Staff briefing
- xG was relatively balanced (1.48–0.48).
- Shapes: 4-2-3-1 vs 5-2-3.
xG
1,48 – 0,48
from FIFA match report
Match distance
224,3 km
Belgium TD
111,8 km
Z4/Z5 5,2 / 1,4
Top speed
34,4 km/h
Sprints: 851
Match report
Key statistics and phases of play from the official FIFA PMSR
Belgium: 4-2-3-1IR Iran: 5-2-3
BelgiumPossessionIR Iran
59,2%
contested 10,6%
30,2%
BelgiumMetricIR Iran0Goals0
1,5xG0,5
23 (7)Attempts (on target)7 (3)
637 (562)Passes (completed)275 (201)
88Pass completion %73
120Completed line breaks40
11Defensive line breaks3
267Receptions in final third46
35Crosses11
33Ball progressions9
121 (13)Defensive pressures343 (49)
45Forced turnovers43
90Second balls59
111,7 kmDistance112,6 km
5,2 kmZone 4 (20–25 km/h)5,2 km
In possession
42%Build-up unopposed37%
17%Build-up opposed8%
18%Progression12%
27%Final third8%
3%Long ball8%
9%Attacking transition17%
0%Counter-attack1%
5%Set piece5%
Out of possession
4%High press3%
1%Mid press2%
0%Low press1%
9%High block1%
24%Mid block11%
8%Low block46%
4%Recovery4%
17%Defensive transition9%
10%Counter-press7%
Tactical boards
Pitch diagrams from the official FIFA post-match report
Lineups & formationsPDF p.2
Belgium- Distance
- 111,75 km
- HSR
- 1 308
- Sprints
- 426
- Top speed
- 34,4
- Zone 4
- 5,24 km
- Zone 5
- 1,37 km
IR Iran- Distance
- 112,58 km
- HSR
- 1 301
- Sprints
- 425
- Top speed
- 32,9
- Zone 4
- 5,24 km
- Zone 5
- 1,42 km
Individual physical data
Official FIFA PDF →32 rows
| Player | Pos | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #23Ramin REZAEIAN | DF | 90 | 11,60 | 0,61 | 0,10 | 154 | 47 | 29,1 | 11 598 |
| #8Youri TIELEMANS | MF | 90 | 11,52 | 0,66 | 0,11 | 149 | 48 | 28,8 | 11 522 |
| #5Maxim DE CUYPER | DF | 90 | 11,29 | 0,56 | 0,16 | 146 | 45 | 30,5 | 11 290 |
| #10Leandro TROSSARD | FW | 90 | 11,11 | 0,52 | 0,10 | 143 | 42 | 29,8 | 11 107 |
| #4Brandon MECHELE | DF | 90 | 10,70 | 0,35 | 0,15 | 127 | 32 | 30,1 | 10 703 |
| #19Ali NEMATI | DF | 90 | 10,52 | 0,49 | 0,25 | 126 | 41 | 32,9 | 10 522 |
| #9Mehdi TAREMI | FW | 90 | 10,42 | 0,69 | 0,26 | 121 | 59 | 30,5 | 10 415 |
| #7Kevin DE BRUYNE | MF | 87 | 10,01 | 0,45 | 0,18 | 125 | 37 | 30,7 | 10 359 |
| #6Saeid EZATOLAHI | MF | 85 | 9,88 | 0,22 | 0,03 | 118 | 17 | 26,5 | 10 464 |
| #14Saman GHODDOS | MF | 79 | 9,48 | 0,43 | 0,07 | 119 | 35 | 29,4 | 10 795 |
| #13Hossein KANANI | DF | 90 | 9,38 | 0,19 | 0,03 | 70 | 14 | 28,0 | 9 377 |
| #4Shoja KHALILZADEH | DF | 90 | 9,16 | 0,24 | 0,11 | 71 | 24 | 30,1 | 9 163 |
| #8Mohammad MOHEBBI | MF | 66 | 8,66 | 0,72 | 0,23 | 132 | 55 | 30,5 | 11 808 |
| #3Ehsan HAJISAFI | DF | 66 | 8,04 | 0,38 | 0,08 | 93 | 33 | 28,2 | 10 967 |
| #15Thomas MEUNIER | DF | 58 | 7,63 | 0,59 | 0,19 | 102 | 49 | 29,4 | 11 844 |
| #25Nathan NGOY | DF | 66 | 7,23 | 0,24 | 0,06 | 78 | 21 | 31,0 | 9 858 |
| #23Nicolas RASKIN | MF | 58 | 7,14 | 0,21 | 0,00 | 86 | 17 | 25,0 | 11 085 |
| #22Alexis SAELEMAEKERS | MF | 58 | 6,96 | 0,46 | 0,11 | 70 | 32 | 32,7 | 10 801 |
| #9Romelu LUKAKU | FW | 90 | 6,13 | 0,14 | 0,05 | 37 | 13 | 29,0 | 6 133 |
| #7Alireza JAHANBAKHSH | MF | 45 | 5,64 | 0,32 | 0,09 | 72 | 25 | 30,1 | 11 280 |
| #21Timothy CASTAGNE | DF | 32 | 5,10 | 0,37 | 0,09 | 88 | 31 | 29,7 | 14 346 |
| #2Saleh HARDANI | DF | 45 | 5,09 | 0,20 | 0,07 | 50 | 17 | 29,8 | 10 172 |
| #1Thibaut COURTOIS | GK | 90 | 4,48 | 0,04 | 0,00 | 8 | 2 | 25,1 | 4 479 |
| #20Hans VANAKEN | MF | 32 | 4,46 | 0,18 | 0,05 | 60 | 13 | 27,7 | 12 551 |
| #1Alireza BEIRANVAND | GK | 90 | 4,20 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0 | 0 | 17,9 | 4 198 |
| #14Dodi LUKEBAKIO | FW | 32 | 4,19 | 0,28 | 0,05 | 50 | 27 | 28,5 | 11 794 |
| #16Mehdi TORABI | MF | 24 | 3,46 | 0,26 | 0,01 | 65 | 18 | 27,6 | 12 981 |
| #5Milad MOHAMMADI | DF | 24 | 3,42 | 0,22 | 0,09 | 48 | 20 | 29,0 | 12 840 |
| #3Arthur THEATE | DF | 17 | 2,59 | 0,10 | 0,02 | 22 | 9 | 29,7 | 13 695 |
| #20Shahriyar MOGHANLOO | FW | 11 | 2,35 | 0,18 | 0,00 | 38 | 12 | 25,3 | 19 192 |
| #18Amirhossein HOSSEINZADEH | FW | 5 | 1,29 | 0,08 | 0,01 | 24 | 8 | 26,0 | 23 186 |
| #26Matias FERNANDEZ-PARDO | FW | 3 | 1,19 | 0,10 | 0,06 | 17 | 8 | 34,4 | 35 694 |