Can Al Kahrabaa surprise Al Shorta in their own stadium?

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Mon 14.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shaab Stadium (40000 seats)

Al Shorta are enjoying their 1st, while Al Kahrabaa are lingering 32 points behind in the league table. Can they decrease the gap?

Insights:
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (38) in Iraqi League
  • Al Kahrabaa have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Iraqi League

This should be an engaging match with lots of fun and excitement as both teams are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Al Shorta form and stats

Home games in the Iraqi League have been a walk in the park for Al Shorta so far, with 26 points won from 10 matches; 8 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Shorta haven’t lost a league-game in 20 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Al Talaba, 146 days ago.

A good away victory last time out for Al Shorta, who won 1-0 against Al Talaba (placed 4th).

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Al Diwaniya.

Shorta have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Al-Shaab Stadium with 18 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, Al Shorta have conceded only 6 goals.

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Al Kahrabaa form and stats

Al Kahrabaa have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 2-3-5 (10 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Kahrabaa, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Al Kahrabaa had fun at their own home (Al-Shaab Stadium) last time out, beating Baghdad 2-1.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Al Minaa Basra.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Kahrabaa as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Kahrabaa in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved encountered each other previously this campaign: Al Kahrabaa - Al Shorta 0-2. Head to head totals (for the former ten meetings): Shorta won six games, three matches ended with a draw and Al Kahrabaa managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Al Shorta missing players

Al Kahrabaa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Shorta Al Kahrabaa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 4 10 20
18 8 2 Won W 0 2 6
2 2 1 Drew D 2 3 6
0 0 0 Lost L 2 5 8
38 18 7 Scored S 3 8 19
11 6 4 Conceded C 6 12 22
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 90% 85%
60% 60% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 70% 70%
50% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 30% 35%
30% 30% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 10% 15%
10% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 40% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 40%
60% 60% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 30% 40%
5% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 35%
 
6.1 7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 3.8 4.9
2.3 2.3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 2 2.8 3.8
1.5 2.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.6 10.7 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 8.2 7.2
3.4 4.6 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.8 2.4
55% 44% 64% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 67% 42%
 
5.7 6.3 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 4.7 6.2 6.7
2 2.6 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 1.8 2.5
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Kahrabaa have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Iraqi League
  • Al Kahrabaa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al Shorta have not yet lost a game.
  • Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Kahrabaa have scored away.
  • Al Shorta have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most clean sheets (12) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most points (26) at home in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most points from losing position (16) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (38) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the the best goal difference (+12) at home in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the the best goal difference (+27) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta is in the best form (6-0-0) in Iraqi League

  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 20 18 2 0 38 11 10 8 2 0 18 6 10 10 0 0 20 5 27 56
2 Al Zawra'a 20 11 6 3 27 15 9 7 0 2 15 7 11 4 6 1 12 8 12 39
3 Naft Al-Wasat 20 11 5 4 29 17 10 7 1 2 18 7 10 4 4 2 11 10 12 38
4 Al Talaba 20 11 4 5 27 16 10 6 3 1 16 7 10 5 1 4 11 9 11 37
5 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 20 10 5 5 25 15 10 7 2 1 16 6 10 3 3 4 9 9 10 35
6 Al Najaf 20 9 5 6 19 13 9 4 2 3 9 8 11 5 3 3 10 5 6 32
7 Zakho 20 7 9 4 18 12 9 3 4 2 7 5 11 4 5 2 11 7 6 30
8 Naft Al-Janoob 20 6 9 5 24 22 10 3 6 1 10 8 10 3 3 4 14 14 2 27
9 Naft 20 5 12 3 12 11 10 2 6 2 4 4 10 3 6 1 8 7 1 27
10 Erbil 20 6 6 8 19 21 11 5 2 4 14 9 9 1 4 4 5 12 -2 24
11 Al Sinaah 20 5 9 6 14 16 10 4 2 4 6 6 10 1 7 2 8 10 -2 24
12 Al Kahrabaa 20 6 6 8 19 22 10 4 3 3 11 10 10 2 3 5 8 12 -3 24
13 Naft Maysan 20 6 6 8 16 21 11 5 2 4 13 12 9 1 4 4 3 9 -5 24
14 Al-Qasim 20 3 12 5 17 23 10 3 7 0 9 6 10 0 5 5 8 17 -6 21
15 Newroz SC 20 5 5 10 18 26 10 3 4 3 9 11 10 2 1 7 9 15 -8 20
16 Baghdad 20 4 7 9 15 23 10 2 5 3 8 10 10 2 2 6 7 13 -8 19
17 Al Karkh 20 2 12 6 13 16 10 0 6 4 6 10 10 2 6 2 7 6 -3 18
18 Al Diwaniya 20 4 4 12 14 31 11 3 3 5 11 15 9 1 1 7 3 16 -17 16
19 Al Minaa Basra 20 1 11 8 15 26 10 1 7 2 10 10 10 0 4 6 5 16 -11 14
20 Samaraa 20 0 5 15 9 31 10 0 3 7 5 16 10 0 2 8 4 15 -22 5

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 20 18 2 0 38 11 10 8 2 0 18 6 10 10 0 0 20 5 27 56
2 Al Zawra'a 20 11 6 3 27 15 9 7 0 2 15 7 11 4 6 1 12 8 12 39
3 Naft Al-Wasat 20 11 5 4 29 17 10 7 1 2 18 7 10 4 4 2 11 10 12 38
4 Al Talaba 20 11 4 5 27 16 10 6 3 1 16 7 10 5 1 4 11 9 11 37
5 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 20 10 5 5 25 15 10 7 2 1 16 6 10 3 3 4 9 9 10 35
6 Al Najaf 20 9 5 6 19 13 9 4 2 3 9 8 11 5 3 3 10 5 6 32
7 Zakho 20 7 9 4 18 12 9 3 4 2 7 5 11 4 5 2 11 7 6 30
8 Naft Al-Janoob 20 6 9 5 24 22 10 3 6 1 10 8 10 3 3 4 14 14 2 27
9 Naft 20 5 12 3 12 11 10 2 6 2 4 4 10 3 6 1 8 7 1 27
10 Erbil 20 6 6 8 19 21 11 5 2 4 14 9 9 1 4 4 5 12 -2 24
11 Al Sinaah 20 5 9 6 14 16 10 4 2 4 6 6 10 1 7 2 8 10 -2 24
12 Al Kahrabaa 20 6 6 8 19 22 10 4 3 3 11 10 10 2 3 5 8 12 -3 24
13 Naft Maysan 20 6 6 8 16 21 11 5 2 4 13 12 9 1 4 4 3 9 -5 24
14 Al-Qasim 20 3 12 5 17 23 10 3 7 0 9 6 10 0 5 5 8 17 -6 21
15 Newroz SC 20 5 5 10 18 26 10 3 4 3 9 11 10 2 1 7 9 15 -8 20
16 Baghdad 20 4 7 9 15 23 10 2 5 3 8 10 10 2 2 6 7 13 -8 19
17 Al Karkh 20 2 12 6 13 16 10 0 6 4 6 10 10 2 6 2 7 6 -3 18
18 Al Diwaniya 20 4 4 12 14 31 11 3 3 5 11 15 9 1 1 7 3 16 -17 16
19 Al Minaa Basra 20 1 11 8 15 26 10 1 7 2 10 10 10 0 4 6 5 16 -11 14
20 Samaraa 20 0 5 15 9 31 10 0 3 7 5 16 10 0 2 8 4 15 -22 5

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