Al Diwaniya hope to sell all 1500 tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 16 points and a 17th position in the Iraqi League table. Visiting Al Talaba holds 9th place with 25.
Al Diwaniya form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season, with Al Diwaniya, who have the most conceded goals (29) in Iraqi League, only managing 1 win, 5 draws and 3 losses so far from their games here at Estadio Manuel Ruiz. With eight home games in a row without a win, the Al Diwaniya fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Naft Al-Janoob game long ago, can be stopped today. The last three games played by Al Diwaniya, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Naft in the Iraqi League last time out and are looking for a win here. 3-3 away at Al Zawra'a before that.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al Diwaniya here at Estadio Manuel Ruiz, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 9 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Al Talaba form and stats
2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Al Talaba playing as the away team this season. Al Talaba seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?There were no winners in Al Talaba's previous match, a Iraqi League home game that ended 0-0 vs Al Hussein (placed 20th). Prior to that match, the Al Talaba manager faced defeat in their match when travelling to Al Quwa Al Jawiya and losing 1-2.
Al Talaba are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 9 games. It's not easy to score on Al Talaba as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Al Talaba - Al Diwaniya 1-1, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Al Diwaniya won 1 game, 1 match ended with a draw and Al Talaba has 3 wins.Al Diwaniya missing players
Al Talaba missing players
| Al Diwaniya | Al Talaba | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | Played | 10 | 19 |
| 74% | 78% | Over 0.5 | 90% | 79% |
| 63% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 80% | 68% |
| 32% | 22% | Over 2.5 | 40% | 42% |
| 21% | 22% | Over 3.5 | 30% | 21% |
| 16% | 11% | Over 4.5 | 10% | 11% |
| 53% | 56% | Both teams to score | 80% | 63% |
| 37% | 33% | Clean Sheet | 20% | 32% |
| 37% | 33% | Failed To Score | 10% | 26% |
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 35 | 47 |
| 2 | Al Karkh | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
| 5 | Naft Maysan | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | Naft Al-Wasat | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Naft | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Erbil | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Al Talaba | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | Al Hudod | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 24 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 12 | Al Kahrabaa | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 | Baghdad | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Al Najaf | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Al Minaa Basra | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Al Diwaniya | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -15 | 16 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 16 |
| 19 | Al Bahri | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 14 |
| 20 | Al Hussein | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 13 |
