Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 33 points and a 18th position in the Iraqi League table. Visiting Al Karkh holds 10th place with 41 pts.
- Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
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.
Relegation threatens Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya who should definitely be looking for some points here. Al Karkh are struggling to avoid relegation.
Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya form and stats
5-9-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Iraqi League numbers at home for Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya so far this season. Alkahrabaiya have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
An away draw last time out for Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya, facing Naft Maysan in a game that ended 2-2.
Heartbreak before that as Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya lost 1-2 at Al Najaf's place.Alkahrabaiya have scored 10 league goals here from 17 matches, not a lot. Alkahrabaiya have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al Karkh form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Karkh's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 17 away games in the Iraqi League. Al Karkh only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 7 draws. Karkh seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Impressive finishing secured the home win 4-2 against Naft Al-Janoob in their previous game. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Karkh, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Prior to that match, the Karkh manager faced defeat when travelling to Al Kahrabaa and losing 0-1.The attacking power of Karkh when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 17 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (16 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Al Karkh - Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 1-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya, one draw and three wins for Al Karkh. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 35 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| 35 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 37 |
| 80% | 65% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 76% | 86% |
| 51% | 35% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 41% | 54% |
| 23% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 29% | 34% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 37% | 24% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 35% | 40% |
| 31% | 59% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 35% | 29% |
| 51% | 53% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 53% | 46% |
| 2.8 | 2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 7 | 4.8 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 11 | 6.9 |
| 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 2.8 |
| 60% | 75% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 25% | 39% |
- Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya have won significantly less 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 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 65 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 40 | 79 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 35 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 69 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 55 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 29 | 65 |
| 4 | Al Najaf | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 65 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 35 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 61 |
| 6 | Baghdad | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | -1 | 48 |
| 7 | Naft | 35 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 46 |
| 8 | Al Minaa Basra | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 45 |
| 9 | Zakho | 35 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 43 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 41 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -9 | 41 |
| 12 | Al Kahrabaa | 35 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 40 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 35 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 46 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -10 | 39 |
| 14 | Erbil | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -1 | 38 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 35 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -12 | 35 |
| 16 | Al Talaba | 35 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -12 | 34 |
| 17 | Al Diwaniya | 35 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -16 | 34 |
| 18 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 35 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -12 | 33 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 34 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 43 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -13 | 30 |
| 20 | Al Simawa | 35 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 36 | -32 | 26 |