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Head to head

Iran vs Kuwait

If they played today

Iran at home
76% / 16% / 8%
Iran win / draw / Kuwait win
Iran–Kuwait
  • 2–0 14.3%
  • 1–0 12.3%
  • 3–0 11.1%
  • 2–1 8.8%
  • 1–1 7.5%
Neutral venue
69% / 19% / 12%
Iran win / draw / Kuwait win
Iran–Kuwait
  • 2–0 12.8%
  • 1–0 12.0%
  • 2–1 9.5%
  • 3–0 9.1%
  • 1–1 9.0%
Kuwait at home
62% / 22% / 17%
Iran win / draw / Kuwait win
Iran–Kuwait
  • 1–0 11.6%
  • 2–0 11.2%
  • 1–1 10.2%
  • 2–1 9.9%
  • 3–0 7.2%

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

 IranKuwait
Current Elo18891475
Elo rank25th120th
Peak Elo1945 (2022)1800 (1977)
Matches played615684
All-time record349W 147D 119L285W 179D 220L
Goals for11581067
Goals against486770
Biggest win19–0 vs Guam · 2000-11-24 · FIFA World Cup qualification20–0 vs Bhutan · 2000-02-14 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest loss1–6 vs Turkey · 1950-05-28 · Friendly0–8 vs Portugal · 2003-11-19 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.130.02
AFC Asian Cups won31
Expected AFC Asian Cups2.731.11

When they've met

Meetings
28
Iran 13W 9D 6L
Goals
35–25
Iran first
First meeting
2–1
Iran won · 1973-05-06 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Most recent
3–2
Iran won · 2014-03-03 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Iran's biggest win
3–1
2002-05-30 · Friendly
Kuwait's biggest win
3–0
1998-10-13 · Friendly
Most common result
1–1
Iran first · 7 times, last 2013-03-26
Current run
Unbeaten in 2
Iran · since 2013-03-26
28 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2014-03-033–2Iran homeAFC Asian Cup qualification
2013-03-261–1Kuwait homeAFC Asian Cup qualification
2010-10-031–2NeutralWAFF Championship
2009-03-231–0Kuwait homeFriendly
2008-06-222–0Iran homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2008-03-262–2Kuwait homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2002-05-303–1Kuwait homeFriendly
2000-02-041–1Kuwait homeFriendly
1999-02-152–1Kuwait homeFriendly
1998-12-192–0NeutralAsian Games
1998-10-130–3Kuwait homeFriendly
1998-04-141–1Iran homeFriendly
1997-10-310–0Iran homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-09-261–1Kuwait homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-04-112–0Kuwait homeFriendly
1996-12-211–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1996-10-041–0Kuwait homeFriendly
1992-10-181–1Kuwait homeFriendly
1989-11-120–1Kuwait homeFriendly
1986-09-260–1NeutralAsian Games
1984-12-161–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1982-11-280–1NeutralAsian Games
1980-09-281–2Kuwait homeAFC Asian Cup
1977-12-032–1Kuwait homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1977-10-281–0Iran homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1976-06-131–0Iran homeAFC Asian Cup
1973-05-132–0Iran homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1973-05-062–1Iran homeFIFA World Cup qualification