AI tip
medium confidenceUnder 4.5 yellow cards
75%
Friendlies are typically low-intensity for cards, and both samples back it: Russia's matches averaged 2.8 total yellows and Iran's 3.33, well under the 4.5 line. Head-to-head meetings have been tame and evenly matched, so 5+ bookings looks unlikely.
Locked 2026-09-28 05:41 UTC · before kickoff · claude-opus-5
Pre-match stats
per game · last 5 matches| Russia | Stat | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Goals scored | 1.4 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 2.6 | Match goals | 2.8 |
| 3/5 | Over 2.5 | 3/5 |
| 1/5 | Both scored | 4/5 |
| 2/5 | Clean sheets | 1/5 |
| — | xG for | 1.36 |
| — | xG against | 1.29 |
| 6.6 | Corners won | 2.67 |
| 3.8 | Corners conceded | 4.33 |
| 10.4 | Match corners | 7 |
| 0.8 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 3.2 | Match cards | 3.67 |
| 5.2 | Shots on target | 3.67 |
| 13.6 | Fouls | 11.67 |
Head to head
- 2025-10-10Russia2 - 1Iran
- 2023-03-23Iran1 - 1Russia
- 2017-10-10Russia1 - 1Iran
- 2011-02-09Russia0 - 1Iran