Al Simawa vs Al Zawra'a match preview

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Thu 01.July
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al Samawah Stadium (15000 seats)

The visiting Al Zawra'a side should be favourites in this visit to Al Simawa, as the away team holds a 37 point advantage from their 33 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Al Simawa have the most conceded goals (46) in Iraqi League
  • Al Zawra'a have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Iraqi League

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Iraqi League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya.

Relegation threatens Simawa who should definitely be looking for some points here. Zawra'a are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Al Simawa form and stats

When playing at home in the Iraqi League, Al Simawa, who have the most conceded goals (46) in Iraqi League, have managed 4 wins, 7 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 16 games. Al Simawa are slowly digging their own grave here at Al Samawah Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya match.

Simawa haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 467 minutes ago. Ali Khalil scored that one. The Al Simawa goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 201 minutes without conceding a goal in the Iraqi League.

Simawa travelled for their previous game, a trip to Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya that ended 0-0.

Before that, Simawa drew at home versus Naft Al-Janoob.

Simawa aren't scoring a lot here at Al Samawah Stadium in the league, with only 9 goals from 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Simawa have conceded only 12 goals.

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Al Zawra'a form and stats

Playing away, Al Zawra'a, who have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Iraqi League, have won 7 games, drawn 8 and suffered 1 defeat in the Iraqi League this season. Things are running smoothly for Zawra'a who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Al Quwa Al Jawiya.

Al Zawra'a delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Naft Al-Wasat (placed 5th) in their previous match; a Iraqi League game.

Prior to that result Al Zawra'a won their away game at Al Diwaniya. The scoreline was 1-0.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Zawra'a's manager R. Swadi has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 7 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Al Zawra'a - Al Simawa 1-0 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's zero Simawa victories, three draws and seven Al Zawra'a wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Al Simawa missing players

Al Zawra'a missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Simawa Al Zawra'a
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 6 16 33
5 4 0 Won W 5 7 16
11 7 2 Drew D 1 8 15
17 5 3 Lost L 0 1 2
16 9 1 Scored S 8 15 38
46 12 7 Conceded C 1 7 16
76% 75% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 75% 85%
48% 44% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 56% 61%
27% 12% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 6% 15%
15% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 3%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
30% 25% 20% BTTS BTTS 17% 31% 36%
36% 50% 20% Clean Sheets C S 83% 62% 58%
58% 50% 80% Failed to Score F T 17% 31% 21%
 
2.6 3.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.2 5.8
5.2 3.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3 3.2
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
6.1 6 0 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 12.7 12.4
2 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.3 4.1
33% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 23% 23%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Simawa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Al Simawa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al Simawa have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Iraqi League
  • Al Simawa have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in Iraqi League
  • Al Simawa have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Iraqi League
  • Al Simawa have the most conceded goals (46) in Iraqi League
  • Al Simawa have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Iraqi League
  • Al Simawa have the the worst goal difference (-30) in Iraqi League
  • Al Simawa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Al Zawra'a have created more than twice as many corners as Al Simawa.
  • Al Zawra'a have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Zawra'a have scored more than double the goals of Al Simawa.
  • Al Zawra'a have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Iraqi League
  • Al Zawra'a have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Iraqi League
  • Al Zawra'a have the most clean sheets (19) in Iraqi League

