Al Quwa Al Jawiya greet Al Talaba with expectations of taking all three points. Will they? Read our preview!
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have the most scored goals (65) in Iraqi League
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Talaba have scored away.
Al Quwa Al Jawiya have less rest than Al Talaba in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Iraqi League game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Naft.
Al Talaba have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Quwa Al Jawiya have already won the league and the fans have gone wild! Even so, with the trophy already secured there could be issues regarding the team's motivation in this one. Talaba are struggling to avoid relegation.
Al Quwa Al Jawiya form and stats
44 points is a decent return from 18 Iraqi League games here at Al-Shaab Stadium for Al Quwa Al Jawiya. The data says 14 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Al-Shaab Stadium.
Jawiya enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Naft's place. The match ended 4-1.
Before that, Al Quwa Al Jawiya had a home game versus Al Shorta which ended with a victory 2-0.Goals decide football matches and Jawiya are scoring many of them at home; 43 on target from 18 league matches. Al Quwa Al Jawiya's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Talaba form and stats
Al Talaba have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 3-7-7 (17 played).
Talaba go into this game after a win, the home game against Al Minaa Basra that ended 4-2. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Talaba, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
A draw for Al Talaba before that, at their own venue hosting Naft (0-0).Many goals are not expected from the visiting Talaba as they have only managed to score 15 times from 17 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Talaba have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Al Talaba - Al Quwa Al Jawiya 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: eight wins for Al Quwa Al Jawiya, two draws and zero wins for Al Talaba. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Al Quwa Al Jawiya missing players
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| Al Quwa Al Jawiya | Al Talaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 35 |
| 24 | 14 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 65 | 43 | 13 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 33 |
| 25 | 18 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 23 | 45 |
| 86% | 94% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | 89% |
| 66% | 83% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 65% | 66% |
| 46% | 61% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 35% | 37% |
| 29% | 44% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 24% | 20% |
| 23% | 39% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 9% |
| 46% | 61% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 41% | 49% |
| 49% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 24% | 23% |
| 20% | 11% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 47% | 40% |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.3 | 11.6 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.8 | 9.4 |
| 4.4 | 5.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.2 | 3.4 |
| 57% | 58% | 86% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 77% | 39% |
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Talaba have scored away.
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Iraqi League
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have the most points (44) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have the most scored goals (43) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have the most scored goals (65) in Iraqi League
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have the most scored goals in the second half (40) in Iraqi League
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have the the best goal difference (+25) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have the the best goal difference (+40) in Iraqi League
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Al Talaba have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 65 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 40 | 79 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 35 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 69 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 55 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 29 | 65 |
| 4 | Al Najaf | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 65 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 35 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 61 |
| 6 | Baghdad | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | -1 | 48 |
| 7 | Naft | 35 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 46 |
| 8 | Al Minaa Basra | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 45 |
| 9 | Zakho | 35 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 43 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 41 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -9 | 41 |
| 12 | Al Kahrabaa | 35 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 40 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 35 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 46 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -10 | 39 |
| 14 | Erbil | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -1 | 38 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 35 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -12 | 35 |
| 16 | Al Talaba | 35 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -12 | 34 |
| 17 | Al Diwaniya | 35 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -16 | 34 |
| 18 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 35 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -12 | 33 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 34 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 43 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -13 | 30 |
| 20 | Al Simawa | 35 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 36 | -32 | 26 |