How many aerial duels Iran win, and who wins most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Mehdi Taremi has won the most aerial duels for Iran in 2026, 19 in eight appearances, 2.38 a game, ahead of Saeed Ezatolahi with 11 and Shahriar Moghanlou with 10, across all competitions.
Iran win more aerial duels away from home, 13.8 a game in their last 10 away games against 9.8 in their last 10 at home.
Iran won 30 aerial duels away at Egypt on 27 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 10.1 across their nine games, and their fewest was none away at Uzbekistan on 24 September.
| Player | Apps | Aerials Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehdi Taremi | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 4 |
| Saeed Ezatolahi | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 4 |
| Shahriar Moghanlou | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 3 |
| Shoja Khalilzadeh | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 3 |
| Mohammad Mohebi | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 2 |
| Ali Nemati | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 4 |
| Ramin Rezaeian | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 4 |
| Saman Ghoddos | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Aref Haji Eydi | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Hossein Kanaani | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Mohammad Ghorbani | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Milad Mohammadi | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Arya Yousefi | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Mehdi Ghayedi | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Mohammadmehdi Mohebi | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Dennis Eckert Ayensa | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Amirhossein Mahmoudi | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Saleh Hardani | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Alireza Beiranvand | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Ehsan Hajsafi | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Mehdi Hashemnejad | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kasra Taheri | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Danial Esmaeilifar | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Majid Hosseini | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Torabi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Shahab Zahedi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alireza Koushki | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Limouchi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ali Alipour | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ali Gholizadeh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Seyed Hossein Hosseini | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Payam Niazmand | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| S. Fallah | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Omid Noorafkan | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Iran | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Russia (A) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 19 | 14 | 33 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uzbekistan (A) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Egypt (A) | World Cup | 1-1 | 30 | 21 | 51 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Belgium (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | New Zealand (H) | World Cup | 2-2 | 24 | 17 | 41 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Mali (H) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 May 2026 | Gambia (H) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Costa Rica (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Nigeria (H) | Friendly International | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Uzbekistan (A) | Friendly International | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran aerials won | Over 4.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran aerials won | Over 6.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran aerials won | Over 8.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran aerials won | Over 10.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran aerials won | Over 12.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 4.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 6.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 8.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 10.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 12.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total aerials won | Over 12.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total aerials won | Over 14.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total aerials won | Over 16.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total aerials won | Over 18.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total aerials won | Over 20.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |