Lebanon vs Iran: Lebanon aim to build on their win against Syria when they face Iran in their next World Cup Qualifier match on Thursday.
Match Details:
Teams: Lebanon vs Iran
Venue: Saida International Stadium, Saida
Date: Thursday 11th November, 2021
Time: 05:30 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/asian qualifiers.html
🎥 HIGHLIGHTS | 🇸🇾 Syria 2-3 Lebanon 🇱🇧
Lebanon hold off Syria to register their first victory at #AsianQualifiers Final Round Group A!#SYRvLBN pic.twitter.com/hh61efjV3q
— #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup) October 13, 2021
Preview
Lebanon picked up their first win of the campaign last month with a 3-2 away win over Syria.
Kdouh scored twice for the visitors before Saad made it three. Khribin and Somah scored for the hosts to make it an interesting finish, but could not find the winning goal.
The Lebanese side is in 3rd place with 5 points from 4 matches and aim to make it successive wins here.
On the other hand, Iran played out a 1-1 draw against South Korea in their previous clash. Son and Jahanbakhsh scored for either side as both sides shared the spoils.
This was the first dropped points for Iran in these qualifiers as they remained top of the table with 10 points from 4 matches.
Along with South Korea, Iran is the only other team to remain undefeated from this group.
Both sides last met in the World Cup Qualifiers in 2013, where Iran won 4-0.
Form Guide
Lebanon: LDLDW
Iran: WWWWD
Last Matches of both teams:
Syria 2-3 Lebanon
Iran 1-1 South Korea
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Lebanon vs Iran in India?
The match is live streamed on either teams’ official social media handles or on the Asian Qualifiers website mentioned above.
Team News
There are no injury concerns for either side ahead of this clash.
Lebanon possible 11:
Matar, Saad, Oumari, Melki, Assi, Maatouk, Matar, Dhaini, Haidar, Kdouh and Jradi
Iran possible 11:
Beiranvand, Mohrrami, Kanaanizadegan, Khalilzadeh, Amiri, Gholizadeh, Nourollahi, Afagh, Jahanbakhsh, Azmoun and Ghayedi
Prediction: Lebanon 0-2 Iran
Iran should comfortably win this clash as they are table toppers and undefeated in the qualifiers.
Lebanon’s recent win gives them the confidence ahead of this contest but with Iran on top of their game, it seems difficult to see the hosts getting past.
We see Iran winning this and keeping their top spot intact.
