Al Shorta and Al Talaba spectators can't wait for Iraqi League clash at Al-Shaab Stadium

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Sat 26.June
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shaab Stadium (40000 seats)

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 Talaba's 18th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Al Shorta have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Al Talaba have the fewest clean sheets (7) in Iraqi League

Al Shorta and Al Talaba 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.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Al Shorta form and stats

34 points is a decent return from 16 Iraqi League games here at Al-Shaab Stadium for Al Shorta. The data says 9 wins, 7 draws and 0 losses. The Al Shorta fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Al-Shaab Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Shorta has played 24 games in a row here without a defeat.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Naft in the Iraqi League last time out and are looking for a win here.

Before that match, a win away at Al Minaa Basra.

A decent goal production from Al Shorta in their home games so far, with 31 goals from 16 league matches. Shorta are not conceding a lot of goals here at Al-Shaab Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 16 matches.

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Al Talaba form and stats

Al Talaba, who have the fewest clean sheets (7) in Iraqi League, have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 3-7-6 (16 played). Talaba have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

Talaba played 1-1 against Erbil in their previous match.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Al Karkh.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Talaba as they have only managed to score 15 times from 16 away games in the league. 21 goals have been conceded by Talaba in these games.

Head 2 Head

Al Shorta and Al Talaba have met before this season: Al Talaba - Shorta 0-1. Shorta-Al Talaba H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Shorta eight wins, Al Talaba zero wins, two draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

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Total First Half Second Half
Al Shorta Al Talaba
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 16 32
17 9 3 Won W 0 3 6
11 7 2 Drew D 1 7 12
4 0 0 Lost L 3 6 14
52 31 14 Scored S 0 15 29
22 9 1 Conceded C 4 21 41
88% 81% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 91%
66% 69% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 62% 66%
34% 38% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 38%
22% 25% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 19%
12% 19% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
41% 50% 20% BTTS BTTS 0% 44% 50%
50% 50% 80% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 22%
22% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 100% 44% 38%
 
5 7.3 15 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.5 5.3
2.3 3.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.3 4.2
1.1 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 8.2 8 Shots (avg) S ( 13 7.8 9.4
2.8 3.7 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.2 3.4
36% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 77% 39%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • 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 Talaba 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.
  • Al Talaba have the fewest clean sheets (7) in Iraqi League
  • Al Talaba have won significantly less corners away then 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 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 31 21 6 4 56 22 16 12 2 2 38 16 15 9 4 2 18 6 34 69
2 Al Shorta 32 17 11 4 52 22 16 9 7 0 31 9 16 8 4 4 21 13 30 62
3 Al Zawra'a 32 16 14 2 37 15 16 9 6 1 22 8 16 7 8 1 15 7 22 62
4 Al Najaf 32 17 10 5 39 21 15 7 6 2 17 10 17 10 4 3 22 11 18 61
5 Naft Al-Wasat 32 15 11 6 38 25 16 7 4 5 17 13 16 8 7 1 21 12 13 56
6 Naft 32 10 14 8 31 28 16 5 8 3 16 12 16 5 6 5 15 16 3 44
7 Baghdad 32 11 9 12 25 25 17 4 6 7 12 14 15 7 3 5 13 11 0 42
8 Al Minaa Basra 32 10 11 11 37 36 16 7 4 5 20 15 16 3 7 6 17 21 1 41
9 Zakho 32 9 14 9 29 33 16 6 7 3 16 14 16 3 7 6 13 19 -4 41
10 Al Karkh 31 9 11 11 26 30 16 6 4 6 15 18 15 3 7 5 11 12 -4 38
11 Naft Maysan 32 8 14 10 31 38 16 3 7 6 13 19 16 5 7 4 18 19 -7 38
12 Erbil 32 8 12 12 35 36 15 5 5 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 36
13 Naft Al-Janoob 31 8 12 11 29 37 16 5 5 6 16 19 15 3 7 5 13 18 -8 36
14 Al Kahrabaa 32 6 15 11 29 31 16 4 7 5 15 14 16 2 8 6 14 17 -2 33
15 Al Diwaniya 32 5 17 10 16 31 16 4 10 2 10 8 16 1 7 8 6 23 -15 32
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 32 6 13 13 20 31 16 5 8 3 10 9 16 1 5 10 10 22 -11 31
17 Al-Qasim 32 6 13 13 30 42 16 3 6 7 16 21 16 3 7 6 14 21 -12 31
18 Al Talaba 32 6 12 14 29 41 16 3 5 8 14 20 16 3 7 6 15 21 -12 30
19 Al Hudod 32 2 18 12 27 42 16 1 10 5 16 22 16 1 8 7 11 20 -15 24
20 Al Simawa 31 5 9 17 16 46 15 4 6 5 9 12 16 1 3 12 7 34 -30 24

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 31 21 6 4 56 22 16 12 2 2 38 16 15 9 4 2 18 6 34 69
2 Al Shorta 32 17 11 4 52 22 16 9 7 0 31 9 16 8 4 4 21 13 30 62
3 Al Zawra'a 32 16 14 2 37 15 16 9 6 1 22 8 16 7 8 1 15 7 22 62
4 Al Najaf 32 17 10 5 39 21 15 7 6 2 17 10 17 10 4 3 22 11 18 61
5 Naft Al-Wasat 32 15 11 6 38 25 16 7 4 5 17 13 16 8 7 1 21 12 13 56
6 Naft 32 10 14 8 31 28 16 5 8 3 16 12 16 5 6 5 15 16 3 44
7 Baghdad 32 11 9 12 25 25 17 4 6 7 12 14 15 7 3 5 13 11 0 42
8 Al Minaa Basra 32 10 11 11 37 36 16 7 4 5 20 15 16 3 7 6 17 21 1 41
9 Zakho 32 9 14 9 29 33 16 6 7 3 16 14 16 3 7 6 13 19 -4 41
10 Al Karkh 31 9 11 11 26 30 16 6 4 6 15 18 15 3 7 5 11 12 -4 38
11 Naft Maysan 32 8 14 10 31 38 16 3 7 6 13 19 16 5 7 4 18 19 -7 38
12 Erbil 32 8 12 12 35 36 15 5 5 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 36
13 Naft Al-Janoob 31 8 12 11 29 37 16 5 5 6 16 19 15 3 7 5 13 18 -8 36
14 Al Kahrabaa 32 6 15 11 29 31 16 4 7 5 15 14 16 2 8 6 14 17 -2 33
15 Al Diwaniya 32 5 17 10 16 31 16 4 10 2 10 8 16 1 7 8 6 23 -15 32
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 32 6 13 13 20 31 16 5 8 3 10 9 16 1 5 10 10 22 -11 31
17 Al-Qasim 32 6 13 13 30 42 16 3 6 7 16 21 16 3 7 6 14 21 -12 31
18 Al Talaba 32 6 12 14 29 41 16 3 5 8 14 20 16 3 7 6 15 21 -12 30
19 Al Hudod 32 2 18 12 27 42 16 1 10 5 16 22 16 1 8 7 11 20 -15 24
20 Al Simawa 31 5 9 17 16 46 15 4 6 5 9 12 16 1 3 12 7 34 -30 24

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