These teams have both struggled so far, but a win in this vital game would certainly help. Get set for Al Diwaniya - Al-Qasim!
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest scored goals (8) in Iraqi League
- Al-Qasim have scored at least twice as many goals away as Al Diwaniya have scored home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Al Diwaniya form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Iraqi League this season. Al Diwaniya have only managed 0 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses from their games here at Karbala Stadium. Al Diwaniya are slowly digging their own grave here at Karbala Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts.
The Al Diwaniya manager and his gang return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Al Najaf (placed 7th).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Newroz SC (1-3).Diwaniya has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: {3 goals} from 7 games. Al Diwaniya have conceded 16 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Al-Qasim form and stats
Al-Qasim have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 2-2-4 (8 played). Al-Qasim seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Home advantage was not enough for Al-Qasim in their previous game as they lost hosting Al Shorta, 0-2.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Duhok wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.As opposed to that, Al-Qasim have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Al-Qasim have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (1-3-0) when facing Al Diwaniya.Al Diwaniya missing players
Al-Qasim missing players
| Al Diwaniya | Al-Qasim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 29 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 80% |
| 60% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 53% |
| 47% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 40% |
| 27% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 13% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 40% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 38% | 33% |
| 60% | 71% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 47% |
| 5.3 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 1.7 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.3 | 6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 36% | 36% |
| 10.3 | 12 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
- Al Diwaniya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Al Diwaniya have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Al Diwaniya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest points (1) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest scored goals (8) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the most conceded goals (16) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the most conceded goals (29) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the the worst goal difference (-13) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the the worst goal difference (-21) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Al Diwaniya have yet to win a game.
- Al Diwaniya haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Al-Qasim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al-Qasim have scored at least twice as many goals away as Al Diwaniya have scored home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | Al Talaba | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Al Shorta | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Al Kahrabaa | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Duhok | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Naft Al-Janoob | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Hudod | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Wasat | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Zakho | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 14 | Karbala | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Newroz SC | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Erbil | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 13 |
| 18 | Naft | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Al Sinaah | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -12 | 9 |
| 20 | Al Diwaniya | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -21 | 3 |
