The guesting Al Shorta team are thought to be front runners at Al Karkh, as the away side enjoy a 23 point edge from their twelve league games this season.
- Al Karkh have yet to win a game.
- Al Shorta have the most scored goals (22) in Iraqi League
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.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Karkh form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Iraqi League this season. Al Karkh have only managed 0 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses from their games here at Al-Karkh Stadium. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 13 attempts.
Karkh drew their last game, 0-0 away at Baghdad (placed 9th).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Al Minaa Basra.Karkh have scored 4 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Al Karkh have conceded 6 goals.
Al Shorta form and stats
As the visiting team in Iraqi League matches, Al Shorta, who have the most scored goals (22) in Iraqi League, have produced an overall stat of 5-0-0 so far. Things are running smoothly for Al Shorta who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Al Talaba.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Shorta goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 673 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The supporters enjoyed Al Shorta's previous game versus Naft Maysan (placed 13th), a Iraqi League 2-0 win played at home.
Prior to that result Al Shorta won their away game at Samaraa. The scoreline was 3-0.Shorta have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 10 goals from 5 away matches. Shorta's manager Ilić has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Karkh-Al Shorta H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Karkh zero wins, Al Shorta seven wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Al Karkh missing players
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| Al Karkh | Al Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 62% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 46% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 58% |
| 23% | 17% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 42% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 46% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 38% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 80% | 75% |
| 54% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 4.4 | 5.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 6.1 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.6 | 10.8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.5 | 10 |
| 2.1 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 24% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 8.1 | 6.6 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 4.5 | 6.4 |
| 1.9 | 1 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
- Al Karkh have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Al Karkh have yet to win a game.
- Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Shorta have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Shorta have scored more than double the goals of Al Karkh.
- Al Shorta have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most clean sheets (9) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most points (15) away in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most points from losing position (7) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most scored goals (22) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the the best goal difference (+17) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have won all their away games so far.
- Al Shorta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Shorta haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 Shorta | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Naft Al-Wasat | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 |
| 5 | Al Talaba | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Naft Al-Basra | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Zakho | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Al Sinaah | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Al Kahrabaa | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Naft | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 13 |
| 14 | Al-Qasim | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 12 |
| 15 | Newroz SC | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Al Karkh | 13 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 | Erbil | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 8 |
| 18 | Al Minaa Basra | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 19 | Al Diwaniya | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -14 | 5 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -15 | 3 |