Iraqi League match prediction and match guide for the Samaraa vs Baghdad duel

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Fri 29.April
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Samaraa Stadium (10000 seats)

Iraqi League: We're previewing an engrossing and crucial duel involving Samaraa and Baghdad at Samaraa Stadium. Both teams need the win!

Insights:
  • Samaraa have the fewest scored goals (16) in Iraqi League
  • Baghdad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Samaraa form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Iraqi League this season. Samaraa have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 10 losses from their games here at Samaraa Stadium. Game days at Samaraa Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Samaraa as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

Samaraa's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Baghdad (placed 14th).

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Al Minaa Basra the opponent.

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 (11 from 15 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.

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Baghdad form and stats

As the visiting team in Iraqi League matches, Baghdad have produced an overall stat of 5-2-7 so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Baghdad, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Baghdad have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 233 minutes since they last conceded in Iraqi League.

Baghdad play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Samaraa (placed 20th).

Before that, Baghdad secured a home win against Al-Qasim with the score 3-0.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Baghdad as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. 15 goals have been conceded by Baghdad in these games.

Head 2 Head

These sides encountered each other before this season: Samaraa - Baghdad 0-2. Last four meetings with these sides: Samaraa won zero, Baghdad triumphed in four and we saw zero draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.

Samaraa missing players

Baghdad missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Samaraa Baghdad
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 15 5 Played P 4 14 28
1 1 1 Won W 1 5 8
8 4 3 Drew D 2 2 9
20 10 1 Lost L 1 7 11
16 11 7 Scored S 3 13 26
45 25 7 Conceded C 4 15 28
93% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 93% 89%
69% 67% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 71% 68%
28% 40% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 36% 29%
14% 27% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 7%
7% 13% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
41% 47% 80% BTTS BTTS 50% 43% 43%
7% 7% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 29% 32%
59% 53% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 36% 36%
 
4.1 3.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.6 3.6
6.5 7.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5 5
2.5 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.2 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
6.5 5.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.2 9.2
1.6 1.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 3.1
15% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 43% 39%
 
10.9 9.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8 9 9.9
3.9 3.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.2 3.9
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Baghdad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Baghdad 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 (16) in Iraqi League
  • Samaraa have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Iraqi League
  • Samaraa have the most conceded goals (25) at home in Iraqi League
  • Samaraa have the the worst goal difference (-14) at home in Iraqi League
  • Samaraa have the the worst goal difference (-29) in Iraqi League
  • Samaraa is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  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 28 23 4 1 48 14 14 11 3 0 22 6 14 12 1 1 26 8 34 73
2 Al Talaba 29 17 5 7 40 22 14 9 3 2 24 11 15 8 2 5 16 11 18 56
3 Naft Al-Wasat 29 15 9 5 43 27 14 9 3 2 24 10 15 6 6 3 19 17 16 54
4 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 25 14 6 5 34 18 13 10 2 1 22 7 12 4 4 4 12 11 16 48
5 Al Zawra'a 28 12 11 5 29 17 13 8 2 3 17 8 15 4 9 2 12 9 12 47
6 Naft 29 11 13 5 25 17 15 6 6 3 14 8 14 5 7 2 11 9 8 46
7 Al Najaf 28 11 9 8 27 23 14 4 6 4 12 13 14 7 3 4 15 10 4 42
8 Zakho 28 8 13 7 24 20 13 3 6 4 9 9 15 5 7 3 15 11 4 37
9 Erbil 28 9 9 10 27 27 15 8 2 5 20 12 13 1 7 5 7 15 0 36
10 Al Kahrabaa 29 9 9 11 25 27 15 6 4 5 15 13 14 3 5 6 10 14 -2 36
11 Naft Al-Basra 28 8 11 9 31 32 14 3 8 3 13 14 14 5 3 6 18 18 -1 35
12 Newroz SC 29 9 8 12 30 35 15 7 5 3 18 13 14 2 3 9 12 22 -5 35
13 Naft Maysan 29 8 11 10 22 27 15 6 4 5 17 16 14 2 7 5 5 11 -5 35
14 Baghdad 28 8 9 11 26 28 14 3 7 4 13 13 14 5 2 7 13 15 -2 33
15 Al Sinaah 29 7 12 10 22 26 14 5 3 6 11 10 15 2 9 4 11 16 -4 33
16 Al-Qasim 29 5 15 9 25 37 14 4 9 1 12 11 15 1 6 8 13 26 -12 30
17 Al Karkh 29 4 15 10 24 31 15 1 8 6 11 16 14 3 7 4 13 15 -7 27
18 Al Diwaniya 28 5 6 17 19 46 14 3 5 6 12 18 14 2 1 11 7 28 -27 21
19 Al Minaa Basra 29 1 15 13 23 41 14 1 9 4 14 16 15 0 6 9 9 25 -18 18
20 Samaraa 29 1 8 20 16 45 15 1 4 10 11 25 14 0 4 10 5 20 -29 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 28 23 4 1 48 14 14 11 3 0 22 6 14 12 1 1 26 8 34 73
2 Al Talaba 29 17 5 7 40 22 14 9 3 2 24 11 15 8 2 5 16 11 18 56
3 Naft Al-Wasat 29 15 9 5 43 27 14 9 3 2 24 10 15 6 6 3 19 17 16 54
4 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 25 14 6 5 34 18 13 10 2 1 22 7 12 4 4 4 12 11 16 48
5 Al Zawra'a 28 12 11 5 29 17 13 8 2 3 17 8 15 4 9 2 12 9 12 47
6 Naft 29 11 13 5 25 17 15 6 6 3 14 8 14 5 7 2 11 9 8 46
7 Al Najaf 28 11 9 8 27 23 14 4 6 4 12 13 14 7 3 4 15 10 4 42
8 Zakho 28 8 13 7 24 20 13 3 6 4 9 9 15 5 7 3 15 11 4 37
9 Erbil 28 9 9 10 27 27 15 8 2 5 20 12 13 1 7 5 7 15 0 36
10 Al Kahrabaa 29 9 9 11 25 27 15 6 4 5 15 13 14 3 5 6 10 14 -2 36
11 Naft Al-Basra 28 8 11 9 31 32 14 3 8 3 13 14 14 5 3 6 18 18 -1 35
12 Newroz SC 29 9 8 12 30 35 15 7 5 3 18 13 14 2 3 9 12 22 -5 35
13 Naft Maysan 29 8 11 10 22 27 15 6 4 5 17 16 14 2 7 5 5 11 -5 35
14 Baghdad 28 8 9 11 26 28 14 3 7 4 13 13 14 5 2 7 13 15 -2 33
15 Al Sinaah 29 7 12 10 22 26 14 5 3 6 11 10 15 2 9 4 11 16 -4 33
16 Al-Qasim 29 5 15 9 25 37 14 4 9 1 12 11 15 1 6 8 13 26 -12 30
17 Al Karkh 29 4 15 10 24 31 15 1 8 6 11 16 14 3 7 4 13 15 -7 27
18 Al Diwaniya 28 5 6 17 19 46 14 3 5 6 12 18 14 2 1 11 7 28 -27 21
19 Al Minaa Basra 29 1 15 13 23 41 14 1 9 4 14 16 15 0 6 9 9 25 -18 18
20 Samaraa 29 1 8 20 16 45 15 1 4 10 11 25 14 0 4 10 5 20 -29 11

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