Iran Shots on Target Stats 2026

Iran Shots on Target Stats 2026 - season overview

Iran are averaging 1.6 shots on target per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 4.7 total SOT on average. That puts them 18th of 21 for team SOT per match among AFC Asian Cup teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against China PR, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Iran players hit the most shots on target?

Mohammad Ghorbani leads with 2 shots on target across 5 qualifying appearances (0.4/g, 40% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Iran player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Iran's SOT profile look this season?

Iran are averaging 1.6 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 3.1 for a match-total of 4.7. That ranks 18th of 21 for team SOT among AFC Asian Cup teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. They take 6.2 shots per game and create 2.8 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against China PR, the page weights each Iran attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Iran take 6.2 shots per game and put 1.6 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Iran fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Iran are currently converting 81% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Iran player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Shahab Zahedi	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Sardar Azmoun	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
Mohammad Ghorbani	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Saeed Ezatolahi	midfielder	6	2	0.33	33%
Ramin Rezaeian	defender	7	2	0.29	29%
Mehdi Taremi	attacker	9	2	0.22	22%
Hossein Kanaani	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Milad Mohammadi	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Arya Yousefi	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Mohammad Mohebi	attacker	7	1	0.14	14%
Shoja Khalilzadeh	defender	8	1	0.13	13%
Ali Nemati	defender	8	0	0	0%
Alireza Beiranvand	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Ehsan Hajsafi	defender	7	0	0	0%
Saleh Hardani	defender	6	0	0	0%
Saman Ghoddos	midfielder	6	0	0	0%
Omid Noorafkan	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Ali Alipour	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Mohammadmehdi Mohebi	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Alireza Jahanbakhsh	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Shahriar Moghanlou	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Ali Gholizadeh	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Payam Niazmand	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Seyed Hossein Hosseini	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Amirmohammad Razzaghinia	midfielder	2	0	0	0%

Iran shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
29 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Russia	Away	2-0	3	5	8	Shahab Zahedi (1)
24 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Uzbekistan	Away	3-1	1	6	7
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Egypt	Away	1-1	4	3	7	Shoja Khalilzadeh (1)
21 Jun 2026	World Cup	Belgium	Away	0-0	3	7	10	Saeed Ezatolahi (1)
16 Jun 2026	World Cup	New Zealand	Home	2-2	4	8	12	Saeed Ezatolahi (1)
4 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Mali	Home	2-0	0	0	0
29 May 2026	Friendly International	Gambia	Home	3-1	0	0	0
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Costa Rica	Home	5-0	0	0	0
27 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Nigeria	Home	1-2	0	1	1
18 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Uzbekistan	Away	0-0	1	1	2

Iran shots on target 2026: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 2.29
Shots on target against per game: 4.43
Match total shots on target per game: 6.71
Games: 7
League rank for match shots on target: 9 of 16

Iran Shots on target for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	2	50%	50%	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	2.4	60%	20%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	7	2.29	57%	29%	0%	0%	0%

Iran Shots on target against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	2	4.5	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	5	4.4	80%	60%	60%	40%	20%
Overall	7	4.43	71%	57%	57%	43%	29%

Iran Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	2	6.5	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	5	6.8	80%	40%	20%	20%	0%
Overall	7	6.71	71%	43%	29%	29%	14%

Iran Team shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	2.29	2	2.4
Total shots / match	8.86	8.5	9
Share of shots on target	26%	24%	27%
Goals per shot on target	31%	75%	17%
Shots on target per goal	3.2	1.3	6
Shots on target over 2.5	57%	50%	60%
Shots on target over 3.5	29%	50%	20%
Shots on target over 4.5	0%	0%	0%
Shots on target over 5.5	0%	0%	0%
Shots on target over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Iran Shots on target against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	4.43	4.5	4.4
Shots on target against over 2.5	71%	50%	80%
Shots on target against over 3.5	57%	50%	60%
Shots on target against over 4.5	57%	50%	60%
Shots on target against over 5.5	43%	50%	40%
Shots on target against over 6.5	29%	50%	20%

Iran Match shots on target 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	6.71	6.5	6.8
Match shots on target over 6.5	71%	50%	80%
Match shots on target over 7.5	43%	50%	40%
Match shots on target over 8.5	29%	50%	20%
Match shots on target over 9.5	29%	50%	20%
Match shots on target over 10.5	14%	50%	0%

