Egypt vs Iran

Group G · Friday, June 26, 2026, 03:00 UTC · Seattle

Egypt

39% · Elo 1742

1-0 / 0-1 / 1-1

Scoreline cluster

Iran

30% · Elo 1764

The model's read

Egypt hold a narrow edge at 39%, with Iran at 30% and 31% for the draw. Goals project around 1.4–1.3 (both teams to score 53%, over 2.5 51%). The biggest single factor is Injuries & suspensions, favouring Egypt. Confidence sits at 41/100 but upset risk is high — variance and form keep the underdog live.

Auto-updated every hour as ratings, odds and news change.

Some data sources are stale or incomplete; predictions remain usable but uncertainty is widened.

Match outcome

oracle-v1.0.0

EGY 39%Draw 31%IRN 30%

Egypt win

39.0%

Draw

31.5%

Iran win

29.6%

Expected goals

1.42 – 1.31

Scoreline cluster

1-0 / 0-1 / 1-1

top exact 1-0 · 11.5%

Confidence

41/100

Result lean

Draw-leaning

Score band

Open 1-1 / 2-1 type game

Goal environment

Moderate

If it opens up — high-scoring alternative

2-2 at 5.6% — most likely scoreline with 3+ goals total.

both teams likely to score; top three scorelines within 2 pp

Risk & uncertainty

Upset risk

58/100

Data quality

77/100

Uncertainty band

25 – 59%

Most likely scorelines

Top 12 from a Dixon-Coles adjusted Poisson matrix.

10
11.5%
01
10.8%
11
10.0%
21
8.6%
12
7.9%
20
6.6%
22
5.6%
02
5.6%
00
4.4%
31
4.1%
13
3.5%
30
3.1%

Top 12 most likely scorelines. Heat is relative to the most likely outcome. Egypt vs Iran.

Team comparison

Rating profile across the key dimensions.

Ensemble breakdown

Final probabilities blend the technical model with every available source layer. Persisted 2026-07-11 02:02:27 UTC.

Final (blended) home

39.0%

Final draw

31.5%

Final away

29.6%

Source weights applied

  • technical38.5%
  • learned16.1%
  • market19.3%
  • crowd7.5%
  • external0.0%
  • intel8.6%
  • fundamental7.0%
  • sentimentMomentum3.0%

Source presence

  • technical1 signal
  • learned1 signal
  • market30 signals
  • crowd1 signal
  • externalnot used
  • intel20 signals
  • fundamental25 signals

Why this prediction

Coverage 83/100
Conflict 42/100

High-coverage prediction — most signal classes are present and aligned.

Technical

72/100

Fundamentals

83/100

Betting

70/100

Prediction market

77/100

Sentiment

0/100

Top positive drivers

  • · crowd signal favours home (34.8 pp above uniform)
  • · technical signal favours home (8.5 pp above uniform)
  • · market signal favours home (7.5 pp above uniform)

Top risk drivers

  • · Source conflict: learned vs crowd disagree (conflict score 42)
  • · learned signal is against home (-14.7 pp below uniform)

Missing: external prediction sites

Learned model

In blend

The learned model contributes to the public ensemble blend, alongside ratings, market signals and news intelligence. Performance is validated against an Elo baseline.

EGY 19%Draw 46%IRN 36%

Egypt win

18.6%

Draw

45.8%

Iran win

35.6%

Total goals (λ)

2.50

Model confidence

30/100

Logistic regression model — version wdl-v1, trained on 19k historical internationals.

Article intelligence

Recent news, injury alerts and sentiment extracted by the NLP layer.

Egypt

8 articles / 14d

Sentiment 43
Morale 0

Injury alerts

· Egypt (outruled out)

Lineup signals

· Coach Hossam Hassan start

Iran

12 articles / 14d

Sentiment -26
Morale 0

Injury alerts

· Iran (outruled out)

· Shoja Khalilzadeh's (outruled out)

Net signal lean (home minus away): 57 · confidence 57%

Goals markets

BTTS yes

53.1%

Over 1.5

73.4%

Over 2.5

51.2%

Over 3.5

29.1%

Under 2.5

48.8%

Market intelligence

Aligned with market

Model probability

39.0%

Market probability

40.8%

Gap: +1.0 percentage points.

Market confidence: 95/100 across 30 bookmakers.

Odds shown for analysis only — CupCastLab does not place bets, list bookmakers, or recommend wagers.

Explanation

Why the model sees the match this way.

Model prediction: Egypt 42% to win, 37% for Iran, 21% draw. Expected goals: Egypt 1.42 vs Iran 1.31. Scoreline cluster: 1-0 / 0-1 / 1-1. Top exact 1-0 only 11.5%. Goal environment moderate (BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 51%). Open 1-1 / 2-1 type game. Primary factor: injuries & suspensions difference is the dominant driver. Confidence: 41/100. This is a low-confidence call — uncertainty is wide.

Factor contributions

EgyptFactorIran
Overall strength
Recent form
Attack/defense balance
Expected-goals proxy
Squad depth
Injuries & suspensions
Travel, rest & weather
Tactical matchup
Tournament experience
Market calibration

Risk factors

  • No notable risk factors identified.

Uncertainty factors

  • No major uncertainty flags.

Tactical read

No standout tactical mismatch — the stylistic edge is modest.

Upset risk

High upset risk — variance, tactical fit, or recent form suggests the underdog is live.

Market divergence

Model and market are in close agreement.

These predictions are probabilistic and not guarantees. Not betting advice.