Struggling Al Hussein will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Al Karkh in the upcoming league round. It’s 19th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Al Hussein form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Al Hussein have only managed 3 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses so far from their games here at Al Taji Stadium.In their previous game, led his Al Hussein to a defeat in the Iraqi League match away at Al Minaa Basra. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Al Taji Stadium. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Al Najaf that ended 0-0.
Al Hussein aren't scoring a lot here at Al Taji Stadium with only 14 goals from 16 games. 19 goals have been conceded.
Al Karkh form and stats
Playing away, Al Karkh have won 6 games, drawn 6 and suffered 4 defeats so far this season.Al Karkh failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Al Quwa Al Jawiya that ended with defeat 1-3. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Naft Maysan wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Al Karkh have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, 16 away games. As opposed to that, Al Karkh have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Al Karkh - Al Hussein 2-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 0 - 2 - 1 (Al Hussein wins - draws - Al Karkh wins). As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.Al Hussein missing players
Al Karkh missing players
| Al Hussein | Al Karkh | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | 6 | 16 | 32 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Drew | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 18 | 7 | 3 | Lost | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 23 | 14 | 5 | Scored | 14 | 21 | 43 |
| 43 | 19 | 8 | Conceded | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| 84% | 81% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 62% | 62% | 80% | Over 1.5 | 83% | 62% | 66% |
| 34% | 44% | 60% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 31% | 38% |
| 12% | 12% | 20% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 19% | 19% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 17% | 6% | 3% |
| 47% | 56% | 60% | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 53% |
| 25% | 31% | 20% | Clean Sheets | 33% | 25% | 31% |
| 44% | 31% | 20% | Failed To Score | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Al Hussein have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Karkh have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
| 24-04-19 | | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 1 - 0 | Al Hussein |
| 02-05-19 | | Al Hussein | 0 - 1 | Al Simawa |
| 10-05-19 | | Al Hussein | 1 - 2 | Al Diwaniya |
| 17-05-19 | | Erbil | 2 - 0 | Al Hussein |
| 23-05-19 | | Al Hudod | 0 - 0 | Al Hussein |
| 28-05-19 | | Al Hussein | 0 - 2 | Al Shorta |
| 02-06-19 | | Baghdad | 4 - 2 | Al Hussein |
| 14-06-19 | | Al Hussein | 0 - 0 | Al Najaf |
| 19-06-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 3 - 2 | Al Hussein |
| 24-06-19 | | Al Hussein | 14:00 | Al Karkh |
| 24-04-19 | | Al Karkh | 1 - 1 | Naft Al-Wasat |
| 01-05-19 | | Al Karkh | 1 - 0 | Al Zawra'a |
| 10-05-19 | | Naft | 1 - 0 | Al Karkh |
| 16-05-19 | | Al Karkh | 2 - 1 | Al Talaba |
| 21-05-19 | | Naft Al-Janoob | 0 - 0 | Al Karkh |
| 27-05-19 | | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 2 - 2 | Al Karkh |
| 01-06-19 | | Al Karkh | 2 - 2 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 14-06-19 | | Naft Maysan | 2 - 1 | Al Karkh |
| 19-06-19 | | Al Karkh | 1 - 3 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya |
| 24-06-19 | | Al Hussein | 14:00 | Al Karkh |
| 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 |