  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 33 22 7 4 59 24 17 13 2 2 41 18 16 9 5 2 18 6 35 73
2 Al Shorta 33 18 11 4 54 22 17 10 7 0 33 9 16 8 4 4 21 13 32 65
3 Al Zawra'a 33 16 15 2 38 16 17 9 7 1 23 9 16 7 8 1 15 7 22 63
4 Al Najaf 33 17 11 5 40 22 16 7 7 2 18 11 17 10 4 3 22 11 18 62
5 Naft Al-Wasat 33 15 12 6 39 26 16 7 4 5 17 13 17 8 8 1 22 13 13 57
6 Naft 33 10 15 8 32 29 17 5 9 3 17 13 16 5 6 5 15 16 3 45
7 Baghdad 33 12 9 12 26 25 17 4 6 7 12 14 16 8 3 5 14 11 1 45
8 Al Minaa Basra 33 10 12 11 38 37 16 7 4 5 20 15 17 3 8 6 18 22 1 42
9 Zakho 33 9 14 10 30 35 16 6 7 3 16 14 17 3 7 7 14 21 -5 41
10 Al Karkh 33 9 11 13 28 34 17 6 4 7 15 19 16 3 7 6 13 15 -6 38
11 Naft Al-Janoob 33 8 14 11 30 38 16 5 5 6 16 19 17 3 9 5 14 19 -8 38
12 Naft Maysan 33 8 14 11 33 42 17 3 7 7 15 23 16 5 7 4 18 19 -9 38
13 Erbil 33 8 13 12 35 36 16 5 6 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 37
14 Al Kahrabaa 33 7 15 11 33 33 16 4 7 5 15 14 17 3 8 6 18 19 0 36
15 Al-Qasim 33 7 13 13 32 43 17 4 6 7 18 22 16 3 7 6 14 21 -11 34
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 33 6 14 13 20 31 17 5 9 3 10 9 16 1 5 10 10 22 -11 32
17 Al Diwaniya 33 5 17 11 16 32 17 4 10 3 10 9 16 1 7 8 6 23 -16 32
18 Al Talaba 33 6 12 15 29 43 16 3 5 8 14 20 17 3 7 7 15 23 -14 30
19 Al Hudod 33 3 18 12 28 42 16 1 10 5 16 22 17 2 8 7 12 20 -14 27
20 Al Simawa 33 5 11 17 16 46 16 4 7 5 9 12 17 1 4 12 7 34 -30 26

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 33 22 7 4 59 24 17 13 2 2 41 18 16 9 5 2 18 6 35 73
2 Al Shorta 33 18 11 4 54 22 17 10 7 0 33 9 16 8 4 4 21 13 32 65
3 Al Zawra'a 33 16 15 2 38 16 17 9 7 1 23 9 16 7 8 1 15 7 22 63
4 Al Najaf 33 17 11 5 40 22 16 7 7 2 18 11 17 10 4 3 22 11 18 62
5 Naft Al-Wasat 33 15 12 6 39 26 16 7 4 5 17 13 17 8 8 1 22 13 13 57
6 Naft 33 10 15 8 32 29 17 5 9 3 17 13 16 5 6 5 15 16 3 45
7 Baghdad 33 12 9 12 26 25 17 4 6 7 12 14 16 8 3 5 14 11 1 45
8 Al Minaa Basra 33 10 12 11 38 37 16 7 4 5 20 15 17 3 8 6 18 22 1 42
9 Zakho 33 9 14 10 30 35 16 6 7 3 16 14 17 3 7 7 14 21 -5 41
10 Al Karkh 33 9 11 13 28 34 17 6 4 7 15 19 16 3 7 6 13 15 -6 38
11 Naft Al-Janoob 33 8 14 11 30 38 16 5 5 6 16 19 17 3 9 5 14 19 -8 38
12 Naft Maysan 33 8 14 11 33 42 17 3 7 7 15 23 16 5 7 4 18 19 -9 38
13 Erbil 33 8 13 12 35 36 16 5 6 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 37
14 Al Kahrabaa 33 7 15 11 33 33 16 4 7 5 15 14 17 3 8 6 18 19 0 36
15 Al-Qasim 33 7 13 13 32 43 17 4 6 7 18 22 16 3 7 6 14 21 -11 34
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 33 6 14 13 20 31 17 5 9 3 10 9 16 1 5 10 10 22 -11 32
17 Al Diwaniya 33 5 17 11 16 32 17 4 10 3 10 9 16 1 7 8 6 23 -16 32
18 Al Talaba 33 6 12 15 29 43 16 3 5 8 14 20 17 3 7 7 15 23 -14 30
19 Al Hudod 33 3 18 12 28 42 16 1 10 5 16 22 17 2 8 7 12 20 -14 27
20 Al Simawa 33 5 11 17 16 46 16 4 7 5 9 12 17 1 4 12 7 34 -30 26

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