Iraqi League match preview: Al Diwaniya versus Al-Qasim

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Sat 10.July
Match begins: 13:45 (UTC)
Venue: Al Diwaniya Stadium (5000 seats)

It's been rough for Al Diwaniya so far, and I guess you could say the same about Al-Qasim. The strugglers have a chance for some much needed points here.

Insights:
  • Al Diwaniya have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Iraqi League

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Diwaniya are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Al-Qasim are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Al Diwaniya form and stats

When playing at home in the Iraqi League, Al Diwaniya have managed 4 wins, 10 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 17 games. The Al Diwaniya manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Al Diwaniya manager and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Zakho (placed 9th) in the Iraqi League.

Preceding that match was the home game against Baghdad that was lost 0-1.

Al Diwaniya aren't scoring a lot here at Diwaniya Stadium in the league, with only 10 goals from 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Diwaniya have conceded only 9 goals.

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Al-Qasim form and stats

Al-Qasim have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 3-7-7 (17 played).

Al-Qasim are travelling again after losing away to Al Minaa Basra in their previous match (1-2).

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Zakho.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 23 goals have been conceded by Al-Qasim in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Al-Qasim - Diwaniya 0-0, played this season. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Al Diwaniya, one draw and zero wins for Al-Qasim. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Al Diwaniya missing players

Al-Qasim missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Diwaniya Al-Qasim
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
5 4 1 Won W 0 3 7
18 10 4 Drew D 3 7 13
11 3 0 Lost L 2 7 14
17 10 5 Scored S 5 15 33
33 9 4 Conceded C 10 23 45
74% 65% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 88%
50% 35% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 65% 71%
15% 6% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 29% 35%
6% 6% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 18% 18%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 12%
29% 24% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 59% 56%
41% 59% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 24%
56% 53% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 29% 32%
 
4.2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 8 4.5 4.4
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.2 5.7
2.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6 8.8 9.9
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.8 2.9
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 57% 35%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Diwaniya have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Iraqi League
  • Al Diwaniya have won significantly less 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 Quwa Al Jawiya 34 23 7 4 61 24 18 14 2 2 43 18 16 9 5 2 18 6 37 76
2 Al Zawra'a 34 17 15 2 40 17 17 9 7 1 23 9 17 8 8 1 17 8 23 66
3 Al Shorta 34 18 11 5 54 24 17 10 7 0 33 9 17 8 4 5 21 15 30 65
4 Al Najaf 34 18 11 5 42 23 17 8 7 2 20 12 17 10 4 3 22 11 19 65
5 Naft Al-Wasat 34 16 12 6 43 27 17 8 4 5 21 14 17 8 8 1 22 13 16 60
6 Naft 34 10 16 8 32 29 17 5 9 3 17 13 17 5 7 5 15 16 3 46
7 Al Minaa Basra 34 11 12 11 40 38 17 8 4 5 22 16 17 3 8 6 18 22 2 45
8 Baghdad 34 12 9 13 27 29 17 4 6 7 12 14 17 8 3 6 15 15 -2 45
9 Zakho 34 9 15 10 31 36 17 6 8 3 17 15 17 3 7 7 14 21 -5 42
10 Naft Al-Janoob 34 9 14 11 32 39 17 6 5 6 18 20 17 3 9 5 14 19 -7 41
11 Al Kahrabaa 34 8 15 11 34 33 17 5 7 5 16 14 17 3 8 6 18 19 1 39
12 Al Karkh 34 9 11 14 28 35 17 6 4 7 15 19 17 3 7 7 13 16 -7 38
13 Naft Maysan 34 8 14 12 34 44 17 3 7 7 15 23 17 5 7 5 19 21 -10 38
14 Erbil 33 8 13 12 35 36 16 5 6 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 37
15 Al-Qasim 34 7 13 14 33 45 17 4 6 7 18 22 17 3 7 7 15 23 -12 34
16 Al Diwaniya 34 5 18 11 17 33 17 4 10 3 10 9 17 1 8 8 7 24 -16 33
17 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 34 6 14 14 21 33 17 5 9 3 10 9 17 1 5 11 11 24 -12 32
18 Al Talaba 34 6 13 15 29 43 17 3 6 8 14 20 17 3 7 7 15 23 -14 31
19 Al Hudod 33 3 18 12 28 42 16 1 10 5 16 22 17 2 8 7 12 20 -14 27
20 Al Simawa 34 5 11 18 17 48 17 4 7 6 10 14 17 1 4 12 7 34 -31 26

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 Quwa Al Jawiya 34 23 7 4 61 24 18 14 2 2 43 18 16 9 5 2 18 6 37 76
2 Al Zawra'a 34 17 15 2 40 17 17 9 7 1 23 9 17 8 8 1 17 8 23 66
3 Al Shorta 34 18 11 5 54 24 17 10 7 0 33 9 17 8 4 5 21 15 30 65
4 Al Najaf 34 18 11 5 42 23 17 8 7 2 20 12 17 10 4 3 22 11 19 65
5 Naft Al-Wasat 34 16 12 6 43 27 17 8 4 5 21 14 17 8 8 1 22 13 16 60
6 Naft 34 10 16 8 32 29 17 5 9 3 17 13 17 5 7 5 15 16 3 46
7 Al Minaa Basra 34 11 12 11 40 38 17 8 4 5 22 16 17 3 8 6 18 22 2 45
8 Baghdad 34 12 9 13 27 29 17 4 6 7 12 14 17 8 3 6 15 15 -2 45
9 Zakho 34 9 15 10 31 36 17 6 8 3 17 15 17 3 7 7 14 21 -5 42
10 Naft Al-Janoob 34 9 14 11 32 39 17 6 5 6 18 20 17 3 9 5 14 19 -7 41
11 Al Kahrabaa 34 8 15 11 34 33 17 5 7 5 16 14 17 3 8 6 18 19 1 39
12 Al Karkh 34 9 11 14 28 35 17 6 4 7 15 19 17 3 7 7 13 16 -7 38
13 Naft Maysan 34 8 14 12 34 44 17 3 7 7 15 23 17 5 7 5 19 21 -10 38
14 Erbil 33 8 13 12 35 36 16 5 6 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 37
15 Al-Qasim 34 7 13 14 33 45 17 4 6 7 18 22 17 3 7 7 15 23 -12 34
16 Al Diwaniya 34 5 18 11 17 33 17 4 10 3 10 9 17 1 8 8 7 24 -16 33
17 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 34 6 14 14 21 33 17 5 9 3 10 9 17 1 5 11 11 24 -12 32
18 Al Talaba 34 6 13 15 29 43 17 3 6 8 14 20 17 3 7 7 15 23 -14 31
19 Al Hudod 33 3 18 12 28 42 16 1 10 5 16 22 17 2 8 7 12 20 -14 27
20 Al Simawa 34 5 11 18 17 48 17 4 7 6 10 14 17 1 4 12 7 34 -31 26

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