Kyrgyz Republic vs Iran Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
FT · HT 0–22 – 3
Joel Kojo 51′, 64′
Mehdi Taremi 12′Saleh Hardani 33′Sardar Azmoun 76′
Player of the matchJoel KojoKGZ · 2 goals · 90′ · 7 duels won · 3 shots (2 on target) · 5 recoveries
8.6- Possession
- 39%61%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 8 (3)14 (5)
- Corners
- 33
WC Qualification AsiaMatchday 6Stadion im. Dolena OmurzakovaRef L. Zhang
This meeting
Events
KGZ 2–3 IRN · 2–1 yellow- Full time 2–3
- Ermek KenzhebaevYellow card
- Amirhossein Hosseinzadehfor Sardar Azmoun
- Sardar Azmoun2–3Goal · right foot · assist Milad Mohammadi
- Joel Kojo2–2Goal
- O. Noorafkanfor Saleh Hardani
- Mohammad Ghorbanifor Seyed Mohammad Karimi
- Mehdi Ghayedifor Ali Gholizadeh
- Roozbeh Cheshmifor Saeid Ezatolahi
- Joel Kojo1–2Goal · right foot
- Erbol Atabaevfor Kai Merk
- Beknaz Almazbekovfor G. Alykulov
- Half-time 0–2
- Saeid EzatolahiYellow card
- Saleh Hardani0–2Goal · right foot · assist Sardar Azmoun
- Alimardon ShukurovYellow card
- Mehdi Taremi0–1Goal · right foot
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Mehdi TaremiIRN4 (1)
- Joel KojoKGZ3 (2)
- Saeid EzatolahiIRN3 (1)
Passes
- Ali NematiIRN73/80
- Hossein KanaaniIRN71/82
- Alimardon ShukurovKGZ50/58
Progressive passes
- Hossein KanaaniIRN80 (98%)
- Ali NematiIRN76 (95%)
- Milad MohammadiIRN53 (85%)
Final-third passes
- Alimardon ShukurovKGZ11
- Milad MohammadiIRN9
- Ermek KenzhebaevKGZ8
Key passes
- Mohammad MohebiIRN4
- Milad MohammadiIRN3
- Sardar AzmounIRN2
Ball recoveries
- Erzhan TokotaevKGZ9
- Ermek KenzhebaevKGZ9
- Alireza Safar BeiranvandIRN8
Duels won
- Odilzhon AbdurakhmanovKGZ10/12
- Joel KojoKGZ7/15
- Milad MohammadiIRN7/16
Dribbles
- Milad MohammadiIRN3/5
- Joel KojoKGZ2/3
- Odilzhon AbdurakhmanovKGZ1/1
Tackles
Clearances
- Arslan BekberdinovKGZ4
- Tamirlan KozubaevKGZ4
- Hossein KanaaniIRN3
Saves
Head-to-head
2 meetings on record since 20160-0-2Kyrgyz Republic W-D-L · goals 0:7
0 KGZ0 draws2 IRN- Goals per meeting
- 3.5
- Iran1–0Kyrgyz RepublicWC Qualification Asia
- Iran6–0Kyrgyz RepublicFriendly International
- Kyrgyz RepublicnextIranAFC Asian Cup
Matchday 6
WC Qualification Asia · the other 3 games- Korea DPR
0–1
Uzbekistan - Iraq
1–1
Oman - Kuwait
1–1
Jordan
What stands out
- 0–2half-time
The match stood at 0–2 at half-time before 2–1 after the break (2–3 full time).
- 8–14shots
Kyrgyz Republic recorded 8 shots (3 on target) against 14 (5 on target) for Iran.
