Al Quwa Al Jawiya have excelled Al Shorta so far, but every match opens at 0-0. Here's all the facts you need before kickoff:
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have the the best goal difference (+8) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most points from losing position (5) 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.
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 Quwa Al Jawiya form and stats
Al Quwa Al Jawiya have collected seven points from their first three Iraqi League games here at Al-Shaab Stadium, a promising start.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. Abdulraheem was the last player to find the net. Nothing to worry about in defence for Al Quwa Al Jawiya, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 306 minutes in the Iraqi League.
An away draw last time out for Jawiya, facing Duhok in a game that ended 0-0.
In the match before that, Al Quwa Al Jawiya hosted Al Hudod and drew the game 0-0.Al Quwa Al Jawiya are traveling soon after this match as the Iraqi League match at Al Diwaniya awaits in four days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Al Quwa Al Jawiya at home in the league. 3 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 3 matches.
Al Shorta form and stats
Things could have gone better for Al Shorta in their Iraqi League away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
There were no winners in Shorta's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Al Talaba (placed 5th).
Prior to that match, the Al Shorta manager Ilić faced defeat when travelling to Erbil and losing 0-1.{3 goals} so far away for Al Shorta, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 3 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Al Quwa Al Jawiya wins - draws - Al Shorta wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.
Al Quwa Al Jawiya missing players
Al Shorta missing players
| Al Quwa Al Jawiya | Al Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 71% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 7.8 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.5 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| 6.2 | 5.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 16% | 19% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 55% |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 2 |
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have not yet lost a game.
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have the the best goal difference (+8) in Iraqi League
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Shorta have the most points from losing position (5) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 Quwa Al Jawiya | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Al Kahrabaa | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Al Najaf | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Al Talaba | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Al Hudod | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Naft Maysan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Al Shorta | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Al Karkh | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Duhok | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Wasat | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Janoob | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Newroz SC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Al-Qasim | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Erbil | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Karbala | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Zakho | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 18 | Naft | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 19 | Al Diwaniya | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 1 |
| 20 | Al Sinaah | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 1 |
