Head to head

Iran vs South Korea

If they played today

Iran at home
49% / 25% / 26%
Iran win / draw / South Korea win
Iran–South Korea
  • 1–1 11.9%
  • 1–0 10.7%
  • 2–1 9.4%
  • 2–0 8.6%
  • 0–1 7.4%
Neutral venue
41% / 26% / 33%
Iran win / draw / South Korea win
Iran–South Korea
  • 1–1 12.4%
  • 1–0 10.0%
  • 0–1 8.9%
  • 2–1 8.7%
  • 1–2 7.7%
South Korea at home
33% / 26% / 41%
Iran win / draw / South Korea win
Iran–South Korea
  • 1–1 12.4%
  • 0–1 10.1%
  • 1–0 8.8%
  • 1–2 8.7%
  • 2–1 7.6%

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

 IranSouth Korea
Current Elo18891842
Elo rank25th34th
Peak Elo1945 (2022)1940 (1980)
Matches played6151010
All-time record349W 147D 119L539W 252D 219L
Goals for11581794
Goals against486917
Biggest win19–0 vs Guam · 2000-11-24 · FIFA World Cup qualification16–0 vs Nepal · 2003-09-29 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest loss1–6 vs Turkey · 1950-05-28 · Friendly0–9 vs Hungary · 1954-06-17 · FIFA World Cup
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.130.19
AFC Asian Cups won32
Expected AFC Asian Cups2.732.93

When they've met

Meetings
33
Iran 13W 10D 10L
Goals
34–36
Iran first
First meeting
0–5
South Korea won · 1958-05-28 · Asian Games
Most recent
0–2
South Korea won · 2022-03-24 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Iran's biggest win
6–2
1996-12-16 · AFC Asian Cup
South Korea's biggest win
5–0
1958-05-28 · Asian Games
Most common result
1–0
Iran first · 7 times, last 2016-10-11
Current run
Unbeaten in 4
South Korea · since 2017-08-31
33 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2022-03-240–2South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-10-121–1Iran homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2019-06-111–1South Korea homeFriendly
2017-08-310–0South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2016-10-111–0Iran homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2014-11-181–0Iran homeFriendly
2013-06-181–0South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2012-10-161–0Iran homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2011-01-220–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2010-09-071–0South Korea homeFriendly
2009-06-171–1South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2009-02-111–1Iran homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2007-07-220–0NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2006-11-152–0Iran homeAFC Asian Cup qualification
2006-09-021–1South Korea homeAFC Asian Cup qualification
2005-10-120–2South Korea homeFriendly
2004-07-314–3NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2001-04-240–1NeutralFriendly
2000-10-231–2NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1996-12-166–2NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1993-10-160–3NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
1990-10-031–0NeutralAsian Games
1988-12-110–3NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1986-10-011–1South Korea homeAsian Games
1982-11-231–0NeutralAsian Games
1977-11-112–2Iran homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1977-07-030–0South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1974-09-112–0Iran homeAsian Games
1972-05-192–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1971-09-122–0South Korea homeFriendly
1971-09-100–2South Korea homeFriendly
1970-12-110–1NeutralAsian Games
1958-05-280–5NeutralAsian Games