Struggling Al Kahrabaa will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Al Zawra'a in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Al Kahrabaa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Al Zawra'a have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
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 Kahrabaa form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Iraqi League this season. Al Kahrabaa have only managed 2 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Al Taji Stadium.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Naft Al-Janoob with a 2-0 scoreline.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al Kahrabaa here at Al Taji Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 11 games). 12 goals have been conceded.
Al Zawra'a form and stats
5 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Al Zawra'a playing as the away team in the Iraqi League this season.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Al Quwa Al Jawiya wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
Zawra'a delivered their win in the match against Al Hudod already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Zawra'a have scored 12 goals in 12 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Zawra'a are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 6 goals away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Al Zawra'a - Kahrabaa 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Al Kahrabaa one win, two draws and Al Zawra'a seven victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Al Kahrabaa missing players
Al Zawra'a missing players
| Al Kahrabaa | Al Zawra'a | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 83% |
| 50% | 45% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 29% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 8% | 21% |
| 29% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 46% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 38% |
| 21% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 58% | 54% |
| 42% | 36% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.4 | 8.6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 56% | 71% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 23% | 22% |
- Al Kahrabaa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Al Zawra'a have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Al Shorta | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 46 |
| 3 | Al Najaf | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Naft | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | Zakho | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 29 |
| 11 | Al Minaa Basra | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | Naft Al-Janoob | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -9 | 26 |
| 14 | Erbil | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 15 | Al Kahrabaa | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 25 |
| 16 | Al Diwaniya | 24 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -11 | 25 |
| 17 | Al-Qasim | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 18 | Al Talaba | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 21 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 24 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 19 |
| 20 | Al Simawa | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 25 | -20 | 19 |