Home advantage is safe and good for Al Karkh, but Al Talaba are fully intent and able to win. How will it turn out?
- Al Karkh have yet to win a game at home.
- Al Talaba have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Iraqi League
Al Talaba have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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
Al Karkh's results here at Al-Karkh Stadium in the Iraqi League have been very modest with 0 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. With eight home Iraqi League games in a row without a win, the Al Karkh fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Naft Al-Basra game long ago, can be stopped today.
Karkh are returning here after visiting Al Diwaniya in a Iraqi League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Al Najaf that ended 1-1.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Karkh as they are travelling to their away game against Al Kahrabaa in the Iraqi League. That match is four days after this one.
Al Karkh aren't scoring a lot here at Al-Karkh Stadium in the league, with only 5 goals from 8 games. Karkh's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Talaba form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Iraqi League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Al Talaba won their last game, 1-0 versus Newroz SC played at home.
A 0-1 defeat away at Naft Maysan before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Al Minaa Basra in just four days.
The visiting Al Talaba have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 8 games. As opposed to that, Talaba have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Karkh won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Al Talaba managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoAl Karkh missing players
Al Talaba missing players
| Al Karkh | Al Talaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 69% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 44% | 62% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 62% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 44% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 44% | 62% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | 38% |
| 38% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 38% | 44% |
| 50% | 38% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 19% |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 3.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.5 | 8.6 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 2.7 |
| 26% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 79% |
| 6.9 | 5.3 | 1.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7 | 7.7 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 0.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 1.7 |
- Al Karkh have yet to win a game at home.
- Al Talaba have scored more than double the goals of Al Karkh.
- Al Talaba have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Iraqi League
- Al Talaba have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Al Talaba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Al Talaba | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Zakho | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Naft Al-Basra | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Naft | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Al Sinaah | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Baghdad | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Naft Maysan | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Al Kahrabaa | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 | Al-Qasim | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 | Erbil | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
| 16 | Al Karkh | 16 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 13 |
| 17 | Newroz SC | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -13 | 12 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 16 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 10 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -19 | 4 |
