The guesting Al Zawra'a side are thought to be front runners at Al Karkh, as the away side enjoy a 23 point advantage from their 29 league games this season.
- Al Zawra'a have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Iraqi League
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Al Karkh form and stats
Al Karkh's results here at Al-Karkh Stadium in the Iraqi League have been very modest with 1 victory, 8 draws and 6 defeats.
The fans are hoping that Al Karkh will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Newroz SC (placed 12th).
Ahead of that match, Karkh won a home game hosting Naft Maysan (1-0).Al Karkh aren't scoring a lot here at Al-Karkh Stadium in the league, with only 11 goals from 15 games. 16 goals have been conceded.
Al Zawra'a form and stats
4 wins, 9 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Al Zawra'a, who have the most clean sheets (9) away in Iraqi League, playing as the away team in the Iraqi League this season.
Zawra'a go into this game after a win, the home game against Naft Al-Janoob that ended 2-1.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Newroz SC that ended 0-0.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Zawra'a as they have only managed to score 12 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Al Zawra'a as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Al Zawra'a - Karkh 2-1 entered in the official records. Head-to-head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Al Karkh won two games, two matches ended in a draw and Al Zawra'a got six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenAl Karkh missing players
Al Zawra'a missing players
| Al Karkh | Al Zawra'a | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 29 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 31 |
| 31 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 76% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 67% | 76% |
| 55% | 60% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 40% | 52% |
| 38% | 27% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 34% |
| 17% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 7% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 52% | 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 27% | 34% |
| 31% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 60% | 55% |
| 41% | 33% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 47% | 34% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.6 | 9.6 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 10.4 | 11.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 22% | 21% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 33% | 40% |
| 7.5 | 6.3 | 4.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
- Al Zawra'a have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Iraqi League
- Al Zawra'a have the most clean sheets (9) away in Iraqi League
| 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 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 73 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 56 |
| 3 | Naft Al-Wasat | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 54 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 48 |
| 6 | Naft | 29 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 46 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Zakho | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 40 |
| 9 | Erbil | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 36 |
| 10 | Al Kahrabaa | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -2 | 35 |
| 12 | Newroz SC | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 35 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 35 |
| 14 | Baghdad | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 33 |
| 15 | Al Sinaah | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 33 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 29 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -12 | 30 |
| 17 | Al Karkh | 29 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -7 | 27 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 28 | -26 | 24 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 29 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -18 | 18 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 29 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 45 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 20 | -29 | 11 |
