Let's look at this entertaining fixture in the Iraqi League. Al Shorta is in the 2nd spot from completing four games. They greet Zakho who are placed 3rd from four games.
- Al Shorta have the most scored goals (8) in Iraqi League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Al Shorta form and stats
Only two Iraqi League home games for Al Shorta so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
It's back home for Shorta, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Naft Al-Janoob away with the result 3-1.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Erbil that ended 2-2.At Al-Shaab Stadium, Al Shorta has the goal stats of 3-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Zakho form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Iraqi League, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 4 wins, 8 draws and 7 defeats from 19 matches.
The supporters enjoyed Zakho's previous game versus Baghdad (placed 11th), a Iraqi League 2-1 win played at home.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Al Minaa Basra.It's early days yet, but Zakho has scored 2 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shorta seven wins, one draw and Zakho two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Al Shorta missing players
Zakho missing players
| Al Shorta | Zakho | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 7.3 | 11 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.7 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- Al Shorta have the most points from losing position (4) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most scored goals (8) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in Iraqi League
| Al Shorta | Last season | Zakho | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Drew | D | 8 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 60 | 35 | Scored | S | 17 | 35 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 22 | 40 | ||
| 89% | 84% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 68% | 68% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 68% | 68% | ||
| 34% | 37% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 32% | 29% | ||
| 18% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 8% | ||
| 11% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 3% | ||
| 39% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 63% | 61% | ||
| 50% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 26% | ||
| 21% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.3 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.5 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 39% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 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 | Naft Al-Wasat | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Al Shorta | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Zakho | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Al Kahrabaa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Al Talaba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Naft Al-Janoob | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Al Zawra'a | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Al Najaf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Naft | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Baghdad | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Naft Maysan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Al Sinaah | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Erbil | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Al Karkh | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Al Minaa Basra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| 17 | Al-Qasim | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Newroz SC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 19 | Samaraa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 | Al Diwaniya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 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 |