The model projects 2.44 xG for Iran and 0.77 xG for New Zealand. New Zealand's projected xG of 0.77 is not sufficient to make scoring a reliable expectation — the model does not see them generating enough high-quality chances to break through.The projected 2-0 scoreline features a clean sheet for one side. The xG distribution suggests Iran will score, but New Zealand's attacking output falls below the threshold the model requires to project both teams scoring.Iran's Defensive Stability Score (82) comfortably exceeds the opposition's Attack Score (21). That structural defensive advantage is the clearest reason the model does not project both teams scoring.

The model projects a combined xG of 3.21 — elevated attacking volume. A combined xG below 2.5 is the model's primary signal that the match is unlikely to produce more than two goals, and this fixture falls below that threshold.The projected 2-0 scoreline stays under the 2.5-goal mark. The probability grid is dominated by scorelines of two goals or fewer, with the over 2.5 market requiring a result that sits outside the model's most likely outcomes.The defensive profiles of both sides are stronger than their attacking counterparts — Iran's Defensive Stability (82) and New Zealand's (34) both suggest teams capable of limiting the opposition. When both defences are this organised, the model expects a lower-scoring environment.