Iraqi League match prognosis and statistics for the Al Zawra'a vs Baghdad battle

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Thu 02.June
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shaab Stadium (40000 seats)

Iraqi League: High-level versus subpar, at least based on the league table. Al Zawra'a - Baghdad. Home victory or a shock?

Insights:
  • Al Zawra'a have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Iraqi League
  • Baghdad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Al Zawra'a form and stats

Al Zawra'a are steadily winning Iraqi League games and points here at Al-Shaab Stadium. 10 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 16 games.

The Al Zawra'a coach Barcham and his crew return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Naft (placed 6th).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Al Minaa Basra.

Zawra'a are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 16 games. From these home matches, Al Zawra'a have conceded only 10 goals.

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Baghdad form and stats

As the visiting team in Iraqi League matches, Baghdad have produced an overall stat of 5-2-9 so far. It's a growing despair in Baghdad as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

The manager was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Bagdad Stadium. Baghdad suffered a 0-1 loss to Al Minaa Basra (placed 19th).

A 1-2 defeat away at Al Karkh before that.

The attacking power of Baghdad when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 16 league matches away. As opposed to that, Baghdad have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last head-to-head match ended Baghdad - Zawra'a 1-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Al Zawra'a wins - draws - Baghdad wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Al Zawra'a missing players

Baghdad missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Zawra'a Baghdad
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 6 Played P 3 16 34
14 10 4 Won W 0 5 8
14 3 2 Drew D 0 2 12
5 3 0 Lost L 3 9 14
36 22 9 Scored S 1 14 27
21 10 2 Conceded C 5 19 33
76% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 82%
55% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 62%
33% 44% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 26%
9% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 6%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
36% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 44% 38%
55% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 35%
33% 19% 17% Failed to Score F T 67% 38% 44%
 
5.5 5.3 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 3.5 4
3.3 3.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.5 5
1.5 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.3 12.1 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 10.3 9.7
3.7 3.9 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.7 3.1
40% 43% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 44% 32%
 
6.6 6.3 5 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 8.7 9.5
1.9 2 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3 3.8
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Zawra'a have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Zawra'a have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Al Zawra'a have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Iraqi League
  • Baghdad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 33 26 4 3 58 19 17 12 3 2 28 11 16 14 1 1 30 8 39 82
2 Al Talaba 33 20 5 8 49 27 16 11 3 2 30 13 17 9 2 6 19 14 22 65
3 Naft Al-Wasat 33 17 11 5 47 28 16 10 4 2 26 11 17 7 7 3 21 17 19 62
4 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 34 18 8 8 44 28 17 13 2 2 28 12 17 5 6 6 16 16 16 62
5 Al Zawra'a 33 14 14 5 36 21 16 10 3 3 22 10 17 4 11 2 14 11 15 56
6 Naft 33 13 14 6 30 20 17 7 7 3 18 10 16 6 7 3 12 10 10 53
7 Al Najaf 33 14 9 10 34 29 16 6 6 4 15 14 17 8 3 6 19 15 5 51
8 Newroz SC 33 12 9 12 38 39 17 9 5 3 22 14 16 3 4 9 16 25 -1 45
9 Zakho 33 10 14 9 29 25 16 4 7 5 11 11 17 6 7 4 18 14 4 44
10 Al Kahrabaa 33 11 10 12 32 32 17 7 4 6 20 17 16 4 6 6 12 15 0 43
11 Naft Al-Janoob 33 10 11 12 35 37 16 5 8 3 15 14 17 5 3 9 20 23 -2 41
12 Erbil 33 10 9 14 31 37 18 9 2 7 23 18 15 1 7 7 8 19 -6 39
13 Naft Maysan 33 8 13 12 23 31 17 6 5 6 18 19 16 2 8 6 5 12 -8 37
14 Baghdad 34 8 12 14 27 33 18 3 10 5 13 14 16 5 2 9 14 19 -6 36
15 Al Karkh 33 6 17 10 28 33 17 2 9 6 13 17 16 4 8 4 15 16 -5 35
16 Al Sinaah 33 7 13 13 24 32 16 5 4 7 11 11 17 2 9 6 13 21 -8 34
17 Al-Qasim 33 6 15 12 29 44 16 5 9 2 14 13 17 1 6 10 15 31 -15 33
18 Al Diwaniya 33 7 8 18 29 49 16 5 5 6 21 19 17 2 3 12 8 30 -20 29
19 Al Minaa Basra 33 2 18 13 26 43 16 1 11 4 15 17 17 1 7 9 11 26 -17 24
20 Samaraa 33 1 8 24 18 60 16 1 4 11 12 27 17 0 4 13 6 33 -42 11

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 33 26 4 3 58 19 17 12 3 2 28 11 16 14 1 1 30 8 39 82
2 Al Talaba 33 20 5 8 49 27 16 11 3 2 30 13 17 9 2 6 19 14 22 65
3 Naft Al-Wasat 33 17 11 5 47 28 16 10 4 2 26 11 17 7 7 3 21 17 19 62
4 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 34 18 8 8 44 28 17 13 2 2 28 12 17 5 6 6 16 16 16 62
5 Al Zawra'a 33 14 14 5 36 21 16 10 3 3 22 10 17 4 11 2 14 11 15 56
6 Naft 33 13 14 6 30 20 17 7 7 3 18 10 16 6 7 3 12 10 10 53
7 Al Najaf 33 14 9 10 34 29 16 6 6 4 15 14 17 8 3 6 19 15 5 51
8 Newroz SC 33 12 9 12 38 39 17 9 5 3 22 14 16 3 4 9 16 25 -1 45
9 Zakho 33 10 14 9 29 25 16 4 7 5 11 11 17 6 7 4 18 14 4 44
10 Al Kahrabaa 33 11 10 12 32 32 17 7 4 6 20 17 16 4 6 6 12 15 0 43
11 Naft Al-Janoob 33 10 11 12 35 37 16 5 8 3 15 14 17 5 3 9 20 23 -2 41
12 Erbil 33 10 9 14 31 37 18 9 2 7 23 18 15 1 7 7 8 19 -6 39
13 Naft Maysan 33 8 13 12 23 31 17 6 5 6 18 19 16 2 8 6 5 12 -8 37
14 Baghdad 34 8 12 14 27 33 18 3 10 5 13 14 16 5 2 9 14 19 -6 36
15 Al Karkh 33 6 17 10 28 33 17 2 9 6 13 17 16 4 8 4 15 16 -5 35
16 Al Sinaah 33 7 13 13 24 32 16 5 4 7 11 11 17 2 9 6 13 21 -8 34
17 Al-Qasim 33 6 15 12 29 44 16 5 9 2 14 13 17 1 6 10 15 31 -15 33
18 Al Diwaniya 33 7 8 18 29 49 16 5 5 6 21 19 17 2 3 12 8 30 -20 29
19 Al Minaa Basra 33 2 18 13 26 43 16 1 11 4 15 17 17 1 7 9 11 26 -17 24
20 Samaraa 33 1 8 24 18 60 16 1 4 11 12 27 17 0 4 13 6 33 -42 11

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