Pre-match most people would expect a notable difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Al Shorta in front of Al Diwaniya by 35 points.
- Al Shorta have the most scored goals (35) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Iraqi League
Al Shorta and Al Diwaniya should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Al Shorta form and stats
Al Shorta have been very solid at home in the Iraqi League so far, with 23 points collected from 9 matches (7-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Al Shorta haven’t lost a league-game in 18 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Al Talaba, 118 days ago.
Al Shorta's previous game was a Iraqi League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Al Najaf (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that match, a win away at Al Zawra'a.The Al Shorta fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, Al Shorta have conceded only 5 goals.
Al Diwaniya form and stats
Al Diwaniya have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 1-1-6 (8 played).
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-0 against Baghdad in their previous game.
A 0-3 defeat away at Al Minaa Basra before that.Goals are few and far between in Al Diwaniya's away league games. Only 2 goals from 8 travels. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Diwaniya have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the last eight meetings): Al Shorta won seven games, zero matches ended in a draw and Al Diwaniya have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / threeAl Shorta missing players
Al Diwaniya missing players
| Al Shorta | Al Diwaniya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 35 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 61% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 76% |
| 50% | 44% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 53% |
| 33% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 39% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 12% | 35% |
| 61% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 53% |
| 5.8 | 6.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 1.3 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 11.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 3.4 | 4.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 57% | 41% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.7 | 6.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1.9 | 2.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
- Al Diwaniya have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Al Diwaniya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the the worst goal difference (-12) away in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have not yet lost a game.
- Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Shorta have scored more than double the goals of Al Diwaniya.
- Al Shorta have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most clean sheets (11) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most points (23) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most points from losing position (13) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most scored goals (35) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the the best goal difference (+25) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Shorta is in the best form (6-0-0) in Iraqi League
| 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 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Naft Al-Wasat | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Zakho | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Naft Al-Janoob | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Naft | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Al Sinaah | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Naft Maysan | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Al-Qasim | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Erbil | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Baghdad | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Al Kahrabaa | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 16 | Al Karkh | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 16 |
| 17 | Newroz SC | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 18 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -21 | 4 |
