This could be an interesting match as Erbil have their presumed home advantage while Al Zawra'a are ahead 28 points in the Iraqi League table.
- Erbil have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Zawra'a have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Iraqi League
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Erbil are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Zawra'a is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Erbil form and stats
The story so far in the Iraqi League for Erbil at their home stadium (Franso Hariri Stadium) is 6 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats.
The Erbil supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya in Iraqi League and win 1-0.
Heartbreak before that as Erbil lost 0-1 at Naft Al-Janoob's place.Erbil are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Erbil have conceded only 15 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al Zawra'a form and stats
Playing away, Al Zawra'a, who have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Iraqi League, have won 9 games, drawn 8 and suffered 1 defeat in the Iraqi League this season. Zawra'a have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
The manager R. Swadi was unhappy after their last game, a Iraqi League match played at their home ground Al-Shaab Stadium. Al Zawra'a suffered a 0-1 loss to Al Karkh (placed 11th).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Naft Maysan with the score of 1-0.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Zawra'a have scored 18 goals in 18 league games away. Zawra'a's manager R. Swadi has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 8 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Al Zawra'a - Erbil 2-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Erbil won five, Al Zawra'a won two and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Erbil missing players
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| Erbil | Al Zawra'a | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 37 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | 24 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 43 |
| 38 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 89% | 94% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 78% | 86% |
| 59% | 56% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | 59% |
| 30% | 28% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 8% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 44% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| 30% | 28% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 61% | 57% |
| 41% | 33% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | 22% |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
| 1.7 | 1.2 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 7.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 10.9 | 11.5 |
| 2 | 2.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 39% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 27% | 23% |
- Al Zawra'a have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Zawra'a have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Iraqi League
- Al Zawra'a have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Iraqi League
- Al Zawra'a have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Iraqi League
- Al Zawra'a have the most clean sheets (21) in Iraqi League
- Al Zawra'a is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Erbil have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 38 | 80 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 37 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 25 | 72 |
| 3 | Al Najaf | 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 71 |
| 4 | Al Shorta | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 58 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 32 | 68 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 37 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 62 |
| 6 | Naft | 36 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 49 |
| 7 | Baghdad | 37 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | -2 | 49 |
| 8 | Al Minaa Basra | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 43 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 48 |
| 9 | Zakho | 37 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -4 | 46 |
| 10 | Erbil | 37 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 44 |
| 11 | Al Karkh | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 19 | -5 | 44 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Janoob | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 44 |
| 13 | Al-Qasim | 37 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -10 | 41 |
| 14 | Al Kahrabaa | 36 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -2 | 40 |
| 15 | Naft Maysan | 37 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 36 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -11 | 40 |
| 16 | Al Diwaniya | 37 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -15 | 38 |
| 17 | Al Talaba | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 47 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -12 | 36 |
| 18 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 27 | -12 | 36 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 37 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 31 |
| 20 | Al Simawa | 37 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 55 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 39 | -35 | 26 |