Football betting preview: Al Shorta vs Al Hudod

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Sat 10.July
Match begins: 13:45 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shaab Stadium (40000 seats)

Al Shorta should be favourites to win this home game against Al Hudod, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or are we in for a surprise?

Insights:
  • Al Shorta have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Al Hudod have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Iraqi League

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Shorta are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Al Hudod are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Al Shorta form and stats

Al Shorta have performed here at Al-Shaab Stadium this season with 10 wins from 17 Iraqi League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 7 games and lost 0. The Shorta fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Al-Shaab Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Al Shorta has played 25 games in a row here without a defeat.

Shorta faced defeat in their previous match, away at Al Quwa Al Jawiya (0-2).

Ahead of that match, Shorta won a home game hosting Al Talaba (2-0).

The Shorta fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 33 goals in 17 league matches. From these home matches, Al Shorta have conceded only 9 goals.

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Al Hudod form and stats

Al Hudod have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 2-8-7 (17 played).

Two travels in a row for Hudod, whose manager could celebrate last time after the Iraqi League win against Al Karkh.

Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Naft Maysan.

The attacking power of Hudod when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 17 league matches away. 20 goals have been conceded by Al Hudod in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Al Hudod - Shorta 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Al Shorta-Al Hudod H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Shorta ten wins, Al Hudod zero wins, zero draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Al Shorta missing players

Al Hudod missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Shorta Al Hudod
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 17 33
18 10 5 Won W 0 2 3
11 7 1 Drew D 2 8 18
5 0 0 Lost L 3 7 12
54 33 18 Scored S 2 12 28
24 9 2 Conceded C 7 20 42
88% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 71% 79%
68% 71% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 53% 70%
32% 35% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 35% 39%
21% 24% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 18%
12% 18% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
38% 47% 33% BTTS BTTS 40% 41% 58%
50% 53% 67% Clean Sheets C S 40% 41% 27%
24% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 47% 36%
 
5 7.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 3.1
2.3 3.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.3 4.9
1.1 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.7 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 8.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5.3 8.2
2.8 3.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0.7 1.1
36% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 200% 100%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Hudod have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Al Hudod have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Iraqi League
  • Al Hudod have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al Shorta have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Al Shorta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Hudod have scored away.
  • Al Shorta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta 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 34 23 7 4 61 24 18 14 2 2 43 18 16 9 5 2 18 6 37 76
2 Al Zawra'a 34 17 15 2 40 17 17 9 7 1 23 9 17 8 8 1 17 8 23 66
3 Al Shorta 34 18 11 5 54 24 17 10 7 0 33 9 17 8 4 5 21 15 30 65
4 Al Najaf 34 18 11 5 42 23 17 8 7 2 20 12 17 10 4 3 22 11 19 65
5 Naft Al-Wasat 34 16 12 6 43 27 17 8 4 5 21 14 17 8 8 1 22 13 16 60
6 Naft 34 10 16 8 32 29 17 5 9 3 17 13 17 5 7 5 15 16 3 46
7 Al Minaa Basra 34 11 12 11 40 38 17 8 4 5 22 16 17 3 8 6 18 22 2 45
8 Baghdad 34 12 9 13 27 29 17 4 6 7 12 14 17 8 3 6 15 15 -2 45
9 Zakho 34 9 15 10 31 36 17 6 8 3 17 15 17 3 7 7 14 21 -5 42
10 Naft Al-Janoob 34 9 14 11 32 39 17 6 5 6 18 20 17 3 9 5 14 19 -7 41
11 Al Kahrabaa 34 8 15 11 34 33 17 5 7 5 16 14 17 3 8 6 18 19 1 39
12 Al Karkh 34 9 11 14 28 35 17 6 4 7 15 19 17 3 7 7 13 16 -7 38
13 Naft Maysan 34 8 14 12 34 44 17 3 7 7 15 23 17 5 7 5 19 21 -10 38
14 Erbil 33 8 13 12 35 36 16 5 6 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 37
15 Al-Qasim 34 7 13 14 33 45 17 4 6 7 18 22 17 3 7 7 15 23 -12 34
16 Al Diwaniya 34 5 18 11 17 33 17 4 10 3 10 9 17 1 8 8 7 24 -16 33
17 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 34 6 14 14 21 33 17 5 9 3 10 9 17 1 5 11 11 24 -12 32
18 Al Talaba 34 6 13 15 29 43 17 3 6 8 14 20 17 3 7 7 15 23 -14 31
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 34 5 11 18 17 48 17 4 7 6 10 14 17 1 4 12 7 34 -31 26

Table
  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 34 23 7 4 61 24 18 14 2 2 43 18 16 9 5 2 18 6 37 76
2 Al Zawra'a 34 17 15 2 40 17 17 9 7 1 23 9 17 8 8 1 17 8 23 66
3 Al Shorta 34 18 11 5 54 24 17 10 7 0 33 9 17 8 4 5 21 15 30 65
4 Al Najaf 34 18 11 5 42 23 17 8 7 2 20 12 17 10 4 3 22 11 19 65
5 Naft Al-Wasat 34 16 12 6 43 27 17 8 4 5 21 14 17 8 8 1 22 13 16 60
6 Naft 34 10 16 8 32 29 17 5 9 3 17 13 17 5 7 5 15 16 3 46
7 Al Minaa Basra 34 11 12 11 40 38 17 8 4 5 22 16 17 3 8 6 18 22 2 45
8 Baghdad 34 12 9 13 27 29 17 4 6 7 12 14 17 8 3 6 15 15 -2 45
9 Zakho 34 9 15 10 31 36 17 6 8 3 17 15 17 3 7 7 14 21 -5 42
10 Naft Al-Janoob 34 9 14 11 32 39 17 6 5 6 18 20 17 3 9 5 14 19 -7 41
11 Al Kahrabaa 34 8 15 11 34 33 17 5 7 5 16 14 17 3 8 6 18 19 1 39
12 Al Karkh 34 9 11 14 28 35 17 6 4 7 15 19 17 3 7 7 13 16 -7 38
13 Naft Maysan 34 8 14 12 34 44 17 3 7 7 15 23 17 5 7 5 19 21 -10 38
14 Erbil 33 8 13 12 35 36 16 5 6 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 37
15 Al-Qasim 34 7 13 14 33 45 17 4 6 7 18 22 17 3 7 7 15 23 -12 34
16 Al Diwaniya 34 5 18 11 17 33 17 4 10 3 10 9 17 1 8 8 7 24 -16 33
17 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 34 6 14 14 21 33 17 5 9 3 10 9 17 1 5 11 11 24 -12 32
18 Al Talaba 34 6 13 15 29 43 17 3 6 8 14 20 17 3 7 7 15 23 -14 31
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 34 5 11 18 17 48 17 4 7 6 10 14 17 1 4 12 7 34 -31 26

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