A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Al Shorta fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Al Minaa Basra's 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Al Shorta is in the best form (3-3-0)
- Al Minaa Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Iraqi League.
Al Shorta form and stats
Al Shorta, who have the most points (12) at home in Iraqi League, are steadily winning Iraqi League games and points here at Al-Shaab Stadium. 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Shorta, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 265 minutes in the Iraqi League.
Before that, Al Shorta had a home game versus Al Karkh which ended with a victory 1-0.
Al Shorta are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 6 games. Defensively Shorta have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Minaa Basra form and stats
As the visiting team in Iraqi League matches, Al Minaa Basra have produced an overall stat of 1-2-2 so far. Two points from the last two away games for Minaa, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Home advantage was not enough for Minaa in their previous game, as they lost their Iraqi League-match, hosting Baghdad, 0-1. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Erbil.
The attacking power of Minaa when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Al Minaa Basra have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Al Shorta victories, two draws and four Al Minaa Basra wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Al Shorta missing players
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| Al Shorta | Al Minaa Basra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 82% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 73% |
| 55% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 64% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 27% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 55% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5.7 | 7.3 |
| 1.8 | 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 29% | 20% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 57% |
- Al Minaa Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Shorta has the most points (12) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Shorta is in the best form (3-3-0)
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Al Shorta | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Naft Maysan | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Zakho | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Baghdad | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Al Zawra'a | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Al Najaf | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Naft | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Al Talaba | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Al Diwaniya | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Al Kahrabaa | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 13 | Erbil | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Al Karkh | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 15 | Al Minaa Basra | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 16 | Naft Al-Janoob | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 17 | Al Hudod | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -14 | 9 |
| 19 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 8 |
| 20 | Al-Qasim | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 7 |