Al Karkh have some work to do from their 17th spot, and the job starts vs Baghdad. Read more!
- Baghdad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning added mental strain and importance.
Both squads have had adequate rest since their previous competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic fixture!
Al Karkh form and stats
Al Karkh's struggle is real here at Al-Karkh Stadium with only 12 points collected from 16 Iraqi League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-9-6.
Karim was the last player to score a league goal for Al Karkh and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Karkh haven't scored in 237 minutes. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 193 minutes.
An away draw last time out for Al Karkh, facing Al Minaa Basra in a game that ended 0-0.
In the match before that, Al Karkh hosted Al Zawra'a and drew the game 0-0.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Karkh here at Al-Karkh Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 16 games).
Baghdad form and stats
The visitors are W5-D2-L8 on the road this term. That's in the Iraqi League.
The attacking players of Baghdad have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 270 minutes.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Baghdad, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Newroz SC (placed 9th).
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Al Quwa Al Jawiya.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Baghdad as they have only managed to score 13 times from 15 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Baghdad have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Baghdad - Karkh 0-0 was the end result in these squads' previous h2h game, earlier this season. Data for the last ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: zero wins for Al Karkh, four draws and six wins for Baghdad. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.Al Karkh missing players
Baghdad missing players
| Al Karkh | Baghdad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 26 |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 30 |
| 71% | 81% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 93% | 81% |
| 52% | 56% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 62% |
| 35% | 25% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 33% | 25% |
| 16% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 38% |
| 35% | 25% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 38% |
| 45% | 38% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 44% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.6 | 9.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 22% | 21% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 43% | 35% |
| 7.5 | 6.3 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 9 | 9.6 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
- Baghdad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Baghdad have won significantly less corners away then 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 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 82 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 62 |
| 3 | Naft Al-Wasat | 31 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 58 |
| 4 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 56 |
| 5 | Al Zawra'a | 31 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 54 |
| 6 | Naft | 31 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 49 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 48 |
| 8 | Zakho | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 43 |
| 9 | Newroz SC | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -3 | 39 |
| 10 | Naft Al-Basra | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 38 |
| 11 | Al Kahrabaa | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 37 |
| 12 | Baghdad | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Erbil | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Naft Maysan | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 36 |
| 15 | Al Sinaah | 31 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 34 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 32 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -13 | 33 |
| 17 | Al Karkh | 31 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -7 | 29 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 29 | -20 | 28 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 31 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -18 | 20 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 32 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 57 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 30 | -40 | 11 |
