Al Minaa Basra opposes Al Shorta match

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Thu 02.June
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al Faihaa Stadium (10000 seats)

The visiting Al Shorta side should be front runners at Al Minaa Basra, as the away side have a 58 point advantage from their 33 league matches this season.

Insights:
  • Al Minaa Basra have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (58) in Iraqi League

Shorta have already won the Iraqi League. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Iraqi League game only four days ago.

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Al Minaa Basra form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Iraqi League this season. Al Minaa Basra have only managed 1 win, 11 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Al Faihaa Stadium. Three draws in a row here at Al Faihaa Stadium for Al Minaa Basra, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.

Minaa are returning here after visiting Baghdad and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Al Zawra'a that finished 1-1.

Al Minaa Basra have scored 15 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. Al Minaa Basra's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Al Shorta form and stats

Al Shorta have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 43 points collected from 16 Iraqi League games. 14 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the record so far. Shorta have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Al Shorta have a lot to prove after their unexpected defeat (1-2) to Al Karkh in their previous match, played at home.

Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Newroz SC.

Al Shorta are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 30 times in 16 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Al Shorta as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Al Shorta - Minaa 3-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Al Minaa Basra victories, two draws and six Al Shorta wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Al Minaa Basra missing players

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Total First Half Second Half
Al Minaa Basra Al Shorta
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 5 16 33
2 1 0 Won W 5 14 26
18 11 4 Drew D 0 1 4
13 4 0 Lost L 0 1 3
26 15 5 Scored S 11 30 58
43 17 5 Conceded C 1 8 19
85% 81% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
70% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 69% 64%
30% 25% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 44% 45%
15% 12% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 19% 21%
6% 6% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
58% 56% 75% BTTS BTTS 20% 38% 36%
21% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 80% 62% 64%
36% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 6%
 
5.2 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.7 6.1
4 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 2.7 2.6
1.9 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.7 4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5 9.8 10.3
2 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.1 3.2
22% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 133% 76% 51%
 
7.7 6 0 Shots against (avg) S A 3.5 6.8 6.5
4 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0.5 2.6 2.6
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Minaa Basra have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Al Shorta have scored more than double the goals of Al Minaa Basra.
  • Al Shorta have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most clean sheets (20) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most points (43) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most points from losing position (16) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (30) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (58) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the the best goal difference (+22) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the the best goal difference (+39) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al Shorta haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 26 4 3 58 19 17 12 3 2 28 11 16 14 1 1 30 8 39 82
2 Al Talaba 33 20 5 8 49 27 16 11 3 2 30 13 17 9 2 6 19 14 22 65
3 Naft Al-Wasat 33 17 11 5 47 28 16 10 4 2 26 11 17 7 7 3 21 17 19 62
4 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 34 18 8 8 44 28 17 13 2 2 28 12 17 5 6 6 16 16 16 62
5 Al Zawra'a 33 14 14 5 36 21 16 10 3 3 22 10 17 4 11 2 14 11 15 56
6 Naft 33 13 14 6 30 20 17 7 7 3 18 10 16 6 7 3 12 10 10 53
7 Al Najaf 33 14 9 10 34 29 16 6 6 4 15 14 17 8 3 6 19 15 5 51
8 Newroz SC 33 12 9 12 38 39 17 9 5 3 22 14 16 3 4 9 16 25 -1 45
9 Zakho 33 10 14 9 29 25 16 4 7 5 11 11 17 6 7 4 18 14 4 44
10 Al Kahrabaa 33 11 10 12 32 32 17 7 4 6 20 17 16 4 6 6 12 15 0 43
11 Naft Al-Janoob 33 10 11 12 35 37 16 5 8 3 15 14 17 5 3 9 20 23 -2 41
12 Erbil 33 10 9 14 31 37 18 9 2 7 23 18 15 1 7 7 8 19 -6 39
13 Naft Maysan 33 8 13 12 23 31 17 6 5 6 18 19 16 2 8 6 5 12 -8 37
14 Baghdad 34 8 12 14 27 33 18 3 10 5 13 14 16 5 2 9 14 19 -6 36
15 Al Karkh 33 6 17 10 28 33 17 2 9 6 13 17 16 4 8 4 15 16 -5 35
16 Al Sinaah 33 7 13 13 24 32 16 5 4 7 11 11 17 2 9 6 13 21 -8 34
17 Al-Qasim 33 6 15 12 29 44 16 5 9 2 14 13 17 1 6 10 15 31 -15 33
18 Al Diwaniya 33 7 8 18 29 49 16 5 5 6 21 19 17 2 3 12 8 30 -20 29
19 Al Minaa Basra 33 2 18 13 26 43 16 1 11 4 15 17 17 1 7 9 11 26 -17 24
20 Samaraa 33 1 8 24 18 60 16 1 4 11 12 27 17 0 4 13 6 33 -42 11

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 26 4 3 58 19 17 12 3 2 28 11 16 14 1 1 30 8 39 82
2 Al Talaba 33 20 5 8 49 27 16 11 3 2 30 13 17 9 2 6 19 14 22 65
3 Naft Al-Wasat 33 17 11 5 47 28 16 10 4 2 26 11 17 7 7 3 21 17 19 62
4 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 34 18 8 8 44 28 17 13 2 2 28 12 17 5 6 6 16 16 16 62
5 Al Zawra'a 33 14 14 5 36 21 16 10 3 3 22 10 17 4 11 2 14 11 15 56
6 Naft 33 13 14 6 30 20 17 7 7 3 18 10 16 6 7 3 12 10 10 53
7 Al Najaf 33 14 9 10 34 29 16 6 6 4 15 14 17 8 3 6 19 15 5 51
8 Newroz SC 33 12 9 12 38 39 17 9 5 3 22 14 16 3 4 9 16 25 -1 45
9 Zakho 33 10 14 9 29 25 16 4 7 5 11 11 17 6 7 4 18 14 4 44
10 Al Kahrabaa 33 11 10 12 32 32 17 7 4 6 20 17 16 4 6 6 12 15 0 43
11 Naft Al-Janoob 33 10 11 12 35 37 16 5 8 3 15 14 17 5 3 9 20 23 -2 41
12 Erbil 33 10 9 14 31 37 18 9 2 7 23 18 15 1 7 7 8 19 -6 39
13 Naft Maysan 33 8 13 12 23 31 17 6 5 6 18 19 16 2 8 6 5 12 -8 37
14 Baghdad 34 8 12 14 27 33 18 3 10 5 13 14 16 5 2 9 14 19 -6 36
15 Al Karkh 33 6 17 10 28 33 17 2 9 6 13 17 16 4 8 4 15 16 -5 35
16 Al Sinaah 33 7 13 13 24 32 16 5 4 7 11 11 17 2 9 6 13 21 -8 34
17 Al-Qasim 33 6 15 12 29 44 16 5 9 2 14 13 17 1 6 10 15 31 -15 33
18 Al Diwaniya 33 7 8 18 29 49 16 5 5 6 21 19 17 2 3 12 8 30 -20 29
19 Al Minaa Basra 33 2 18 13 26 43 16 1 11 4 15 17 17 1 7 9 11 26 -17 24
20 Samaraa 33 1 8 24 18 60 16 1 4 11 12 27 17 0 4 13 6 33 -42 11

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