Match Report
Uzbekistan arrived off five straight defeats. Iran's last three games had all finished level. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Uzbekistan, 9/15 for Iran.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Uzbekistan, 6 draws and 4 for Iran, at 1.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 10% of meetings won. Only 30% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Milliy Stadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 34,000. The referee was K. Levnikov, with 92 matches in our database and 2.3 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Uzbekistan led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Uzbekistan: Eldor Shomurodov (10'), Eldor Shomurodov (58'), Khusayin Norchaev (90') · Iran: Jakhongir Urozov (49' og)
Key stats
Possession: Uzbekistan 46% · Iran 54% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 3-1