Soccer match preview: Al Shorta confident before travelling to Al Sinaah

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Thu 25.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al Sina'a Stadium (6000 seats)

Al Sinaah will hope that their home advantage is enough to get a result from this grim meeting, vs sparkling Al Shorta.

Insights:
  • Al Sinaah have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Iraqi League

This is a local fight, usually meaning extra pressure and importance.

Al Sinaah 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.

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Al Sinaah form and stats

Al Sinaah's results here at Al Sina'a Stadium in the Iraqi League have been very modest with 3 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats.

The club members are hoping that Al Sinaah will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Duhok (placed 6th).

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Al Hudod.

It should be noted that a look at the 15 most recent league games shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al Sinaah here at Al Sina'a Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 14 games). On the other hand, Sinaah have conceded 17 goals.

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Al Shorta form and stats

Playing away, Al Shorta have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Iraqi League this season. Momentum is building for Al Shorta in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Al Shorta have a lot to prove after their unexpected defeat (0-1) to Al Karkh in their previous game, played at home. That loss was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points.

Prior to that result Shorta won their away game at Naft Al-Basra. The scoreline was 2-0.

Stats flash: 8 of the latest 10 league matches involving this team have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).

The travelling fans enjoy Al Shorta's attacking play in away games, having scored 24 goals in 14 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

The 8 most recent matches involving these two teams have all ended as Al Shorta victories. Are we destined for another one?

Al Shorta - Al Sinaah 4-0 was the scoreline in these teams' previous head-to-head game, played this season.

Al Sinaah missing players

Al Shorta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Sinaah Al Shorta
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 5 14 29
6 3 0 Won W 4 7 17
5 3 0 Drew D 0 3 7
18 8 4 Lost L 1 4 5
18 9 1 Scored S 9 24 47
42 17 8 Conceded C 2 14 22
83% 79% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
59% 43% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 79% 66%
38% 29% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 57% 48%
21% 21% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 24%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
24% 29% 25% BTTS BTTS 20% 50% 45%
28% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 29% 41%
66% 64% 75% Failed to Score F T 20% 21% 17%
 
4 5.6 7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 3.4 4.1
4 4.9 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 0.8 3.5 3.2
2.1 2.3 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.2 0.8 1.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
7.2 8.6 6.8 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4.5 6.8
2.3 2.4 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 2.4
28% 26% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 173% 68%
 
7.3 7.6 8 Shots against (avg) S A 0 3.3 4.4
2.8 2.9 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 1.1 1.7
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Shorta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta have scored more than double the goals of Al Sinaah.
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (24) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al Shorta haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Al Sinaah have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al Sinaah have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Iraqi League
  • Al Sinaah have won significantly more 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 Quwa Al Jawiya 29 17 8 4 50 18 15 8 4 3 27 12 14 9 4 1 23 6 32 59
2 Al Shorta 29 17 7 5 47 22 15 10 4 1 23 8 14 7 3 4 24 14 25 58
3 Al Zawra'a 30 15 12 3 45 27 14 9 5 0 23 11 16 6 7 3 22 16 18 57
4 Al Kahrabaa 30 14 9 7 40 30 15 6 6 3 18 14 15 8 3 4 22 16 10 51
5 Al Talaba 30 14 8 8 41 31 15 7 4 4 20 15 15 7 4 4 21 16 10 50
6 Duhok 30 11 12 7 26 26 15 7 6 2 16 10 15 4 6 5 10 16 0 45
7 Al Najaf 30 11 9 10 34 31 15 7 3 5 23 18 15 4 6 5 11 13 3 42
8 Naft Maysan 30 11 9 10 33 41 16 8 6 2 18 15 14 3 3 8 15 26 -8 42
9 Al Karkh 29 11 8 10 33 28 15 6 4 5 20 17 14 5 4 5 13 11 5 41
10 Al Hudod 30 8 17 5 32 28 15 4 9 2 16 12 15 4 8 3 16 16 4 41
11 Karbala 30 11 8 11 29 27 16 9 5 2 22 11 14 2 3 9 7 16 2 41
12 Erbil 30 10 9 11 30 34 14 6 4 4 13 13 16 4 5 7 17 21 -4 39
13 Newroz SC 30 10 8 12 33 34 15 8 3 4 24 18 15 2 5 8 9 16 -1 38
14 Naft Al-Basra 29 8 12 9 28 28 14 4 4 6 11 15 15 4 8 3 17 13 0 36
15 Naft Al-Wasat 29 5 18 6 21 21 15 3 9 3 12 11 14 2 9 3 9 10 0 33
16 Zakho 30 7 12 11 29 31 14 4 7 3 13 12 16 3 5 8 16 19 -2 33
17 Al-Qasim 30 6 11 13 24 32 15 3 5 7 9 14 15 3 6 6 15 18 -8 29
18 Naft 29 5 9 15 27 42 15 2 5 8 16 23 14 3 4 7 11 19 -15 24
19 Al Sinaah 29 6 5 18 18 42 14 3 3 8 9 17 15 3 2 10 9 25 -24 23
20 Al Diwaniya 29 1 5 23 18 65 14 1 2 11 7 32 15 0 3 12 11 33 -47 8

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 Quwa Al Jawiya 29 17 8 4 50 18 15 8 4 3 27 12 14 9 4 1 23 6 32 59
2 Al Shorta 29 17 7 5 47 22 15 10 4 1 23 8 14 7 3 4 24 14 25 58
3 Al Zawra'a 30 15 12 3 45 27 14 9 5 0 23 11 16 6 7 3 22 16 18 57
4 Al Kahrabaa 30 14 9 7 40 30 15 6 6 3 18 14 15 8 3 4 22 16 10 51
5 Al Talaba 30 14 8 8 41 31 15 7 4 4 20 15 15 7 4 4 21 16 10 50
6 Duhok 30 11 12 7 26 26 15 7 6 2 16 10 15 4 6 5 10 16 0 45
7 Al Najaf 30 11 9 10 34 31 15 7 3 5 23 18 15 4 6 5 11 13 3 42
8 Naft Maysan 30 11 9 10 33 41 16 8 6 2 18 15 14 3 3 8 15 26 -8 42
9 Al Karkh 29 11 8 10 33 28 15 6 4 5 20 17 14 5 4 5 13 11 5 41
10 Al Hudod 30 8 17 5 32 28 15 4 9 2 16 12 15 4 8 3 16 16 4 41
11 Karbala 30 11 8 11 29 27 16 9 5 2 22 11 14 2 3 9 7 16 2 41
12 Erbil 30 10 9 11 30 34 14 6 4 4 13 13 16 4 5 7 17 21 -4 39
13 Newroz SC 30 10 8 12 33 34 15 8 3 4 24 18 15 2 5 8 9 16 -1 38
14 Naft Al-Basra 29 8 12 9 28 28 14 4 4 6 11 15 15 4 8 3 17 13 0 36
15 Naft Al-Wasat 29 5 18 6 21 21 15 3 9 3 12 11 14 2 9 3 9 10 0 33
16 Zakho 30 7 12 11 29 31 14 4 7 3 13 12 16 3 5 8 16 19 -2 33
17 Al-Qasim 30 6 11 13 24 32 15 3 5 7 9 14 15 3 6 6 15 18 -8 29
18 Naft 29 5 9 15 27 42 15 2 5 8 16 23 14 3 4 7 11 19 -15 24
19 Al Sinaah 29 6 5 18 18 42 14 3 3 8 9 17 15 3 2 10 9 25 -24 23
20 Al Diwaniya 29 1 5 23 18 65 14 1 2 11 7 32 15 0 3 12 11 33 -47 8

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