It's time for cup football and it's the Asian Games 8th Finals between Iran U23 and Thailand U23. Here's the biggest preview available before kick-off:
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Iran U23 and Thailand U23.
Iran U23 form and stats
Iran U23's previous match was a Asian Games game also played at their home, ending 3-0 against Mongolia U23. The home side are looking to continue in that form.
A home victory ahead of that game, as predicted. The team were big favourites against Vietnam U23 and won 4-0.
Thailand U23 form and stats
Thailand delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Kuwait U23 in their previous match; a Asian Games duel.
The fixture before that was the Asian Games-duel against Korea Republic U23, a home defeat (0-4).
Head 2 Head
Iran U23 missing players
Thailand U23 missing players
| Iran U23 | Thailand U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 40 | 25 | Scored | S | 20 | 47 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 89% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 56% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 18% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.9 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.6 | 5 | ||
| 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 37% | ||
| 6.5 | 4.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 7.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 3 | ||
