Al Shorta have traveled here for an interesting AFC Champions League fight against Al Duhail. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Shorta have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Duhail form and stats
Al Duhail participated in AFC Champions League the last season, where they reached the group stage.The home supporters can't complain about results here at King Abdullah Sports City as Al Duhail have scored 33 goals to get 24 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 8-0-3 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Al Sailiya here at King Abdullah Sports City, Duhail has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Duhail's last game was hosting Al Ahli and winning 4-0. 1-1 away at Al Khor before that.
As mentioned above, Al Duhail "killed" Al Ahli in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Al Duhail as they are travelling to their away game against Al Ahli Jeddah in the AFC Champions League. That match is three days after this one.
Duhail are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at King Abdullah Sports City in their league games, having scored an impressive 33 goals in 11 matches. Duhail's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Shorta form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.Playing away, Al Shorta have won 6 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Iraqi League this season. Shorta seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Esteghlal in just three days.
Al Shorta are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 14 games (in the league). Shorta are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() E. Pereira Rodrigues 14 goals | ![]() E. da Silva 12 goals | ![]() A. Abdulla 6 goals |
Al Duhail missing players
Al Shorta missing players
| Al Duhail | Al Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 54 | 31 | Scored | S | 15 | 37 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 11 | 16 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 21% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.4 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 8 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.7 | ||
| 38% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 37% | ||
| 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 Ahli Jeddah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Sadd | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 63 | 60 |
| 2 | Al Duhail | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 47 |
| 3 | Al Rayyan | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Al Gharafa | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Al Ahli | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -10 | 33 |
| 6 | Qatar SC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Al Arabi | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Al Wakrah | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 26 |
| 9 | Al Sailiya | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 26 |
| 10 | Umm Salal | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -18 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Khor | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | -25 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Kharitiyath | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 26 | -32 | 12 |
| 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 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 59 |
| 2 | Al Najaf | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 51 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 49 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 48 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 48 |
| 6 | Zakho | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 40 |
| 7 | Naft | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 33 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Erbil | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| 13 | Al Minaa Basra | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Al Diwaniya | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -11 | 28 |
| 15 | Al Talaba | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -9 | 27 |
| 16 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 26 |
| 17 | Al Kahrabaa | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 24 |
| 18 | Al-Qasim | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -12 | 23 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 27 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -14 | 20 |
| 20 | Al Simawa | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 32 | -28 | 20 |