On paper it looks like advantage Al Minaa Basra in this game against Al-Qasim, but the visitors will fight to the end. Here's our full match preview!
- Al Minaa Basra have won significantly more corners at home than away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Minaa can neither be promoted or relegated from Iraqi League. Al-Qasim are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Al Minaa Basra form and stats
7 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Al Minaa Basra have to build on here in the Iraqi League.
The home team returns after being equal after 90 minutes with Naft (placed 6th) on their last time out; the Iraqi League game ended 1-1.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Zakho.Minaa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 16 games. Minaa are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 16 matches.
Al-Qasim form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al-Qasim so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 3-7-6 (win-draw-lose).
The supporters enjoyed Al-Qasim's previous game versus Zakho (placed 9th), a Iraqi League 2-1 win played at home.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Baghdad with the score of 1-0.The visitors have scored 14 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Al-Qasim have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al-Qasim - Minaa 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.Al Minaa Basra missing players
Al-Qasim missing players
| Al Minaa Basra | Al-Qasim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 38 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 32 |
| 37 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 21 | 43 |
| 88% | 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 88% |
| 64% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 70% |
| 42% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 33% |
| 24% | 31% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| 55% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 55% |
| 30% | 44% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 19% | 24% |
| 27% | 31% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 33% |
| 5.3 | 7.7 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 5 | 6.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 10.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.8 | 9.9 |
| 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
| 47% | 35% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 57% | 35% |
- Al Minaa Basra have won significantly more corners at home than 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 Quwa Al Jawiya | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 35 | 73 |
| 2 | Al Shorta | 33 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 54 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 32 | 65 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a | 33 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 63 |
| 4 | Al Najaf | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 62 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 57 |
| 6 | Naft | 33 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 45 |
| 7 | Baghdad | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 45 |
| 8 | Al Minaa Basra | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 42 |
| 9 | Zakho | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 41 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -6 | 38 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 38 |
| 12 | Naft Maysan | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -9 | 38 |
| 13 | Erbil | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -1 | 37 |
| 14 | Al Kahrabaa | 33 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 36 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -11 | 34 |
| 16 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 33 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 22 | -11 | 32 |
| 17 | Al Diwaniya | 33 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -16 | 32 |
| 18 | Al Talaba | 33 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -14 | 30 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 33 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -14 | 27 |
| 20 | Al Simawa | 33 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 34 | -30 | 26 |