Iraqi League match prediction and preview for Al Karkh vs Al Shorta clash

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Fri 07.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Karkh Stadium (6000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Al Karkh have their presumed home advantage while Al Shorta are ahead 13 points in the Iraqi League table.

Insights:
  • Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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Al Karkh form and stats

When playing at home in the Iraqi League, Al Karkh have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 14 games.

Karkh aren't scoring a lot here at Al-Karkh Stadium in the league, with only 13 goals from 14 games. Karkh have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al Shorta form and stats

6 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Al Shorta playing as the away team in the Iraqi League this season. Shorta has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Al Duhail.

Al Shorta have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Al Shorta - Karkh 1-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Karkh won zero, Al Shorta won six and four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Al Karkh missing players

Al Shorta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Karkh Al Shorta
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 5 14 27
9 6 0 Won W 2 6 13
9 3 2 Drew D 3 4 10
10 5 3 Lost L 0 4 4
23 13 3 Scored S 6 15 40
24 13 7 Conceded C 4 11 17
82% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 85%
50% 64% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 57% 59%
29% 29% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 21% 26%
7% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 14% 19%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
36% 43% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 29% 33%
36% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 50% 56%
46% 36% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.9 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 3.8 3 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.9 8
2.8 1.8 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.2 2.1 2.7
36% 56% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 47% 37%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Shorta 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 26 18 5 3 44 16 13 11 1 1 32 10 13 7 4 2 12 6 28 59
2 Al Zawra'a 29 14 13 2 33 14 15 8 6 1 20 8 14 6 7 1 13 6 19 55
3 Al Najaf 29 15 9 5 33 17 14 6 6 2 15 9 15 9 3 3 18 8 16 54
4 Al Shorta 27 13 10 4 40 17 13 7 6 0 25 6 14 6 4 4 15 11 23 49
5 Naft Al-Wasat 28 13 10 5 30 18 14 6 3 5 14 11 14 7 7 0 16 7 12 49
6 Zakho 29 9 13 7 27 27 14 6 6 2 15 11 15 3 7 5 12 16 0 40
7 Naft 28 9 12 7 26 23 15 5 7 3 15 11 13 4 5 4 11 12 3 39
8 Baghdad 29 10 9 10 23 23 15 4 6 5 12 12 14 6 3 5 11 11 0 39
9 Naft Maysan 27 8 12 7 26 26 14 3 7 4 12 13 13 5 5 3 14 13 0 36
10 Al Karkh 28 9 9 10 23 24 14 6 3 5 13 13 14 3 6 5 10 11 -1 36
11 Al Minaa Basra 29 8 11 10 31 32 14 6 4 4 15 11 15 2 7 6 16 21 -1 35
12 Naft Al-Janoob 29 8 11 10 27 34 15 5 5 5 14 16 14 3 6 5 13 18 -7 35
13 Erbil 29 7 11 11 31 32 14 4 5 5 20 13 15 3 6 6 11 19 -1 32
14 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 29 6 12 11 17 26 15 5 7 3 9 8 14 1 5 8 8 18 -9 30
15 Al Diwaniya 28 5 14 9 15 29 14 4 9 1 10 7 14 1 5 8 5 22 -14 29
16 Al Kahrabaa 29 5 13 11 28 31 14 3 6 5 14 14 15 2 7 6 14 17 -3 28
17 Al Talaba 29 6 9 14 25 37 14 3 3 8 12 18 15 3 6 6 13 19 -12 27
18 Al-Qasim 29 4 13 12 28 40 15 2 6 7 15 21 14 2 7 5 13 19 -12 25
19 Al Simawa 28 5 8 15 16 43 14 4 6 4 9 10 14 1 2 11 7 33 -27 23
20 Al Hudod 29 2 16 11 24 38 14 1 8 5 14 20 15 1 8 6 10 18 -14 22

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 26 18 5 3 44 16 13 11 1 1 32 10 13 7 4 2 12 6 28 59
2 Al Zawra'a 29 14 13 2 33 14 15 8 6 1 20 8 14 6 7 1 13 6 19 55
3 Al Najaf 29 15 9 5 33 17 14 6 6 2 15 9 15 9 3 3 18 8 16 54
4 Al Shorta 27 13 10 4 40 17 13 7 6 0 25 6 14 6 4 4 15 11 23 49
5 Naft Al-Wasat 28 13 10 5 30 18 14 6 3 5 14 11 14 7 7 0 16 7 12 49
6 Zakho 29 9 13 7 27 27 14 6 6 2 15 11 15 3 7 5 12 16 0 40
7 Naft 28 9 12 7 26 23 15 5 7 3 15 11 13 4 5 4 11 12 3 39
8 Baghdad 29 10 9 10 23 23 15 4 6 5 12 12 14 6 3 5 11 11 0 39
9 Naft Maysan 27 8 12 7 26 26 14 3 7 4 12 13 13 5 5 3 14 13 0 36
10 Al Karkh 28 9 9 10 23 24 14 6 3 5 13 13 14 3 6 5 10 11 -1 36
11 Al Minaa Basra 29 8 11 10 31 32 14 6 4 4 15 11 15 2 7 6 16 21 -1 35
12 Naft Al-Janoob 29 8 11 10 27 34 15 5 5 5 14 16 14 3 6 5 13 18 -7 35
13 Erbil 29 7 11 11 31 32 14 4 5 5 20 13 15 3 6 6 11 19 -1 32
14 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 29 6 12 11 17 26 15 5 7 3 9 8 14 1 5 8 8 18 -9 30
15 Al Diwaniya 28 5 14 9 15 29 14 4 9 1 10 7 14 1 5 8 5 22 -14 29
16 Al Kahrabaa 29 5 13 11 28 31 14 3 6 5 14 14 15 2 7 6 14 17 -3 28
17 Al Talaba 29 6 9 14 25 37 14 3 3 8 12 18 15 3 6 6 13 19 -12 27
18 Al-Qasim 29 4 13 12 28 40 15 2 6 7 15 21 14 2 7 5 13 19 -12 25
19 Al Simawa 28 5 8 15 16 43 14 4 6 4 9 10 14 1 2 11 7 33 -27 23
20 Al Hudod 29 2 16 11 24 38 14 1 8 5 14 20 15 1 8 6 10 18 -14 22

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