Iran face Qatar at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha on Wednesday for their semi-final clash in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
Iran national football team (also known as IR Iran or Islamic Republic of Iran) and Qatar national football team meet again 4 months after the friendly match which Iran won 0-4. Iran national football team are having a solid run at the moment winning their matches against Japan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Palestine and Indonesia extending their unbeaten streak to 18 matches, however, one part of Iran national football team has trailed behind in terms of reliability—defence: they have been conceding goals for 4 consecutive home matches now.
Qatar national football team are approaching the match in a good mood as well securing victories in 5 straight games against Uzbekistan, Palestine, China PR, Tajikistan and Lebanon.
Recent Form
Iran are on a winning streak – they have won Japan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Palestine and Indonesia in their previous 6 matches while Qatar are on a winning streak – they have won Uzbekistan, Palestine, China PR, Tajikistan and Lebanon in their previous 5 matches. Overall, Iran have won 16 of their last 20 matches, losing 1 and drawing 3, while Qatar have won 11 of their last 19 matches, losing 6 and drawing 2.
Iran have won 6 times (2-1 against Japan on 3rd of February, 1-1 against Syria on 1st of February, 2-1 against United Arab Emirates on 23rd of January, 0-1 against Hong Kong on 20th of January, 4-1 against Palestine on 15th of January and 5-0 against Indonesia on 9th of January) in their most recent 6 matches.
Qatar have won 5 times (1-1 against Uzbekistan on 3rd of February, 2-1 against Palestine on 30th of January, 1-0 against China PR on 22nd of January, 0-1 against Tajikistan on 17th of January and 3-0 against Lebanon on 13th of January) and lost once (1-2 against Jordan on 5th of January) in their most recent 6 matches.
Head-to-head
Iran and Qatar have met 5 times since January 2015. Iran have won 5 times. The most recent match between them took place on October 18, 2023 in a friendly where Iran won 0-4. Iran have scored 10 goals in these 5 head-to-head matches in total while Qatar have scored 1.