cup·Sunday 21 Jun, 19:00 UTC

Belgium vs Iran

Bawler weighs each team's recent scoring and defending, then adjusts for home advantage and injuries to work out how this match is likely to go. This page shows the full chain — every number we used.

Why the model calls it this way

Over 1.5 Goals sits at 75% probability because Belgium's 1.65 xG and Iran's 1.14 xG combined (2.79 total) creates a high-volume attacking script that Lukaku and Taremi are primed to exploit.

📊 Win probability
46.0% home30.1% draw23.9% away
📈 xG chain — base → adjustments → final goal estimate
BelgiumstepIran
1.65Base xG · rolling 26-match1.14
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.65Final goal estimate — what the model uses1.14

Belgium average 4.3 corners per game this season (3 competitive matches). Iran average 2.0 corners per game away from home this season (2 competitive matches).

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Most likely outcomes
Over 1.5 goals
75%
Belgium or draw
62%
Over 3.5 goals
25%

Model probabilities for this fixture, ordered by likelihood. Estimates from rolling expected goals — not guarantees.

Most likely to score or assist

To score
Romelu Lukaku
Belgium · Napoli
48%
To score
Mehdi Taremi
Iran · Olympiacos
44%
To assist
Kevin De Bruyne
Belgium · Napoli
44%

Probabilities from a per-player model on recent form and minutes played.

More predictions for these teams

Belgium vs Iran — Head-to-Head

This is the first meeting Bawler has on record between Belgium and Iran — the model's ledger starts at model launch, so no earlier fixtures between these two sides have been logged and settled yet.

The model's verdict for this fixture: Belgium 46% · draw 30% · Iran 24%.

Model probabilities are edge estimates for entertainment — not betting advice, and past performance does not guarantee future results. 18+.

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Belgium 00 Iran
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Model estimates from rolling expected goals — not guaranteed outcomes. Past accuracy does not guarantee future results.