An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 16th and the visitors in 15th place.
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 Diwaniya form and stats
Al Diwaniya have played 16 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-8-4 (wins-draws-losses). Al Diwaniya have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.The home team returns to Estadio Manuel Ruiz after sharing the points with Al Najaf on their last time out; the Iraqi League game ended 1-1. Before that, Al Diwaniya drew at home versus Baghdad.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al Diwaniya here at Estadio Manuel Ruiz, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 16 games). On the other hand, Al Diwaniya have conceded 19 goals.
Al Minaa Basra form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Minaa Basra's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 16 away games. Al Minaa Basra only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 5 draws. Visiting Al Minaa Basra has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.Al Minaa Basra won their last game, 3-2 versus Al Hussein played at home. Before that, Al Minaa Basra travelled to Al Quwa Al Jawiya and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Minaa Basra as they have only managed to score 13 times from 16 away games. As opposed to that, Al Minaa Basra have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Al Minaa Basra - Al Diwaniya 0-0 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Al Diwaniya won 2 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Al Minaa Basra has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 2Al Diwaniya missing players
Al Minaa Basra missing players
| Al Diwaniya | Al Minaa Basra | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Drew | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| 26 | 15 | 5 | Scored | 2 | 13 | 31 |
| 37 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | 3 | 23 | 35 |
| 72% | 75% | 75% | Over 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 78% |
| 56% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 25% | 62% | 62% |
| 28% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 44% |
| 19% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 12% | 12% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 47% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | 25% | 56% | 53% |
| 38% | 38% | 25% | Clean Sheets | 50% | 19% | 34% |
| 44% | 38% | 25% | Failed To Score | 75% | 38% | 34% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Al Minaa Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 26-04-19 | | Al Diwaniya | 3 - 1 | Naft Maysan |
| 02-05-19 | | Al Diwaniya | 0 - 1 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya |
| 10-05-19 | | Al Hussein | 1 - 2 | Al Diwaniya |
| 16-05-19 | | Al Diwaniya | 3 - 1 | Al Simawa |
| 22-05-19 | | Al Diwaniya | 0 - 0 | Erbil |
| 28-05-19 | | Al Hudod | 0 - 0 | Al Diwaniya |
| 01-06-19 | | Al Shorta | 1 - 0 | Al Diwaniya |
| 13-06-19 | | Al Diwaniya | 1 - 1 | Baghdad |
| 19-06-19 | | Al Najaf | 1 - 1 | Al Diwaniya |
| 24-06-19 | | Al Diwaniya | 14:00 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 27-04-19 | | Al Zawra'a | 1 - 0 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 03-05-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 0 - 0 | Naft |
| 09-05-19 | | Al Talaba | 2 - 1 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 15-05-19 | | Naft Al-Janoob | 1 - 2 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 20-05-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 2 - 2 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya |
| 26-05-19 | | Al Kahrabaa | 1 - 1 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 01-06-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 1 - 1 | Naft Maysan |
| 15-06-19 | | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 1 - 1 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 19-06-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 3 - 2 | Al Hussein |
| 24-06-19 | | Al Diwaniya | 14:00 | Al Minaa Basra |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Al Shorta | 32 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 66 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 50 | 79 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 27 | 72 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 56 |
| 4 | Al Karkh | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 55 |
| 5 | Naft | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 49 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 49 |
| 6 | Naft Maysan | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 47 |
| 7 | Naft Al-Wasat | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 44 |
| 8 | Baghdad | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 44 |
| 9 | Al Talaba | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 40 |
| 10 | Erbil | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 26 | -3 | 40 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -11 | 40 |
| 12 | Al Kahrabaa | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -4 | 38 |
| 13 | Al Najaf | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -4 | 37 |
| 14 | Al Hudod | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 37 |
| 15 | Al Minaa Basra | 32 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -4 | 35 |
| 16 | Al Diwaniya | 32 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 34 |
| 17 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 32 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 33 | -30 | 27 |
| 19 | Al Hussein | 32 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 24 | -20 | 22 |
| 20 | Al Bahri | 32 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 55 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | -26 | 20 |