Al Kahrabaa favourites for feisty fight facing Newroz SC

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Wed 10.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Zawraa Stadium (20000 seats)

Al Kahrabaa are positioned 4th, while Newroz SC are loitering 15 points behind in the league standings. Will they trim the gap?

Insights:
  • Al Kahrabaa have the most points from losing position (15) in Iraqi League
  • Newroz SC have won significantly more corners away than at home.

It's no vacation for neither Kahrabaa nor Newroz SC as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Al Kahrabaa form and stats

The total Iraqi League results playing at home this season for Al Kahrabaa are 6-5-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. Salman was the last player to find the net.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Al Kahrabaa, who played 0-0 against Newroz SC. That match was also played at this venue (Al-Zawraa Stadium).

Heartbreak before that as Kahrabaa lost 0-2 at Zakho's place.

Al Kahrabaa has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches.

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Newroz SC form and stats

Newroz SC have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 2-5-7 (14 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Newroz SC have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road.

Newroz have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 265 minutes ago. Afolabi was the goal scorer.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Kahrabaa (placed 4th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.

A 0-1 loss hosting Karbala before that.

Low-scoring game? 11 of this team's latest 14 league rounds have contained zero, one or two goals.

The attacking power of Newroz SC when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 14 league matches away. Newroz have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The sides have faced each other already this season, with the result Al Kahrabaa - Newroz SC 0-0 registered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - one - one (Al Kahrabaa wins - draws - Newroz SC wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Al Kahrabaa missing players

Newroz SC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Kahrabaa Newroz SC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 3 14 28
14 6 3 Won W 0 2 9
8 5 0 Drew D 0 5 8
6 3 1 Lost L 3 7 11
40 18 8 Scored S 1 9 31
29 14 6 Conceded C 5 15 32
89% 79% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
82% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 57% 68%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 21% 39%
21% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 7% 18%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
57% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 43% 50%
36% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 29%
18% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 43% 29%
 
3.7 5.4 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 2.8 2.2
3.5 3.8 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 9 4.7 3.5
2.1 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.8 1.5
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
7.4 9.4 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 5.2 4.8
2.4 2.8 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 1 1.6
60% 46% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 67% 67%
 
6.7 7.6 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 6.2 4.6
2.4 2.8 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 1.4 1.4
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Kahrabaa have the most points from losing position (15) in Iraqi League
  • Al Kahrabaa have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Iraqi League
  • Al Kahrabaa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Newroz SC have won significantly more corners away than at 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 Shorta 27 16 7 4 45 21 14 10 4 0 23 7 13 6 3 4 22 14 24 55
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 27 15 8 4 39 16 14 7 4 3 18 10 13 8 4 1 21 6 23 53
3 Al Zawra'a 28 14 11 3 41 25 13 8 5 0 20 10 15 6 6 3 21 15 16 53
4 Al Kahrabaa 28 14 8 6 40 29 14 6 5 3 18 14 14 8 3 3 22 15 11 50
5 Al Talaba 27 12 8 7 35 27 13 6 4 3 16 12 14 6 4 4 19 15 8 44
6 Duhok 27 10 10 7 23 25 13 6 5 2 13 9 14 4 5 5 10 16 -2 40
7 Al Najaf 27 10 9 8 32 28 14 6 3 5 22 18 13 4 6 3 10 10 4 39
8 Erbil 27 10 8 9 28 28 13 6 3 4 13 13 14 4 5 5 15 15 0 38
9 Naft Maysan 27 10 8 9 29 37 14 7 5 2 15 13 13 3 3 7 14 24 -8 38
10 Al Karkh 27 10 7 10 32 28 14 6 3 5 20 17 13 4 4 5 12 11 4 37
11 Al Hudod 27 7 16 4 28 24 13 3 9 1 14 10 14 4 7 3 14 14 4 37
12 Karbala 27 10 7 10 25 22 14 8 4 2 19 9 13 2 3 8 6 13 3 37
13 Newroz SC 28 9 8 11 31 32 14 7 3 4 22 17 14 2 5 7 9 15 -1 35
14 Naft Al-Janoob 27 7 12 8 24 26 13 4 4 5 11 13 14 3 8 3 13 13 -2 33
15 Naft Al-Wasat 27 5 17 5 20 19 14 3 9 2 11 9 13 2 8 3 9 10 1 32
16 Zakho 27 7 9 11 24 26 13 4 6 3 11 10 14 3 3 8 13 16 -2 30
17 Al-Qasim 28 5 10 13 21 31 14 2 5 7 6 13 14 3 5 6 15 18 -10 25
18 Naft 27 4 9 14 25 39 14 2 5 7 16 21 13 2 4 7 9 18 -14 21
19 Al Sinaah 27 5 5 17 16 39 14 3 3 8 9 17 13 2 2 9 7 22 -23 20
20 Al Diwaniya 27 1 5 21 16 52 13 1 2 10 7 28 14 0 3 11 9 24 -36 8

Table
  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 Shorta 27 16 7 4 45 21 14 10 4 0 23 7 13 6 3 4 22 14 24 55
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 27 15 8 4 39 16 14 7 4 3 18 10 13 8 4 1 21 6 23 53
3 Al Zawra'a 28 14 11 3 41 25 13 8 5 0 20 10 15 6 6 3 21 15 16 53
4 Al Kahrabaa 28 14 8 6 40 29 14 6 5 3 18 14 14 8 3 3 22 15 11 50
5 Al Talaba 27 12 8 7 35 27 13 6 4 3 16 12 14 6 4 4 19 15 8 44
6 Duhok 27 10 10 7 23 25 13 6 5 2 13 9 14 4 5 5 10 16 -2 40
7 Al Najaf 27 10 9 8 32 28 14 6 3 5 22 18 13 4 6 3 10 10 4 39
8 Erbil 27 10 8 9 28 28 13 6 3 4 13 13 14 4 5 5 15 15 0 38
9 Naft Maysan 27 10 8 9 29 37 14 7 5 2 15 13 13 3 3 7 14 24 -8 38
10 Al Karkh 27 10 7 10 32 28 14 6 3 5 20 17 13 4 4 5 12 11 4 37
11 Al Hudod 27 7 16 4 28 24 13 3 9 1 14 10 14 4 7 3 14 14 4 37
12 Karbala 27 10 7 10 25 22 14 8 4 2 19 9 13 2 3 8 6 13 3 37
13 Newroz SC 28 9 8 11 31 32 14 7 3 4 22 17 14 2 5 7 9 15 -1 35
14 Naft Al-Janoob 27 7 12 8 24 26 13 4 4 5 11 13 14 3 8 3 13 13 -2 33
15 Naft Al-Wasat 27 5 17 5 20 19 14 3 9 2 11 9 13 2 8 3 9 10 1 32
16 Zakho 27 7 9 11 24 26 13 4 6 3 11 10 14 3 3 8 13 16 -2 30
17 Al-Qasim 28 5 10 13 21 31 14 2 5 7 6 13 14 3 5 6 15 18 -10 25
18 Naft 27 4 9 14 25 39 14 2 5 7 16 21 13 2 4 7 9 18 -14 21
19 Al Sinaah 27 5 5 17 16 39 14 3 3 8 9 17 13 2 2 9 7 22 -23 20
20 Al Diwaniya 27 1 5 21 16 52 13 1 2 10 7 28 14 0 3 11 9 24 -36 8

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