It's advantage Al Shorta so far with their 4th position in the Iraqi League table, welcoming Al Karkh who are placed 12th.
- Al Shorta have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Karkh have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Al Shorta and Al Karkh 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.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Al Shorta form and stats
2 victories, 3 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Al Shorta have to build on here at Al-Shaab Stadium in the Iraqi League. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The home team returns to Al-Shaab Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Naft Maysan (placed 6th) on their last time out; the Iraqi League game ended 1-1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Al Najaf.
Shorta has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Defensively Al Shorta have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Karkh form and stats
1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Al Karkh playing as the away team in the Iraqi League this season.
Karkh are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Iraqi League against Erbil (placed 10th). A 2-2 draw at Al Minaa Basra's stadium before that.
Al Karkh have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 5 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Karkh have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - five - zero (Al Shorta wins - draws - Al Karkh wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Al Shorta missing players
Al Karkh missing players
| Al Shorta | Al Karkh | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 78% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 88% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 62% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 38% |
| 56% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 33% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| 1.7 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 3.3 |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 40% |
- Al Karkh have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Shorta have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Naft Al-Wasat | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Al Shorta | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Al Talaba | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Naft Maysan | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Al Kahrabaa | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Baghdad | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Naft | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Erbil | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Al Najaf | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Al Karkh | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 13 | Al Diwaniya | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Zakho | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 15 | Al Minaa Basra | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| 16 | Al Hudod | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Al Simawa | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 8 |
| 18 | Naft Al-Janoob | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 19 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 7 |
| 20 | Al-Qasim | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |