Friendly

Iran 0–1 Russia

Wednesday 6 Sep 1978 · Tehran, Iran

Iran0–1Russia

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Iran: 1714 → 1703
Russia: 1790 → 1801

Expected score for Iran: 53.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 6, 1978–2025.

Iran wins: 1
Draws: 2
Russia wins: 3

Form either side

Iran

Before

1–2 v France 11 May 1978 · Friendly
3–0 v Ghana 19 May 1978 · Friendly
0–3 v Netherlands 3 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
1–1 v Scotland 7 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978
1–4 v Peru 11 Jun 1978 · FIFA World Cup 1978

After

2–0 v United Arab Emirates 5 Aug 1980 · Friendly
3–0 v United Arab Emirates 7 Aug 1980 · Friendly
0–0 v Syria 17 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
2–2 v China PR 20 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
7–0 v Bangladesh 22 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980

Russia

Before

0–0 v France 8 Oct 1977 · Friendly
3–2 v Morocco 26 Feb 1978 · Friendly
0–1 v Germany 8 Mar 1978 · Friendly
10–2 v Finland 5 Apr 1978 · Friendly
1–0 v Romania 14 May 1978 · Friendly

After

2–0 v Greece 20 Sep 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
2–0 v Turkey 5 Oct 1978 · Friendly
0–2 v Hungary 11 Oct 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
4–1 v Japan 19 Nov 1978 · Friendly
4–1 v Japan 23 Nov 1978 · Friendly

Every Iran v Russia match6

From Iran's side.


10 Oct 2025	Russia	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
23 Mar 2023	Russia	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
10 Oct 2017	Russia	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
9 Feb 2011	Russia	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
28 Jan 1985	Russia	0–2	Neutral	Nehru Cup 1985	—
6 Sep 1978	Russia	0–1	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: none · Cards: none