How many ball recoveries Iran make, and who makes most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Alireza Beiranvand has made the most ball recoveries for Iran in 2026, 29 in six appearances, 4.83 a game, ahead of Saeed Ezatolahi with 21 and Mehdi Taremi with 20, across all competitions.
Iran make more ball recoveries away from home, 27.5 a game in their last 10 away games against 18.6 in their last 10 at home.
Iran made 50 ball recoveries away at Russia on 29 September, their joint most in a game in 2026, against an average of 20.6 across their nine games, and their fewest was none away at Uzbekistan on 24 September.
| Player | Apps | Ball Recoveries | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alireza Beiranvand | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 3 |
| Saeed Ezatolahi | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 4 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 4 |
| Shoja Khalilzadeh | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 4 |
| Ramin Rezaeian | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 4 |
| Ehsan Hajsafi | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 2 |
| Mohammad Mohebi | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 3 |
| Seyed Hossein Hosseini | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 1 |
| Saman Ghoddos | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 3 |
| Milad Mohammadi | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 2 |
| Arya Yousefi | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 2 |
| Payam Niazmand | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Ali Nemati | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 4 |
| Shahriar Moghanlou | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 2 |
| Mohammad Ghorbani | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Mehdi Torabi | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| Saleh Hardani | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Mohammadmehdi Mohebi | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Dennis Eckert Ayensa | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Mehdi Ghayedi | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Shahab Zahedi | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Ali Alipour | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Hossein Kanaani | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Mehdi Hashemnejad | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Danial Esmaeilifar | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kasra Taheri | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Majid Hosseini | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alireza Koushki | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Aref Haji Eydi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Limouchi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ali Gholizadeh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| S. Fallah | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirhossein Mahmoudi | 2 | 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 | 50 | 60 | 110 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uzbekistan (A) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Egypt (A) | World Cup | 1-1 | 36 | 39 | 75 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Belgium (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 49 | 62 | 111 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | New Zealand (H) | World Cup | 2-2 | 50 | 46 | 96 |
| 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 ball recoveries | Over 14.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran ball recoveries | Over 16.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran ball recoveries | Over 18.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran ball recoveries | Over 20.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran ball recoveries | Over 22.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 14.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 16.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 18.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 20.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent ball recoveries | Over 22.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 25.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 30.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 35.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 40.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total ball recoveries | Over 45.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |