20th- against 10th spot might not feel all that inviting. But look: Here's the intelligence that makes Samaraa - Al Kahrabaa (even) more absorbing!
- Samaraa have the fewest scored goals (18) in Iraqi League
- Al Kahrabaa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
For Samaraa relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely.
Al Kahrabaa could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Iraqi League game only four sleeps ago.
Samaraa form and stats
With 1 Iraqi League win, 4 draws and 11 defeats from their home games, Samaraa are certainly not brimming with confidence. All in all it has been a very rough period for Samaraa who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Al-Qasim, 98 days ago.
Samaraa lost their last game at Al Talaba (placed 2nd) after a 1-3 scoreline.
Heartbreak before that as Samaraa lost 0-7 at Al Diwaniya's place.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Samaraa here at Samaraa Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 16 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Samaraa defense is not exactly impregnable. 27 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Al Kahrabaa form and stats
4 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Al Kahrabaa playing as the away team in the Iraqi League this season.
Al Kahrabaa had fun at their own home (Samaraa Stadium) last time out, beating Al-Qasim 3-1.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Al Sinaah at their stadium, the result 1-0.The attacking power of Al Kahrabaa when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Kahrabaa are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 15 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest logged match involving both these squads is the Al Kahrabaa - Samaraa 2-0 played previously this season. Numbers for the preceeding seven meetings featuring these two contenders are: zero wins for Samaraa, two draws and five wins for Al Kahrabaa. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: six games.Samaraa missing players
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| Samaraa | Al Kahrabaa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 18 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 32 |
| 60 | 27 | 9 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 32 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 85% |
| 73% | 69% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 61% |
| 36% | 44% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 19% | 30% |
| 18% | 25% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 15% |
| 9% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 42% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 39% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 39% |
| 58% | 50% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 38% | 36% |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| 6.6 | 7.2 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| 2.4 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6.4 | 5.8 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.4 | 7.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| 19% | 20% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 54% | 43% |
| 11 | 9.5 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
- Al Kahrabaa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Samaraa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Samaraa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Samaraa have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the fewest points (7) at home in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the fewest scored goals (18) in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the most conceded goals (27) at home in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the most conceded goals (60) in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the the worst goal difference (-15) at home in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the the worst goal difference (-42) in Iraqi League
- Samaraa is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 |