Here's everything we know about the Al Zawra'a - Al Karkh game:

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Sun 16.Jul
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Zawraa Stadium (20000 seats)

Al Zawra'a have been better than Al Karkh so far, but every match begins at 0-0. Here's all the knowledge you need prior to kickoff:

Insights:
  • Al Zawra'a have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Karkh have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Al Zawra'a can neither be promoted or relegated from Iraqi League. For Karkh most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning more mental strain and significance.

Both sides have had time to rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated match!

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Al Zawra'a form and stats

When playing at home in the Iraqi League, Al Zawra'a have managed 9 wins, 5 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 17 games. Game days at Al-Zawraa Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Al Zawra'a as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 197 minutes.

Happy days for Al Zawra'a in their previous game, a fixture away at Al Hudod (placed 13th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.

Before that, Zawra'a played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Naft Al-Basra.

Al Zawra'a are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Al Zawra'a are not conceding a lot of goals here at Al-Zawraa Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 17 matches.

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Al Karkh form and stats

The visitors are W5-D5-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Iraqi League.

Al Karkh had fun at their own home (Al-Zawraa Stadium) last time out, beating Naft Al-Basra 1-0.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Al Quwa Al Jawiya's place.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Karkh are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also met each other earlier this match year: Al Karkh - Al Zawra'a 2-2. Al Zawra'a-Al Karkh H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Zawra'a four wins, Al Karkh two wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Al Zawra'a missing players

Al Karkh missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Zawra'a Al Karkh
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 17 5 Played P 5 17 36
17 9 3 Won W 2 5 13
13 5 1 Drew D 0 5 11
6 3 1 Lost L 3 7 12
48 24 10 Scored S 6 16 39
31 15 6 Conceded C 8 16 34
92% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 76% 81%
58% 59% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 53% 56%
39% 47% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 35% 42%
25% 29% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 17%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 8%
53% 53% 80% BTTS BTTS 60% 35% 47%
36% 35% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 47% 42%
19% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 41% 31%
 
3.9 4.3 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.6 3.4
2.8 2.6 1.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 3.1 3.8
1.1 1.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.7 1.8
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
7.7 9.8 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 4.6 4.2 6.6
2.5 3 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.6 1.5 2.1
53% 48% 77% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 57% 50%
 
4.9 5.9 5.2 Shots against (avg) S A 6.8 4.2 6.5
1.5 1.9 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.6 1.4 2.1
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Karkh have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al Zawra'a have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 Shorta 36 23 7 6 58 23 18 13 4 1 27 8 18 10 3 5 31 15 35 76
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 36 21 9 6 59 25 18 10 4 4 31 15 18 11 5 2 28 10 34 72
3 Al Zawra'a 36 17 13 6 48 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 19 8 8 3 24 16 17 64
4 Al Talaba 36 17 9 10 48 37 18 9 4 5 25 19 18 8 5 5 23 18 11 60
5 Al Kahrabaa 36 16 11 9 46 37 17 7 6 4 19 15 19 9 5 5 27 22 9 59
6 Al Najaf 36 15 11 10 45 38 18 8 4 6 26 24 18 7 7 4 19 14 7 56
7 Karbala 36 14 10 12 38 34 18 9 6 3 22 14 18 5 4 9 16 20 4 52
8 Erbil 36 14 10 12 40 39 17 8 5 4 17 14 19 6 5 8 23 25 1 52
9 Newroz SC 36 14 9 13 44 40 18 10 4 4 30 22 18 4 5 9 14 18 4 51
10 Al Karkh 36 13 11 12 39 34 19 8 6 5 23 18 17 5 5 7 16 16 5 50
11 Duhok 36 11 16 9 33 36 18 7 8 3 21 17 18 4 8 6 12 19 -3 49
12 Naft Maysan 36 12 12 12 41 51 18 8 8 2 21 18 18 4 4 10 20 33 -10 48
13 Al Hudod 36 9 19 8 37 35 19 5 10 4 21 18 17 4 9 4 16 17 2 46
14 Zakho 36 9 14 13 36 38 18 6 8 4 18 16 18 3 6 9 18 22 -2 41
15 Naft Al-Basra 36 8 15 13 31 38 18 4 6 8 13 22 18 4 9 5 18 16 -7 39
16 Al-Qasim 36 8 13 15 29 36 18 5 6 7 14 15 18 3 7 8 15 21 -7 37
17 Naft Al-Wasat 36 5 21 10 25 31 18 3 11 4 13 14 18 2 10 6 12 17 -6 36
18 Naft 36 8 12 16 38 50 19 4 7 8 22 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -12 36
19 Al Sinaah 36 7 6 23 25 52 18 4 3 11 13 22 18 3 3 12 12 30 -27 27
20 Al Diwaniya 36 2 6 28 25 80 18 2 2 14 12 41 18 0 4 14 13 39 -55 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 36 23 7 6 58 23 18 13 4 1 27 8 18 10 3 5 31 15 35 76
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 36 21 9 6 59 25 18 10 4 4 31 15 18 11 5 2 28 10 34 72
3 Al Zawra'a 36 17 13 6 48 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 19 8 8 3 24 16 17 64
4 Al Talaba 36 17 9 10 48 37 18 9 4 5 25 19 18 8 5 5 23 18 11 60
5 Al Kahrabaa 36 16 11 9 46 37 17 7 6 4 19 15 19 9 5 5 27 22 9 59
6 Al Najaf 36 15 11 10 45 38 18 8 4 6 26 24 18 7 7 4 19 14 7 56
7 Karbala 36 14 10 12 38 34 18 9 6 3 22 14 18 5 4 9 16 20 4 52
8 Erbil 36 14 10 12 40 39 17 8 5 4 17 14 19 6 5 8 23 25 1 52
9 Newroz SC 36 14 9 13 44 40 18 10 4 4 30 22 18 4 5 9 14 18 4 51
10 Al Karkh 36 13 11 12 39 34 19 8 6 5 23 18 17 5 5 7 16 16 5 50
11 Duhok 36 11 16 9 33 36 18 7 8 3 21 17 18 4 8 6 12 19 -3 49
12 Naft Maysan 36 12 12 12 41 51 18 8 8 2 21 18 18 4 4 10 20 33 -10 48
13 Al Hudod 36 9 19 8 37 35 19 5 10 4 21 18 17 4 9 4 16 17 2 46
14 Zakho 36 9 14 13 36 38 18 6 8 4 18 16 18 3 6 9 18 22 -2 41
15 Naft Al-Basra 36 8 15 13 31 38 18 4 6 8 13 22 18 4 9 5 18 16 -7 39
16 Al-Qasim 36 8 13 15 29 36 18 5 6 7 14 15 18 3 7 8 15 21 -7 37
17 Naft Al-Wasat 36 5 21 10 25 31 18 3 11 4 13 14 18 2 10 6 12 17 -6 36
18 Naft 36 8 12 16 38 50 19 4 7 8 22 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -12 36
19 Al Sinaah 36 7 6 23 25 52 18 4 3 11 13 22 18 3 3 12 12 30 -27 27
20 Al Diwaniya 36 2 6 28 25 80 18 2 2 14 12 41 18 0 4 14 13 39 -55 12

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