The Iraqi League league standings tell a tale about these teams so far, with Al Quwa Al Jawiya ahead of Al Minaa Basra by 29 points. Match preview to follow:
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Al Minaa Basra have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Iraqi League
It's no vacation for neither Jawiya nor Al Minaa Basra as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Quwa Al Jawiya form and stats
Al Quwa Al Jawiya are steadily winning Iraqi League games and points here at Al-Shaab Stadium. 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games.
Al Quwa Al Jawiya drew their last game, also a home match. Al Minaa Basra (placed 19th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Al Karkh the opponent.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Al Quwa Al Jawiya home games with this odds we find eight games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in six wins, one draw and one defeat. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.
A decent goal production from Al Quwa Al Jawiya in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 12 league matches. Jawiya are not conceding a lot of goals here at Al-Shaab Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 12 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Minaa Basra form and stats
Al Minaa Basra have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 0-5-7 (12 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Quwa Al Jawiya (placed 3rd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
A 3-3 draw was the result before that, hosting Naft Al-Wasat.Goals are few and far between in Al Minaa Basra's away league games. Only 6 goals from 12 travels. In the opposite end, Al Minaa Basra have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date reported meeting featuring both these sides is the Al Minaa Basra - Jawiya 1-1 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - seven - one (Al Quwa Al Jawiya wins - draws - Al Minaa Basra wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Al Quwa Al Jawiya missing players
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| Al Quwa Al Jawiya | Al Minaa Basra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 13 | 9 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 32 | 20 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | 34 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 77% | 80% |
| 68% | 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 62% | 68% |
| 32% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 31% | 32% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 23% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 8% |
| 36% | 31% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 46% | 52% |
| 48% | 62% | 83% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 24% |
| 24% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 54% | 44% |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.3 | 8.9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 39% | 40% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 22% | 20% |
| 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
- Al Minaa Basra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Al Minaa Basra have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Iraqi League
- Al Minaa Basra have yet to win a game away.
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Minaa Basra have scored 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 Shorta | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 67 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 52 |
| 3 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 45 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 44 |
| 6 | Naft | 25 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 39 |
| 7 | Zakho | 25 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 37 |
| 8 | Al Najaf | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 37 |
| 9 | Naft Al-Janoob | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Naft Maysan | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 32 |
| 11 | Al Kahrabaa | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Erbil | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Al Sinaah | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 29 |
| 14 | Newroz SC | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -8 | 27 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 25 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | Baghdad | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | Al Karkh | 25 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 20 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 25 | -26 | 17 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 24 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 16 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 25 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 17 | -24 | 10 |
