Football betting preview: Al Talaba vs Al Sinaah

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Tue 04.Jul
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shaab Stadium (40000 seats)

Iraqi League: Top-notch versus below average, at least based on the matches so far. Al Talaba - Al Sinaah. Home win or a surprise?

Insights:
  • Al Talaba have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Iraqi League
  • Al Sinaah have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Iraqi League

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Al Talaba form and stats

The overall Iraqi League statistics at home this season for Al Talaba are 8-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Al Talaba faced defeat in their previous match, away at Al Karkh (0-1).

Before that, Al Talaba had a home game versus Naft Al-Janoob which ended with a victory 2-1.

A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 16 latest league games reveals that 12 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.

The Al Talaba fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 17 matches. On the other hand, Talaba have conceded 18 goals.

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Al Sinaah form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Sinaah so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-11 (win-draw-lose).

Al Sinaah's previous game was their home loss versus Erbil (1-2).

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Naft Al-Wasat.

The attacking power of Al Sinaah when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 17 league matches away. Sinaah's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 28 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Al Talaba victories, three draws and one Al Sinaah win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Al Talaba missing players

Al Sinaah missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Talaba Al Sinaah
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 16 5 Played P 4 15 27
13 7 2 Won W 0 3 5
8 4 1 Drew D 0 3 5
10 5 2 Lost L 4 9 17
39 20 6 Scored S 0 11 18
34 17 6 Conceded C 12 23 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 85%
77% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 59%
42% 44% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 41%
16% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 19%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
55% 56% 80% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 33%
26% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 26%
19% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 100% 53% 56%
 
4.3 5.5 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2.1 4.2
2.7 3.1 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 2.8 3.7
1.5 1.9 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.1 9.5 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 3.7 5.5 7.8
1.8 2.1 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.1 2.5
67% 58% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 28%
 
5.8 5.8 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 6.3 6.6 7.3
1.6 1.5 1.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 2.4 2.6
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Sinaah have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al Sinaah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Sinaah have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Iraqi League
  • Al Sinaah have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Iraqi League
  • Al Sinaah have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al Talaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Talaba have scored more than double the goals of Al Sinaah.
  • Al Talaba have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Iraqi League
  • Al Talaba have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Iraqi League
  • Al Talaba have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Al Talaba 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 Shorta 34 22 7 5 56 22 17 12 4 1 25 8 17 10 3 4 31 14 34 73
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 34 19 9 6 55 24 17 9 4 4 29 14 17 10 5 2 26 10 31 66
3 Al Zawra'a 34 16 12 6 47 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 17 7 7 3 23 16 16 60
4 Al Kahrabaa 34 16 10 8 44 33 17 7 6 4 19 15 17 9 4 4 25 18 11 58
5 Al Talaba 34 16 8 10 45 35 17 8 4 5 23 18 17 8 4 5 22 17 10 56
6 Al Najaf 34 14 10 10 42 37 17 7 4 6 23 23 17 7 6 4 19 14 5 52
7 Erbil 34 13 10 11 37 36 16 7 5 4 15 13 18 6 5 7 22 23 1 49
8 Al Karkh 34 12 11 11 37 32 18 7 6 5 22 18 16 5 5 6 15 14 5 47
9 Duhok 34 11 14 9 30 33 17 7 7 3 19 15 17 4 7 6 11 18 -3 47
10 Naft Maysan 34 12 11 11 39 47 17 8 7 2 20 17 17 4 4 9 19 30 -8 47
11 Karbala 34 12 10 12 34 33 17 8 6 3 21 14 17 4 4 9 13 19 1 46
12 Newroz SC 34 12 9 13 40 39 17 9 4 4 28 21 17 3 5 9 12 18 1 45
13 Al Hudod 34 8 19 7 34 33 17 4 10 3 18 16 17 4 9 4 16 17 1 43
14 Zakho 34 9 13 12 34 35 17 6 7 4 17 15 17 3 6 8 17 20 -1 40
15 Naft Al-Janoob 34 8 14 12 31 37 17 4 5 8 13 22 17 4 9 4 18 15 -6 38
16 Naft Al-Wasat 34 5 21 8 24 26 17 3 11 3 13 12 17 2 10 5 11 14 -2 36
17 Al-Qasim 34 7 13 14 26 34 17 4 6 7 11 15 17 3 7 7 15 19 -8 34
18 Naft 34 7 11 16 36 50 17 3 6 8 20 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -14 32
19 Al Sinaah 34 7 6 21 24 48 17 4 3 10 13 20 17 3 3 11 11 28 -24 27
20 Al Diwaniya 34 2 6 26 24 74 17 2 2 13 11 38 17 0 4 13 13 36 -50 12

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 34 22 7 5 56 22 17 12 4 1 25 8 17 10 3 4 31 14 34 73
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 34 19 9 6 55 24 17 9 4 4 29 14 17 10 5 2 26 10 31 66
3 Al Zawra'a 34 16 12 6 47 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 17 7 7 3 23 16 16 60
4 Al Kahrabaa 34 16 10 8 44 33 17 7 6 4 19 15 17 9 4 4 25 18 11 58
5 Al Talaba 34 16 8 10 45 35 17 8 4 5 23 18 17 8 4 5 22 17 10 56
6 Al Najaf 34 14 10 10 42 37 17 7 4 6 23 23 17 7 6 4 19 14 5 52
7 Erbil 34 13 10 11 37 36 16 7 5 4 15 13 18 6 5 7 22 23 1 49
8 Al Karkh 34 12 11 11 37 32 18 7 6 5 22 18 16 5 5 6 15 14 5 47
9 Duhok 34 11 14 9 30 33 17 7 7 3 19 15 17 4 7 6 11 18 -3 47
10 Naft Maysan 34 12 11 11 39 47 17 8 7 2 20 17 17 4 4 9 19 30 -8 47
11 Karbala 34 12 10 12 34 33 17 8 6 3 21 14 17 4 4 9 13 19 1 46
12 Newroz SC 34 12 9 13 40 39 17 9 4 4 28 21 17 3 5 9 12 18 1 45
13 Al Hudod 34 8 19 7 34 33 17 4 10 3 18 16 17 4 9 4 16 17 1 43
14 Zakho 34 9 13 12 34 35 17 6 7 4 17 15 17 3 6 8 17 20 -1 40
15 Naft Al-Janoob 34 8 14 12 31 37 17 4 5 8 13 22 17 4 9 4 18 15 -6 38
16 Naft Al-Wasat 34 5 21 8 24 26 17 3 11 3 13 12 17 2 10 5 11 14 -2 36
17 Al-Qasim 34 7 13 14 26 34 17 4 6 7 11 15 17 3 7 7 15 19 -8 34
18 Naft 34 7 11 16 36 50 17 3 6 8 20 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -14 32
19 Al Sinaah 34 7 6 21 24 48 17 4 3 10 13 20 17 3 3 11 11 28 -24 27
20 Al Diwaniya 34 2 6 26 24 74 17 2 2 13 11 38 17 0 4 13 13 36 -50 12

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