What is the head-to-head record between Iran and New Zealand?

Iran and New Zealand have met 2 times. From Iran's perspective the all-time record is 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses. Their most recent meeting was a 2003 win (3–0) at the Friendly.

What does the model predict for Iran vs New Zealand?

OnThePitch's model rates Iran at 57% to win, with a 26% chance of a draw and 17% for New Zealand.

When do Iran and New Zealand play at the 2026 World Cup?

They meet in the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Group G. Venue and kick-off details appear on the match page once confirmed.

Pre-match projection. Probabilities are frozen approximately 6 hours before kickoff to provide a stable pre-match reference.

Iran vs New Zealand

2026 FIFA 世界杯·G 组·历史交锋

Snapshot · 2026-05-28Model 1.0.0

Model forecast

Iran

57.2%

Draw

25.9%

New Zealand

17.0%

The model's win, draw and win probabilities for this group-stage meeting. Full forecast — expected goals, scoreline distribution, and per-player scoring →

CalibrationBacktested to a 0.572 Brier score across 987 out-of-sample major-tournament matches (2014–2024): lower is better, and a no-skill 1-in-3 guess scores 0.667. In plain terms, outcomes the model rated 70% likely happened about 70% of the time. Live scoring begins 2026-06-11. See the scoreboard →

历史交锋总览

交锋场次: 2
Iran 胜-平-负: 1-1-0
最近一次交锋: 2003 : 胜 (3–0)

历史总进球: 3–0
Iran 最大胜利: 3–0 (2003)

数据以 Iran 视角呈现的历史战绩。统计 martj42 数据集中所有成年国际队交锋（友谊赛和正式赛事）; 点球大战结果用于决定淘汰赛平局。

Every meeting

Date	Competition	Venue	Score	Result	xG
12 Oct 2003	Friendly	HTehran	3–0	W	—
12 Aug 1973	Friendly	AAuckland	0–0	D	—

Iran vs New Zealand, every senior international meeting in the martj42 results dataset (score from Iran's perspective; H/A/N = home/away/neutral).

Recent form

IranWWWLL

2026-06-04 · Mali2–0
2026-05-29 · Gambia3–1
2026-03-31 · Costa Rica5–0
2026-03-27 · Nigeria1–2
2025-11-18 · Uzbekistan0–0

New ZealandLLWLL

2026-06-06 · England0–1
2026-06-02 · Haiti0–4
2026-03-30 · Chile4–1
2026-03-27 · Finland0–2
2025-11-18 · Ecuador0–2

Five most recent senior internationals (any opponent), newest first, from the martj42 dataset.

Team style comparison

IranNew Zealand

#6 of 18Goals scored / match#1 of 9

#2 of 18Shots on target#1 of 8

#8 of 18Possession#1 of 8

#6 of 18Passing#1 of 8

#7 of 18Goals conceded / match#1 of 9

Each bar is the team’s rank within its own competition — Iran: World Cup Qualification AFC 2023/2025; New Zealand: World Cup Qualification OFC 2024/2025. A longer bar is a stronger standing; because the two competitions differ, only relative standing is comparable, not raw numbers. Style data via FotMob.

常见问题

What is the head-to-head record between Iran and New Zealand?: Iran and New Zealand have met 2 times. From Iran's perspective the all-time record is 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses. Their most recent meeting was a 2003 win (3–0) at the Friendly.
What does the model predict for Iran vs New Zealand?: OnThePitch's model rates Iran at 57% to win, with a 26% chance of a draw and 17% for New Zealand.
When do Iran and New Zealand play at the 2026 World Cup?: They meet in the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Group G. Venue and kick-off details appear on the match page once confirmed.