Stumbling Al-Qasim need to pull off a small shock when they host high-flying Al Talaba in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 2nd and the home regulars will have not-so-high expectations.
- Al-Qasim have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Al Talaba have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Iraqi League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al-Qasim form and stats
Al-Qasim have collected 24 points from their Iraqi League home games so far after 5-9-1.
Al-Qasim's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Al Diwaniya (placed 18th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
Heartbreak before that as Al-Qasim lost 1-2 at Al Najaf's place.Al-Qasim aren't scoring a lot here at Al Naft Stadium in the league, with only 13 goals from 15 games. Al-Qasim are not conceding a lot of goals here at Al Naft Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 15 matches.
Al Talaba form and stats
8-2-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Talaba in their Iraqi League matches away. Talaba seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Al Talaba won their last game, 3-1 versus Al Sinaah played at home.
Prior to that match, the Al Talaba manager faced defeat when travelling to Al Quwa Al Jawiya and losing 1-2.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Talaba have scored 17 goals in 16 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Al Talaba are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head meeting ended Al Talaba - Al-Qasim 1-1, played this season. Stats for the former three meetings between these two squads are: zero wins for Al-Qasim, one draw and two wins for Al Talaba. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.Al-Qasim missing players
Al Talaba missing players
| Al-Qasim | Al Talaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 27 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | 44 |
| 39 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| 81% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 58% | 47% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 44% | 55% |
| 39% | 27% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 38% | 45% |
| 23% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 23% |
| 13% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 48% | 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 31% | 39% |
| 32% | 53% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 44% | 45% |
| 39% | 40% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 31% | 23% |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| 1.8 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.3 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 47% |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.3 | 8.9 |
| 1.8 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
- Al Talaba have the most scored goals in the first half (22) 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 Shorta | 31 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 82 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 59 |
| 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-Janoob | 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 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -12 | 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 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 29 | -27 | 25 |
| 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 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 23 | -33 | 11 |
