Karbala are opening their away dressing room to Al Diwaniya for another important game following their 1-3 result versus 5th-placed Al Shorta.
- Karbala have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest scored goals (9) in Iraqi League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Karbala form and stats
Karbala have collected 15 points from their Iraqi League home games so far after 4-3-1. When Karbala hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Naft, Al-Qasim, Al Sinaah, Erbil, Naft Al-Wasat and Karbala), they have won 2 of 3 matches!
In their previous game, led his Karbala to a defeat away at Al Shorta. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Karbala Stadium.
Before that game, the home loss against Duhok with the scoreline 0-1.Trench warfare? Looking at this team's last 15 league games, 13 have produced two goals or less.
Karbala are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. Karbala have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Karbala has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Al Diwaniya form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Diwaniya's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 8 away games in the Iraqi League. Al Diwaniya only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
Diwaniya have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 262 minutes since they last conceded in Iraqi League.
Al Diwaniya are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the game against Al-Qasim (placed 17th). That win was so vital for this team, after a terrible period of 15 league matches in a row not winning.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Al Najaf.A quick return to home after this game, as Diwaniya are hosting Al Kahrabaa in the Iraqi League only four days away.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Al Diwaniya have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Al Diwaniya have won or drawn the last 4 fixtures (2-2-0) facing Karbala.Karbala missing players
Al Diwaniya missing players
| Karbala | Al Diwaniya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 13 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 29 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 50% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 56% |
| 19% | 12% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 44% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 12% |
| 38% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 31% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| 4.3 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4.1 | 6 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| 0.9 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 67% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | 20% |
| 10.4 | 9 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10 | 10.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 4.8 | 5 |
- Al Diwaniya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Al Diwaniya have created more than twice as many corners as Karbala.
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest scored goals (9) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the most conceded goals (13) away in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the most conceded goals (29) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the the worst goal difference (-20) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the the worst goal difference (-8) away in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have yet to win a game away.
- Karbala have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Karbala have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Karbala have won significantly more 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 Talaba | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Al Kahrabaa | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Al Shorta | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | Duhok | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Naft Al-Basra | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Hudod | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Newroz SC | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Zakho | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Naft Al-Wasat | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 15 | Karbala | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | Erbil | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 14 |
| 17 | Al-Qasim | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Naft | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Al Sinaah | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 9 |
| 20 | Al Diwaniya | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -20 | 6 |