Team stats
40 figures- 39%Possession61%
- 8Shots14
- 3Shots on target5
- 1Big chances1
- 3Corners3
- 358Passes570
- 8Fouls13
- 2Yellow cards1
All 40 stats
- Attack
- 3Accurate crosses4
- 97Attacks105
- 11Crosses15
- 57Dangerous attacks60
- 13Dribble attempts15
- 2Offsides1
- 38%Shot accuracy36%
- 2Shots blocked3
- 4Shots inside box8
- 3Shots off target6
- 4Shots outside box6
- 6Successful dribbles5
- Passing
- 35Accurate long passes50
- 276Accurate passes490
- 78%Forward passes %82%
- 4Key passes12
- 50%Long pass accuracy68%
- 70Long passes73
- 77%Pass accuracy86%
- 56Passes in final third48
- Defence
- 44Ball recoveries51
- 87Ball safe91
- 44Duels won41
- 5Goal kicks4
- 13Interceptions11
- 2Saves1
- 16Tackles13
- Discipline
- 12Free kicks8
- Other
- 4Injuries2
- 128Possession lost120
- 2Substitutions5
- 19Throw-ins19
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 16.2Erzhan Tokotaev
- 146.5Aleksandr Mishchenko
- 176.6Eldiyar Zarypbekov
- 36.1Tamirlan Kozubaev
- 56.3Arslan Bekberdinov
- 196.1Ermek KenzhebaevYC
- 216.4Kai Merk↓46′
- 227.2Alimardon ShukurovYC
- 127.9Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov
- 78.6Joel Kojo2G
- 106.7G. Alykulov↓46′
- 57.2Milad MohammadiA
- 146.7Ali Nemati
- 136.9Hossein Kanaani
- 27.4Saleh HardaniG ↓63′
- 66.9Saeid EzatolahiYC ↓63′
- 176.9Seyed Mohammad Karimi↓63′
- 86.8Mohammad Mohebi
- 97.3Mehdi TaremiG
- 116.8Ali Gholizadeh↓63′
- 208.1Sardar AzmounG A ↓90+3′
- 9Beknaz AlmazbekovFW · ↑46′6.8
- 23Erbol AtabaevMF · ↑46′6.5
- 2Ulanbek SulaymanovDF
- 4Said DatsievDF
- 6Bektur AmangeldievMF
- 8Murolimzhon AkhmedovMF
- 11Merk Kimi BernMF
- 13Sultan ChomoevGK
- 15Maksat AlygulovFW
- 16Marcel IslamkulovGK
- 18Nursultan ToktonalievMF
- 20Nurlan SarykbaevMF
SubstitutesCoaches: Amir Ghalenoei (1.93 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 3Mohammad GhorbaniMF · ↑63′6.5
- 10Mehdi GhayediMF · ↑63′6.5
- 15Roozbeh CheshmiMF · ↑63′6.5
- 18Amirhossein HosseinzadehMF · ↑90+3′
- 21O. NoorafkanMF · ↑63′6.2
- 4Mohammad Amin HazbaviDF
- 7S. SaharkhizanFW
- 12Payam NiazmandGK
- 16Mohammadjavad HosseinnejadMF
- 19Shahriar MoghanlouFW
- 22Mohammadreza AkhbariGK
- 23Aria YousefiDF
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 1-1D6 Jun
- 1-1D11 Jun
- 1-1D11 Jun
- 0-1L5 Sep
- 2-3L10 Sep
- 1-3L10 Oct
- 1-0W15 Oct
- 1-0W15 Oct
- 0-3L14 Nov
- 0-3L14 Nov
2-3-5goals 8:160.90pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 1-0W26 Mar
- 4-2W6 Jun
- 4-2W6 Jun
- 0-0D11 Jun
- 0-0D11 Jun
- 1-0W5 Sep
- 1-0W10 Sep
- 0-0D10 Oct
- 4-1W15 Oct
- 3-2W14 Nov
7-3-0goals 18:72.40pts/game
- A
United Arab Emirates0–3 - A
United Arab Emirates0–3 - H
Korea DPR1–0 - H
Korea DPR1–0 - A
Qatar1–3
latest 5
- A
Korea DPR3–2 - H
Qatar4–1 - A
Uzbekistan0–0 - A
United Arab Emirates1–0 - H
Kyrgyz Republic1–0
Match info
- Competition
- WC Qualification Asia
- Season
- 2026 · Matchday 6 of 19
- Stage
- Round 3
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Stadion im. Dolena Omurzakova, Bishkek
- Capacity
- 23,000 · grass
- Weather
- 3 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 45%
- Referee
- L. Zhang
- IRN coach
- Amir Ghalenoei (1.93 PPG)
Match summary
Iran beat Kyrgyz Republic 3-2 in the WC Qualification Asia, Round 3.
Across 2 previous meetings on record, Kyrgyz Republic won 0 and Iran won 2, with 0 draws (3.5 goals per game).
Goals came from Joel Kojo (51', 64') for Kyrgyz Republic and Mehdi Taremi (12'), Saleh Hardani (33') and Sardar Azmoun (76') for Iran.
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Top ratings
XI avg 6.78 v 7.05- JKJoel KojoKGZ8.6
Sardar AzmounIRN8.1
Odilzhon AbdurakhmanovKGZ7.9
Saleh HardaniIRN7.4
Mehdi TaremiIRN7.3
Table
WC Qualification Asia 2026 · current| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 7-2-1 | 19:8 | +11 | 23 | |
| 2 | 10 | 6-3-1 | 14:7 | +7 | 21 | |
| 3 | 10 | 4-3-3 | 15:8 | +7 | 15 | |
| 4 | 10 | 4-1-5 | 17:24 | -7 | 13 | |
| 5 | 10 | 2-2-6 | 12:18 | -6 | 8 | |
| 6 | 10 | 0-3-7 | 9:21 | -12 | 3 |
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 2.53Goals per game (both sides)2.87
- 80%Over 1.560%
- 33%Over 2.553%
- 20%Over 3.540%
- 53%Both teams scored53%
- 13%Clean sheets47%
- 33%Failed to score13%
- Kyrgyz Republic at home v Iran away
- 7Played6
- 3Won5
- 2Drawn1
- 2Lost0
- 12-9Goals (for-against)10-4
- 1.57Points per game2.67
- 43%Over 2.533%
- 14%Clean sheets67%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 v 12 games
- 9-101st-half goals (for-against)16-3
- 7-102nd-half goals (for-against)10-4
- 44%Goals after half-time38%
- 86%Goal before half-time83%
- 4-4-6Half-time W-D-L9-3-0
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