This fixture has been long awaited by followers of both squads, as it's the premier Iraqi League match of the season. Both Al Shorta and Al Talaba are ready for a bright start to their league season.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Al Talaba, who are travelling more than 1500 kilometers to play this game.
Al Shorta form and stats
The season before, Al Shorta's league stats were 20 wins, 12 draws and 6 losses, providing 4th position in the Iraqi League. Over these 38 matches they scored 60 goals and let in 27. Appearing as the host team in the former season Al Shorta produced 11-7-1 (win-draw-lost) with 35 goals and 11 conceded.
Al Talaba form and stats
Let's have a look at how Al Talaba performed last season in the Iraqi League: They landed a 17th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 15 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 36 and conceded 47 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 8 and lost 7 with 17/24 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the former ten meetings between these two sides are: eight wins for Al Shorta, two draws and zero wins for Al Talaba. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Al Shorta missing players
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| Al Shorta | Al Talaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Al Shorta | Last season | Al Talaba | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Drew | D | 8 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 15 | ||
| 60 | 35 | Scored | S | 17 | 36 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 24 | 47 | ||
| 89% | 84% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 68% | 68% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 63% | 66% | ||
| 34% | 37% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 32% | 34% | ||
| 18% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 18% | ||
| 11% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 8% | ||
| 39% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 50% | ||
| 50% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 24% | ||
| 21% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 37% | ||
| 5.1 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.3 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.4 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 39% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 65% | 38% | ||
| 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 Diwaniya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Kahrabaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Karkh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Al Minaa Basra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Al Najaf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Al Shorta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Al Sinaah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Al Talaba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Al Zawra'a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Al-Qasim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Baghdad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Erbil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Naft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Naft Al-Janoob | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Naft Al-Wasat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Naft Maysan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Newroz SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Samaraa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Zakho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 39 | 83 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 27 | 75 |
| 3 | Al Najaf | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 74 |
| 4 | Al Shorta | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 33 | 72 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 46 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 63 |
| 6 | Naft | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 53 |
| 7 | Baghdad | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 17 | -2 | 50 |
| 8 | Al Minaa Basra | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 49 |
| 9 | Zakho | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 46 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 19 | -5 | 45 |
| 11 | Erbil | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -2 | 44 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Janoob | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -10 | 44 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 38 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -10 | 43 |
| 14 | Al Kahrabaa | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 36 | 39 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -3 | 41 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -11 | 41 |
| 16 | Al Diwaniya | 38 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -14 | 41 |
| 17 | Al Talaba | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 47 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -11 | 39 |
| 18 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 27 | -12 | 37 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 38 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 32 | 48 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -16 | 31 |
| 20 | Al Simawa | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 58 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 39 | -36 | 26 |