It's still early in the Iraqi League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Al Minaa Basra - Al Karkh preview!
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 Minaa Basra form and stats
Perfect Iraqi League season at home so far for Al Minaa Basra 2 wins from 2 appearances. Two home wins in a row for Al Minaa Basra bring valid hopes of a third.
Al Minaa Basra drew their last game, 2-2 away at Al Zawra'a (placed 6th). Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Al Hudod.
Al Minaa Basra has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Al Karkh form and stats
Al Karkh failed to get anything from their last game, a Iraqi League home match vs Baghdad (placed 9th) that ended with defeat 0-3. A draw for Al Karkh before that, at their own venue hosting Al Simawa (2-2).
Head 2 Head
Last nine meetings between the teams: Al Minaa Basra won 4, Al Karkh won 2 and 3 draws. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() Mahmoud Khalil 10 goals |
Al Minaa Basra missing players
Al Karkh missing players
| Al Minaa Basra | Al Karkh | ||||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistics | Stat | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Minaa Basra | Last season | Al Karkh | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Drew | D | 7 | 12 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Scored | S | 21 | 44 | ||
| 42 | 13 | Conceded | C | 18 | 35 | ||
| 79% | 68% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 61% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 58% | ||
| 42% | 32% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 26% | 32% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 16% | 16% | ||
| 5% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 3% | ||
| 50% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 47% | ||
| 34% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 29% | ||
| 37% | 32% | Failed to Score | F T | 37% | 32% | ||
| 1 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.5 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
- Al Karkh have created more than twice as many corners as Al Minaa Basra.
- Al Minaa Basra have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| 30-06-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 0 - 0 | Erbil |
| 07-07-19 | | Al Hudod | 2 - 1 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 14-07-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 1 - 0 | Al Shorta |
| 19-07-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 1 - 1 | Baghdad |
| 22-07-19 | | Al Najaf | 3 - 0 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 19-09-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 1 - 0 | Zakho |
| 29-09-19 | | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 0 - 0 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 04-10-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 3 - 1 | Al Hudod |
| 22-10-19 | | Al Zawra'a | 2 - 2 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 29-10-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 13:00 | Al Karkh |
| 24-06-19 | | Al Hussein | 0 - 0 | Al Karkh |
| 29-06-19 | | Al Karkh | 0 - 1 | Al Diwaniya |
| 06-07-19 | | Erbil | 1 - 0 | Al Karkh |
| 12-07-19 | | Al Karkh | 0 - 1 | Al Hudod |
| 19-07-19 | | Al Shorta | 1 - 0 | Al Karkh |
| 24-07-19 | | Al Karkh | 1 - 1 | Baghdad |
| 18-09-19 | | Al Karkh | 3 - 2 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya |
| 26-09-19 | | Al Karkh | 2 - 2 | Al Simawa |
| 21-10-19 | | Al Karkh | 0 - 3 | Baghdad |
| 29-10-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 13:00 | Al Karkh |
| 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 Minaa Basra | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Naft Al-Wasat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Naft | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Al Zawra'a | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Al Kahrabaa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Al Najaf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Al Shorta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Al Karkh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Erbil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Al Diwaniya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | Al-Qasim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Al Simawa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Naft Al-Janoob | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Naft Maysan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Al Hudod | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 19 | Zakho | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 73 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 51 | 89 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 31 | 84 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 57 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 65 |
| 4 | Naft | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 60 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
| 5 | Naft Maysan | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 57 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 59 |
| 6 | Al Karkh | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 57 |
| 7 | Baghdad | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 50 |
| 8 | Naft Al-Wasat | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 50 |
| 9 | Al Hudod | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -6 | 50 |
| 10 | Al Kahrabaa | 38 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 48 |
| 11 | Erbil | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -2 | 48 |
| 12 | Al Najaf | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 41 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 44 |
| 13 | Al Talaba | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 52 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -5 | 44 |
| 14 | Al Diwaniya | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 44 |
| 15 | Naft Al-Janoob | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 28 | -16 | 42 |
| 16 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 20 | -8 | 41 |
| 17 | Al Minaa Basra | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 34 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 29 | -8 | 40 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 59 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 39 | -33 | 33 |
| 19 | Al Bahri | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 66 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 37 | -27 | 29 |
| 20 | Al Hussein | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 52 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 32 | -23 | 27 |