Belgium vs Iran
Inglewood, United States · neutral venue
The forecast below is what the agent published before kickoff.
- 1–0 14.4%
- 0–0 12.0%
- 2–0 10.4%
- 1–1 10.0%
The agent’s call
3-agent ensemble · deepseek-chatThe model's prior (53% home win) is a reasonable starting point, but the squad value gap (Belgium ~17.8x more valuable) and key player quality strongly favour Belgium. Doku's absence is a minor negative but not enough to offset Belgium's depth. I increase Belgium's win probability to 60%, reducing draw and Iran win accordingly. Belgium's expected goals (1.59) and Iran's (0.84) from the model suggest a moderate-scoring match. Belgium's attacking talent (De Bruyne, Tielemans, Lukaku) should create chances against a weak Iran defence (ranked 45th in squad value). Most likely outcomes are 2-0 or 1-0, with a non-negligible chance of 2-1 if Iran score.
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Recent formBelgium WDWWD (+0.17 pts/match vs expectation, opp avg rank #31); Iran LWWWD (+0.23 pts/match vs expectation, opp avg rank #65). Both in line with expectations; Belgium faced stronger opposition. → favours Belgium
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Head-to-headNo previous meetings between Belgium and Iran. → no bearing
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Squad market valueBelgium ranks 14th of 48 (72nd pct), Iran ranks 45th of 48 (6th pct); Belgium's squad ~17.8x more valuable. → favours Belgium
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Key playersBelgium has elite creators like De Bruyne (7.35 rating, 11G/3A recent) and Tielemans (7.94, 9G/3A), plus Lukaku (87 career goals). Iran's top players Taremi (51 career goals) and Jahanbakhsh (16 career goals) are less prolific at top level. → favours Belgium
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Injuries / availabilityNo injuries reported for either side. → no bearing
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Recent newsBelgium winger Jérémy Doku is out for the match due to illness (source: houstonchronicle.com). → weakly favours Iran (removes a key Belgium attacker)
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Match-day conditionsSoFi Stadium: 22.4°C, clear, humidity 64%, wind 13.1 km/h, controlled roof neutralizes weather. → no bearing
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Model vs marketStatistical model gives Belgium 53% win, draw 25%, Iran 22%. No betting market lines supplied to compare. → no bearing
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“Belgium vs Iran 2026-06-21 team news injuries suspensions”
match · 3 hits
Late fitness updates or suspensions could significantly shift the match forecast.
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- 2–0 19%
- 1–0 18%
- 2–1 15%
- 1–1 14%
- 3–0 13%
- 0–0 11%
- USA #37 +1.2
- MEX #20 -0.8
- CRO #15 +1.6
- TUN #53 +0.6
- EGY #34 -0.9
- NIG #38 -1.4
- COS #66 +1.2
- GAM #86 +0.9
- MAL #45 +1.4
- NZL #94 -1.1
No prior meetings in the dataset.
▸ Full score grid (7×7)
Rows = BEL goals; columns = IRN goals. Above-diagonal cells are home wins; diagonal = draws; below = away wins. Truncated at 6 — the joint mass past that is < 1 %.
Independent-Poisson rates. W/D/L and the score grid integrate the full 13×13 joint under these two parameters.
News context — injuries, suspensions, projected XI — is not part of the model, which sees only past results.