Iran vs Egypt Prediction 6/26/2026 Today’s Soccer Picks

In this article, we will formulate an Iran vs Egypt Prediction for this World Cup Matchday 3 Group G matchup on Friday, June 26th at the Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, USA. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this World Cup matchup.

Egypt Preview

Egypt has 4 points in the tournament, with one win and one draw and are sitting on the 1st place of Group G. They are coming off a 3-1 win over New Zealand, where they had 56% possession of the ball and 19 total shots, 7 of them on target. They had 87% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 1.87 compared to New Zealand’s 1.24.

Egypt is averaging 2 goals per game, while allowing one goal per game. They have a +1.0 goal differential, 1.48 average expected goals, 1.29 average expected goals conceded and +0.2 average expected goal differential. They have 51% possession of the ball and 78% save percentage, while having zero clean sheets.

Mohamed Salah, Emam Ashour are Egypt’s top scorers with one goal each. Mohamed Salah is Egypt’s top passer, with 2 assists.

Iran Preview

Iran has 2 points in the tournament, with two draws and are sitting on the 2nd place of Group G. They are coming off a 0-0 draw with Belgium, where they had 30% possession of the ball and 7 total shots, 3 of them on target. They had 73% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 0.62 compared to Belgium’s 1.79.

Iran is averaging one goal per game, while allowing one goal per game. They have a +0.0 goal differential, 1.06 average expected goals, 1.52 average expected goals conceded and -0.5 average expected goal differential. They have 39% possession of the ball and 87% save percentage, while having one clean sheet.

Ramin Rezaeian, Mohammad Mohebbi, Mohammad Zico are Iran’s top scorers with one goal each. Ramin Rezaeian, Mohammad Zico are Iran’s top passers, with one assist each.

Iran vs Egypt Prediction

This will be the first meeting between those two National Teams.

In this Iran vs Egypt Prediction, Egypt is coming as +145 favorites. Neither team has secured its qualification in the next round, so this is a high-stakes matchup for both. Both teams are undefeated in the World Cup and as much as I would like to side with Iran as underdogs, the pricing is correct as the books except a very close game. Both teams have very good defenses as they both allow one goal per game, and they will show in this crucial game, so take the under 2.5 goals in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Under 2.5