How many big chances Iran miss, and who misses most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Iran miss 0.8 big chances per game in 2026, the 4th most of the 13 national teams on their 2026 record and above the average of 0.5, across five games, while Jordan miss the most with 1.0.
Shahriar Moghanlou, Saeed Ezatolahi, Shoja Khalilzadeh and Mehdi Taremi have missed the most big chances for Iran in 2026, one each across all competitions, ahead of Mehdi Ghayedi with none, the next highest.
Iran miss more big chances at home, 1.0 a game in their last 10 home games against 0.6 in their last 10 away.
Iran missed three big chances away at Egypt on 27 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 0.4 across their nine games, and their fewest was none away at Russia on 29 September.
| Player | Apps | Big Chances Missed | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahriar Moghanlou | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Saeed Ezatolahi | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Shoja Khalilzadeh | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Mehdi Ghayedi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Danial Esmaeilifar | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Hashemnejad | 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 |
| Mehdi Torabi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Shahab Zahedi | 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 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ali Gholizadeh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ali Alipour | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammadmehdi Mohebi | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Seyed Hossein Hosseini | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Payam Niazmand | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckert Ayensa | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| S. Fallah | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirhossein Mahmoudi | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Omid Noorafkan | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ghorbani | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Hossein Kanaani | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Milad Mohammadi | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Saman Ghoddos | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Saleh Hardani | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Arya Yousefi | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammad Mohebi | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alireza Beiranvand | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ramin Rezaeian | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ehsan Hajsafi | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ali Nemati | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Iran | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Russia (A) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uzbekistan (A) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Egypt (A) | World Cup | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Belgium (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | New Zealand (H) | World Cup | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 big chances missed | Over 0.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Iran big chances missed | Over 1.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Iran big chances missed | Over 2.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Iran big chances missed | Over 3.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Iran big chances missed | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent big chances missed | Over 0.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent big chances missed | Over 1.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent big chances missed | Over 2.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent big chances missed | Over 3.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent big chances missed | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total big chances missed | Over 0.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total big chances missed | Over 1.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total big chances missed | Over 2.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total big chances missed | Over 3.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total big chances missed | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |