Al Talaba have delivered really well so far this season, proven by 2nd position in the table. Zakho have a view both direction in the table from the 8th position.
- Al Talaba is in the best form (5-1-0) in Iraqi League
It's quite the trip for Zakho when visiting Al Talaba as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Al Talaba and Zakho 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.
Al Talaba form and stats
Al Talaba are steadily winning Iraqi League games and points here at Al-Shaab Stadium. 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Al-Shaab Stadium.
The Al Talaba goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 522 minutes without conceding a goal in the Iraqi League.
Talaba drew their last game, 0-0 away at Naft Al-Janoob (placed 9th).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Erbil in a game that was won 1-0.Al Talaba have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Al-Shaab Stadium with 20 goals in 12 league matches. Al Talaba have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zakho form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Iraqi League travels is 5 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats. Two points from the last two away games for Zakho, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Zakho's previous game was their home loss versus Al Diwaniya (1-2).
Before that, Zakho travelled to Al Najaf and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most up to date registered scoreline involving both these squads is the Zakho - Talaba 2-0 played not long ago this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Al Talaba won five games, two matches ended with a tie and Zakho got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeAl Talaba missing players
Zakho missing players
| Al Talaba | Zakho | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 36 | 20 | 9 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 17 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 79% | 73% |
| 50% | 58% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 42% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 14% | 19% |
| 19% | 25% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 14% | 8% |
| 4% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 7% | 4% |
| 31% | 33% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 36% | 38% |
| 54% | 58% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 57% | 50% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 3.8 | 4 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.3 | 8.6 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 49% | 55% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 21% | 21% |
| 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
- Al Talaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Talaba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Talaba have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Iraqi League
- Al Talaba is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 30 | 67 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 53 |
| 3 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 48 |
| 4 | Naft Al-Wasat | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 48 |
| 5 | Al Zawra'a | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Al Najaf | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 41 |
| 7 | Naft | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 39 |
| 8 | Zakho | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 37 |
| 9 | Naft Al-Janoob | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 34 |
| 10 | Naft Maysan | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 | Erbil | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 32 |
| 12 | Al Sinaah | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | Al Kahrabaa | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 30 |
| 14 | Newroz SC | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 30 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 26 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -7 | 27 |
| 16 | Baghdad | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 27 |
| 17 | Al Karkh | 27 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -25 | 20 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 26 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -17 | 16 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 27 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 19 | -27 | 10 |