Iran 1st-half shots on target for 2026 (from 5 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	1	50%	0%	0%
Away	3	1.33	33%	33%	0%
Overall	5	1.2	40%	20%	0%

Iran 1st-half shots on target against 2026 (from 5 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	2	3	50%	50%	50%
Away	3	2.33	67%	33%	33%
Overall	5	2.6	60%	40%	40%

Iran 1st-half match total 2026 (from 5 of 7 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	2	4	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	3	3.67	67%	67%	67%	0%
Overall	5	3.8	60%	60%	60%	20%

Iran shots on target match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Friendly International	Russia (A)	2-0	3	5	8	-
24 Sep	Friendly International	Uzbekistan (A)	3-1	1	6	7	-
27 Jun	World Cup	Egypt (A)	1-1	4	3	7	5
21 Jun	World Cup	Belgium (A)	0-0	3	7	10	5
16 Jun	World Cup	New Zealand (H)	2-2	4	8	12	7
27 Mar	Friendly International	Nigeria (H)	1-2	0	1	1	1
18 Nov	Friendly International	Uzbekistan (A)	0-0	1	1	2	1

AFC Asian Cup shots on target table 2026: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Kyrgyz Republic	3	6.33	3.33	9.67	33%
2	Syria	3	3.67	6	9.67	67%
3	Saudi Arabia	8	2.5	6.13	8.63	38%
4	Jordan	8	3.13	5	8.13	25%
5	Korea Republic	9	4.89	3.22	8.11	44%
6	Japan	9	3.78	4.11	7.89	56%
7	Thailand	3	4	3.67	7.67	33%
8	Iraq	6	1.5	6.17	7.67	33%
9	Iran	6	2.5	5	7.5	33%
10	Qatar	5	1.8	5.6	7.4	40%
11	Uzbekistan	8	3.13	4	7.13	25%
12	China PR	6	4.33	2.67	7	17%
13	Australia	10	2.9	4	6.9	30%
14	Indonesia	4	4.5	2.25	6.75	25%
15	Singapore	3	4.67	1.67	6.33	33%
16	Tajikistan	4	3.25	3	6.25	0%

Iran shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	3	4	3.33	7.33	0%
Vs top half	3	4	3.33	7.33	0%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Iran shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Friendly International	2025	3	2.67	3.33	6	33%
WC Qualification Asia	2026	8	7.13	2.25	9.38	50%
World Cup	2026	3	3.67	6	9.67	67%
Friendly International	2026	3	1.33	4	5.33	0%

Iran next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 9 Jan 10:00	China PR (home)	6.4	3.3	3.1	6	1.5	4.5
Wed 13 Jan 10:00	Kyrgyz Republic (away)	8.71	4.43	4.29	8.8	5.6	3.2
Mon 18 Jan 10:00	Syria (home)	8.88	4.63	4.25	8	3.17	4.83

Iran players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Mohammad Ghorbani	midfielder	2	4	50%
2	Saeed Ezatolahi	midfielder	2	6	33%
3	Ramin Rezaeian	defender	2	7	29%
4	Mehdi Taremi	attacker	2	8	25%
5	Shahab Zahedi	attacker	1	1	100%

China PR shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
27 Sep	Friendly International	New Zealand (H)	0-3	2	6	8	-
24 Sep	Friendly International	Maldives (H)	3-0	10	1	11	-
9 Jun	Friendly International	Thailand (H)	0-0	6	0	6	4
5 Jun	Friendly International	Singapore (A)	1-2	4	2	6	3
31 Mar	Friendly International	Cameroon (A)	2-0	1	6	7	3
27 Mar	Friendly International	Curacao (H)	2-0	3	1	4	1
10 Jun	WC Qualification Asia	Bahrain (H)	1-0	5	2	7	-
5 Jun	WC Qualification Asia	Indonesia (A)	1-0	1	3	4	2
25 Mar	WC Qualification Asia	Australia (H)	0-2	1	3	4	2
20 Mar	WC Qualification Asia	Saudi Arabia (A)	1-0	0	7	7	1