Head to head

Australia vs Iran

If they played today

Australia at home
46% / 25% / 28%
Australia win / draw / Iran win
Australia–Iran
  • 1–1 12.0%
  • 1–0 10.6%
  • 2–1 9.3%
  • 2–0 8.1%
  • 0–1 7.8%
Neutral venue
38% / 26% / 35%
Australia win / draw / Iran win
Australia–Iran
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 1–0 9.8%
  • 0–1 9.3%
  • 2–1 8.4%
  • 1–2 8.0%
Iran at home
31% / 26% / 43%
Australia win / draw / Iran win
Australia–Iran
  • 1–1 12.3%
  • 0–1 10.3%
  • 1–2 9.0%
  • 1–0 8.4%
  • 0–2 7.5%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 AustraliaIran
Current Elo19081889
Elo rank22nd25th
Peak Elo1969 (1997)1945 (2022)
Matches played585615
All-time record297W 125D 163L349W 147D 119L
Goals for11701158
Goals against622486
Biggest win31–0 vs American Samoa · 2001-04-11 · FIFA World Cup qualification19–0 vs Guam · 2000-11-24 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–8 vs South Africa · 1955-09-17 · Friendly1–6 vs Turkey · 1950-05-28 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.090.13
AFC Asian Cups won13
Expected AFC Asian Cups0.752.73

When they've met

Meetings
7
Australia 2W 2D 3L
Goals
8–8
Australia first
First meeting
2–1
Australia won · 1970-11-04 · Friendly
Most recent
2–2
Drawn · 1997-11-29 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Australia's biggest win
3–0
1973-08-18 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Iran's biggest win
2–0
1973-08-24 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Most common result
0–1
Australia first · twice, last 1977-11-25
Current run
Unbeaten in 5
Iran · since 1973-08-24
7 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
1997-11-292–2Australia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-11-221–1Iran homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1977-11-250–1Iran homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1977-08-140–1Australia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1973-08-240–2Iran homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1973-08-183–0Australia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1970-11-042–1Iran homeFriendly