The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Al Minaa Basra are in the 12th position while the guesting Al Karkh worry at 15th.
Al Karkh could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Iraqi League game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Naft Maysan, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Al Karkh.
Al Minaa Basra form and stats
When playing at home in the Iraqi League, Al Minaa Basra have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 3 games.
Minaa are confident in defense, having played 223 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Minaa shared the glory with Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
Al Minaa Basra aren't scoring a lot here at Basra Sport City Stadium in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. Minaa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Karkh form and stats
As the visiting team in Iraqi League matches, Al Karkh have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far. Three has not been a lucky number for Karkh as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Al Diwaniya match. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Karkh are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Late heartbreak for Al Karkh in the Naft Maysan match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Minaa won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Al Karkh has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / fiveAl Minaa Basra missing players
Al Karkh missing players
| Al Minaa Basra | Al Karkh | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 71% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 83% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 50% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 33% |
| 14% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | 33% |
| 43% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 33% |
| 57% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Naft Al-Wasat | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 2 | Al Shorta | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Erbil | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Al Talaba | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Al Zawra'a | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Zakho | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Naft | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Al Diwaniya | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Baghdad | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Al Minaa Basra | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Al Najaf | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Al Kahrabaa | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Al Karkh | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Al Hudod | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | Al Simawa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Naft Al-Janoob | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 20 | Al-Qasim | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 3 |