The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Al Kahrabaa are in the 10th position while the guests worry at 18th.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Al Kahrabaa and Al Simawa.
Al Kahrabaa form and stats
5 victories, 8 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Al Kahrabaa have to build on here at Al Taji Stadium. Al Kahrabaa has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Al Shorta defeat.Al Kahrabaa's previous game was a Iraqi League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Al Simawa. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the match before that, Al Kahrabaa hosted Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya and drew the game 1-1.
The Al Kahrabaa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 19 in 19 matches. Al Kahrabaa have conceded 20 in these home matches.
Al Simawa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Simawa, who have the fewest scored goals (26) in Iraqi League, so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 4-2-13 (win-draw-lose).It might be tough going out on the road again for Al Simawa, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Al Kahrabaa. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Al Najaf.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 19 away games, an average of less than one per game. Al Simawa have conceded 39 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Al Kahrabaa - Al Simawa 2-0 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Al Kahrabaa 6 wins, 2 draws and Al Simawa 0 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
Ala'a Muhaisen 9 goals | Murad Mohammad 7 goals |
Al Kahrabaa missing players
Al Simawa missing players
| Al Kahrabaa | Al Simawa | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 38 | 19 | 6 | Played | 6 | 19 | 38 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | 8 | 5 | Drew | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost | 4 | 13 | 21 |
| 41 | 19 | 7 | Scored | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 41 | 20 | 6 | Conceded | 13 | 39 | 59 |
| 79% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 83% | 95% | 87% |
| 61% | 58% | 83% | Over 1.5 | 83% | 79% | 66% |
| 34% | 26% | 17% | Over 2.5 | 83% | 74% | 53% |
| 18% | 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 26% | 18% |
| 13% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 47% | 83% | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 39% |
| 34% | 26% | 17% | Clean Sheets | 17% | 21% | 26% |
| 34% | 37% | 0% | Failed To Score | 50% | 42% | 47% |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Al Simawa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Al Simawa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Al Simawa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 26-05-19 | | Al Kahrabaa | 1 - 1 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 01-06-19 | | Al Karkh | 2 - 2 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 15-06-19 | | Al Kahrabaa | 1 - 0 | Al Bahri |
| 21-06-19 | | Al Kahrabaa | 2 - 1 | Naft Al-Wasat |
| 27-06-19 | | Al Zawra'a | 0 - 2 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 02-07-19 | | Al Kahrabaa | 3 - 3 | Naft |
| 06-07-19 | | Al Talaba | 0 - 0 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 11-07-19 | | Naft Al-Janoob | 0 - 0 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 18-07-19 | | Al Kahrabaa | 1 - 1 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya |
| 22-07-19 | | Al Kahrabaa | 2 - 0 | Al Simawa |
| 29-05-19 | | Erbil | 3 - 0 | Al Simawa |
| 02-06-19 | | Al Simawa | 0 - 1 | Naft |
| 14-06-19 | | Al Hudod | 3 - 0 | Al Simawa |
| 21-06-19 | | Al Simawa | 1 - 3 | Al Talaba |
| 26-06-19 | | Al Shorta | 3 - 1 | Al Simawa |
| 01-07-19 | | Al Simawa | 0 - 0 | Naft Al-Janoob |
| 06-07-19 | | Baghdad | 1 - 2 | Al Simawa |
| 13-07-19 | | Al Simawa | 1 - 1 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya |
| 18-07-19 | | Al Simawa | 1 - 1 | Al Najaf |
| 22-07-19 | | Al Kahrabaa | 2 - 0 | Al Simawa |
| 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 | 37 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 72 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 53 | 89 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 37 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 81 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 57 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 64 |
| 4 | Naft | 37 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 58 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 60 |
| 5 | Naft Maysan | 37 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 58 |
| 6 | Al Karkh | 37 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 56 |
| 7 | Baghdad | 37 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 49 |
| 8 | Naft Al-Wasat | 37 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 49 |
| 9 | Al Hudod | 37 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -6 | 49 |
| 10 | Al Kahrabaa | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 48 |
| 11 | Erbil | 37 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -2 | 47 |
| 12 | Al Talaba | 37 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -3 | 44 |
| 13 | Al Diwaniya | 37 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 44 |
| 14 | Naft Al-Janoob | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 51 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -15 | 42 |
| 15 | Al Najaf | 37 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 38 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -5 | 41 |
| 16 | Al Minaa Basra | 37 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | -5 | 40 |
| 17 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 37 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 20 | -8 | 40 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 59 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 39 | -33 | 33 |
| 19 | Al Bahri | 37 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 65 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 37 | -29 | 26 |
| 20 | Al Hussein | 37 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 52 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 32 | -25 | 24 |