Al Karkh will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 11 points behind Al Zawra'a.
- Al Karkh haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Al Zawra'a has the the best goal difference (+8) away in Iraqi League
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Iraqi League game only four days ago.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Al Karkh form and stats
The story so far in the Iraqi League for Al Karkh at their home stadium (Al-Karkh Stadium) is 4 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Al-Karkh Stadium.
Karkh aren't scoring a lot here at Al-Karkh Stadium in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. Al Karkh have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Al Zawra'a form and stats
The away team, who have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Iraqi League, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 4 draws and only 0 losses in the Iraqi League. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Al Shorta game have they lost an away game, meaning Zawra'a has taken points from nine away matches in a row.
After this away game Zawra'a return home for a Iraqi League game against Erbil. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visiting Zawra'a have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 9 games. The Zawra'a defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 9 games). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Karkh victories, two draws and six Al Zawra'a wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Al Karkh missing players
Al Zawra'a missing players
| Al Karkh | Al Zawra'a | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 21 |
| 16 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 78% | 88% |
| 53% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 65% |
| 29% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 41% |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 67% | 53% |
| 47% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 22% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6.9 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 12.2 | 12.7 |
| 2.6 | 1.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 33% | 60% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 27% | 23% |
- Al Karkh haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Al Zawra'a has the the best goal difference (+8) away in Iraqi League
- Al Zawra'a have not yet lost a game away.
- 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 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 35 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Naft Al-Wasat | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Al Najaf | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Zakho | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Naft | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | Al Karkh | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Baghdad | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Kahrabaa | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | Al Minaa Basra | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Naft Al-Janoob | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Erbil | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 15 | Al Diwaniya | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Al Simawa | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -15 | 16 |
| 17 | Al-Qasim | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Al Hudod | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | Al Talaba | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 15 |
| 20 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -12 | 11 |