North Korea vs Iran prediction and betting tips on November 14, 2024
Game Prediction
A match between the national teams of North Korea and Iran will be held in the 5th round of the Asian World Cup qualifiers on November 14, 2024. The group leader intends to hold its position by beating the outsider at the away arena.
Our prediction for the match North Korea vs Iran
“The Chollima” has played in the World Cup only twice, in 1966 and 2010. Moreover, after 3 attempts in a row at the Asian Cup, where the DPRK did not overcome the group stage, the team missed the continental tournament this year. “The Princes of Persia” were good at the Cup, although they got past only Syria, which happened by means of penalties. The team was finally beaten only by the hosts of the championship, Qatar – the opponent achieved a 3-2 success in the 82nd minute of the game.
Nowadays, “Samba from East Asia” poorly lives up to its nickname. The team managed to reach the decisive round of the World Cup qualifiers. Still, it, with the draws in the battles against Qatar and the UAE, lost with a 0-1 score in the away games to both the Uzbeks and the Kyrgyz in the autumn.
Taremi and the company justify their status as favourites. They played to a goalless draw with the other group leader, Uzbekistan. At the same time, they managed to beat Kyrgyzstan and the UAE in September by a minimum of 1-0, and finally took revenge on Qatar, defeating the rival with a 4-1 score (although the team conceded first).
North Korea vs Iran: key statistics and trends
- North Korea can’t win 6 matches in a row.
- Iran has lost only once in 2024.
- North Korea has conceded in each of its 5 previous games. North Korea wins the first half in 16% of matches, Iran – in 66% of meetings.
North Korea vs Iran: possible starting line-ups
North Korea (possible line-up): Kang Ju-hyok – Seong-gi Kim, Kim Yu-song, Jang Kuk-chol, Choe – Ri Il-song, Kim, Kang Kuk-chol, Paek – Ri Jo-guk, Kim.
Iran (possible line-up): Beiranvand – Noorafkan, Nemati, Khalilzadeh, Mohammadi – Ezatolahi, Karimi, Ghayedi, Taremi, Mohebi – Azmoun.
Previous head-to-head matches: North Korea vs Iran
The opponents started with a 0-0 draw in their first head-to-head meeting half a century ago, in 1973. Still, then the DPRK added only 1 draw and 10 games resulted in defeats.
Free prediction for the match North Korea vs Iran
The guests are simply a cut above. As a result, we bet on the victory of Taremi and the company with “a -1.5 goal handicap” (odd: 1.98).