Al-Qasim will cross fingers that their home comfort is enough to get all three points from this difficult dispute, against frisky Al Shorta.
- Al-Qasim have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Al Shorta have the most scored goals (21) in Iraqi League
Al-Qasim and Al Shorta should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Al-Qasim form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Iraqi League this season. Al-Qasim have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Karbala Stadium. When Al-Qasim hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Al Zawra'a, Duhok, Al Kahrabaa, Al Quwa Al Jawiya and Al Talaba), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Al-Qasim are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Duhok.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Al Hudod that ended 0-0.Al-Qasim have scored {3 league goals} here from 6 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Al-Qasim have conceded only 5 goals. When Al-Qasim hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Naft, Al Sinaah, Zakho, Erbil, Newroz SC and Al Diwaniya), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Al Shorta form and stats
Playing away, Al Shorta, who have the most scored goals (21) in Iraqi League, have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Iraqi League this season.
Al Shorta go into this game after a win, the home game against Al Najaf that ended 1-0.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Newroz SC that ended 2-2.Al Shorta have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 8 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Shorta have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Al Shorta have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (3-1-0) when playing Al-Qasim.Al-Qasim missing players
Al Shorta missing players
| Al-Qasim | Al Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 79% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 64% |
| 43% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 7% |
| 43% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 57% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 14% |
| 3.6 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6 | 6.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3 | 3 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7.6 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0.5 | 6.8 | 8.7 |
| 2.2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 36% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 167% | 46% |
| 6.6 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2 | 2.2 |
- Al Shorta have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Al Shorta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals away as Al-Qasim have scored home.
- Al Shorta have the most scored goals (21) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Shorta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Shorta is in the best form (4-2-0) in Iraqi League
- Al-Qasim have won significantly less corners at home than 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 Zawra'a | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Al Kahrabaa | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Al Talaba | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Duhok | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Al Shorta | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 22 |
| 9 | Al Karkh | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 10 | Al Hudod | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Wasat | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 13 | Karbala | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Newroz SC | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 15 | Zakho | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 17 | Erbil | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Naft | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 19 | Al Sinaah | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -16 | 6 |
| 20 | Al Diwaniya | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -21 | 2 |
