Al Karkh vs Al Talaba: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Fri 30.Jun
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Karkh Stadium (6000 seats)

Al Karkh will want to draw on their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opposition. The home side are currently 12 points behind Al Talaba.

Insights:
  • Al Karkh have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Talaba have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Iraqi League

It's quite the trip for Al Talaba when visiting Al Karkh as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.

This promises to be an engrossing match with lots of fun and bustle as both contenders are well revitalized since they last played a game. Let's go!

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Al Karkh form and stats

The story so far in the Iraqi League for Al Karkh at their home stadium (Al-Karkh Stadium) is 6 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Karkh shared the glory with Erbil in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Naft.

Al Karkh are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Al Karkh have conceded 18 in these home matches.

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Al Talaba form and stats

As the visiting team in Iraqi League matches, Al Talaba have produced an overall stat of 8-4-4 so far. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Talaba are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Al Talaba are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the game against Naft Al-Basra (placed 15th).

A 1-2 loss hosting Al Quwa Al Jawiya before that.

Take note that 9 of this team's 11 most recent league rounds have ended with three or more goals.

Al Talaba find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league.

Head 2 Head

Al Talaba have not lost in the last 4 fixtures (2-2-0) against Karkh.

Al Karkh and Al Talaba have duelled before this season: Al Talaba - Al Karkh 2-0.

Al Karkh missing players

Al Talaba missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Karkh Al Talaba
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 11 3 Played P 6 14 30
8 5 1 Won W 2 6 13
9 4 1 Drew D 1 4 8
8 2 1 Lost L 3 4 9
26 16 5 Scored S 7 19 39
23 11 4 Conceded C 8 16 33
76% 82% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
56% 73% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 80%
40% 55% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 43% 43%
16% 27% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 21% 17%
8% 9% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
48% 73% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 57%
40% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 27%
36% 18% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 14% 17%
 
3.2 3.8 3 Corners for (avg) C F 1.8 2.8 4.2
3.6 4.4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0.7 2.2 2.7
2 2.1 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.1 1.5
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
6.3 8.9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 4.3 4.5 7.2
2.2 2.8 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.2 1.5 1.8
46% 52% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 89% 70%
 
6.3 9 14 Shots against (avg) S A 4.7 5.6 5.7
2 2.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 1.7 1.6
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Karkh have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Talaba have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Iraqi League
  • Al Talaba have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Iraqi League
  • Al Talaba have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al Talaba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 33 21 7 5 55 22 16 11 4 1 24 8 17 10 3 4 31 14 33 70
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 33 19 8 6 54 23 17 9 4 4 29 14 16 10 4 2 25 9 31 65
3 Al Zawra'a 33 16 12 5 46 29 16 9 5 2 23 13 17 7 7 3 23 16 17 60
4 Al Talaba 33 16 8 9 45 34 17 8 4 5 23 18 16 8 4 4 22 16 11 56
5 Al Kahrabaa 33 15 10 8 43 33 16 6 6 4 18 15 17 9 4 4 25 18 10 55
6 Al Najaf 33 13 10 10 40 36 17 7 4 6 23 23 16 6 6 4 17 13 4 49
7 Erbil 33 12 10 11 35 35 16 7 5 4 15 13 17 5 5 7 20 22 0 46
8 Duhok 33 11 13 9 29 32 16 7 6 3 18 14 17 4 7 6 11 18 -3 46
9 Karbala 33 12 9 12 33 32 17 8 6 3 21 14 16 4 3 9 12 18 1 45
10 Al Karkh 33 11 11 11 36 32 17 6 6 5 21 18 16 5 5 6 15 14 4 44
11 Newroz SC 33 12 8 13 38 37 16 9 3 4 26 19 17 3 5 9 12 18 1 44
12 Naft Maysan 33 11 11 11 37 46 17 8 7 2 20 17 16 3 4 9 17 29 -9 44
13 Al Hudod 33 8 19 6 34 32 17 4 10 3 18 16 16 4 9 3 16 16 2 43
14 Zakho 33 8 13 12 32 34 16 5 7 4 15 14 17 3 6 8 17 20 -2 37
15 Naft Al-Basra 33 8 13 12 30 36 16 4 4 8 12 21 17 4 9 4 18 15 -6 37
16 Naft Al-Wasat 33 5 21 7 23 24 17 3 11 3 13 12 16 2 10 4 10 12 -1 36
17 Al-Qasim 33 7 13 13 26 33 17 4 6 7 11 15 16 3 7 6 15 18 -7 34
18 Naft 33 7 10 16 34 48 17 3 6 8 20 26 16 4 4 8 14 22 -14 31
19 Al Sinaah 33 7 6 20 23 46 16 4 3 9 12 18 17 3 3 11 11 28 -23 27
20 Al Diwaniya 33 2 6 25 23 72 16 2 2 12 10 36 17 0 4 13 13 36 -49 12

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 33 21 7 5 55 22 16 11 4 1 24 8 17 10 3 4 31 14 33 70
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 33 19 8 6 54 23 17 9 4 4 29 14 16 10 4 2 25 9 31 65
3 Al Zawra'a 33 16 12 5 46 29 16 9 5 2 23 13 17 7 7 3 23 16 17 60
4 Al Talaba 33 16 8 9 45 34 17 8 4 5 23 18 16 8 4 4 22 16 11 56
5 Al Kahrabaa 33 15 10 8 43 33 16 6 6 4 18 15 17 9 4 4 25 18 10 55
6 Al Najaf 33 13 10 10 40 36 17 7 4 6 23 23 16 6 6 4 17 13 4 49
7 Erbil 33 12 10 11 35 35 16 7 5 4 15 13 17 5 5 7 20 22 0 46
8 Duhok 33 11 13 9 29 32 16 7 6 3 18 14 17 4 7 6 11 18 -3 46
9 Karbala 33 12 9 12 33 32 17 8 6 3 21 14 16 4 3 9 12 18 1 45
10 Al Karkh 33 11 11 11 36 32 17 6 6 5 21 18 16 5 5 6 15 14 4 44
11 Newroz SC 33 12 8 13 38 37 16 9 3 4 26 19 17 3 5 9 12 18 1 44
12 Naft Maysan 33 11 11 11 37 46 17 8 7 2 20 17 16 3 4 9 17 29 -9 44
13 Al Hudod 33 8 19 6 34 32 17 4 10 3 18 16 16 4 9 3 16 16 2 43
14 Zakho 33 8 13 12 32 34 16 5 7 4 15 14 17 3 6 8 17 20 -2 37
15 Naft Al-Basra 33 8 13 12 30 36 16 4 4 8 12 21 17 4 9 4 18 15 -6 37
16 Naft Al-Wasat 33 5 21 7 23 24 17 3 11 3 13 12 16 2 10 4 10 12 -1 36
17 Al-Qasim 33 7 13 13 26 33 17 4 6 7 11 15 16 3 7 6 15 18 -7 34
18 Naft 33 7 10 16 34 48 17 3 6 8 20 26 16 4 4 8 14 22 -14 31
19 Al Sinaah 33 7 6 20 23 46 16 4 3 9 12 18 17 3 3 11 11 28 -23 27
20 Al Diwaniya 33 2 6 25 23 72 16 2 2 12 10 36 17 0 4 13 13 36 -49 12

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