With their 16 point advantage in the league table, Al Talaba fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Al Bahri.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Talaba form and stats
When playing at home, Al Talaba have managed 5 wins, 7 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 14 games.The fans are hoping that Al Talaba will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Iraqi League game against Al Karkh. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Al Minaa Basra in a game that was won 2-1.
The Al Talaba fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 14 matches. Al Talaba have only conceded 13 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Bahri form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Bahri's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 13 away games. Al Bahri, who have the most conceded goals (44) in Iraqi League, only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. Al Bahri are desperate to end a twelve-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Al Hussein fixture. It's all red in the travel logs of Al Bahri, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.Al Bahri delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Naft in their previous match; a Iraqi League game. A loss against Al Zawra'a was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Bahri as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games. In the opposite end, Al Bahri have conceded 23 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Al Bahri - Al Talaba 1-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Al Talaba, 3 draws and 1 win for Al Bahri. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.Al Talaba missing players
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| Al Talaba | Al Bahri | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Played | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Drew | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 34 | 21 | 6 | Scored | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 29 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | 3 | 23 | 44 |
| 81% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | 60% | 85% | 81% |
| 74% | 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 20% | 69% | 67% |
| 44% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 52% |
| 22% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 30% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 7% |
| 59% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | 20% | 54% | 59% |
| 30% | 29% | 25% | Clean Sheets | 40% | 15% | 19% |
| 30% | 21% | 25% | Failed To Score | 80% | 46% | 41% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Al Bahri have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Al Bahri have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Talaba have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Bahri have scored away.
| 18-04-19 | | Al Talaba | 0 - 2 | Al Shorta |
| 26-04-19 | | Al Talaba | 0 - 0 | Baghdad |
| 02-05-19 | | Al Najaf | 3 - 2 | Al Talaba |
| 09-05-19 | | Al Talaba | 2 - 1 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 16-05-19 | | Al Karkh | 2 - 1 | Al Talaba |
| 21-05-19 | | Al Talaba | 10:30 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 22-05-19 | | Al Talaba | 19:00 | Al Bahri |
| 27-05-19 | | Naft Maysan | 10:30 | Al Talaba |
| 02-06-19 | | Al Talaba | 10:30 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya |
| 08-06-19 | | Al Hussein | 10:30 | Al Talaba |
| 18-04-19 | | Al Bahri | 1 - 3 | Al Karkh |
| 24-04-19 | | Al Simawa | 3 - 0 | Al Bahri |
| 01-05-19 | | Naft Al-Wasat | 3 - 0 | Al Bahri |
| 12-05-19 | | Al Bahri | 1 - 4 | Al Zawra'a |
| 17-05-19 | | Al Bahri | 2 - 2 | Naft |
| 21-05-19 | | Al Diwaniya | 10:30 | Al Bahri |
| 22-05-19 | | Al Talaba | 19:00 | Al Bahri |
| 27-05-19 | | Erbil | 10:30 | Al Bahri |
| 02-06-19 | | Al Bahri | 10:30 | Al Hudod |
| 08-06-19 | | Al Bahri | 10:30 | Al Shorta |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Al Shorta | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 46 | 67 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 58 |
| 3 | Al Karkh | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 52 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Naft Maysan | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 40 |
| 6 | Naft Al-Wasat | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 39 |
| 7 | Naft | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
| 8 | Al Talaba | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Al Najaf | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | Baghdad | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 33 |
| 12 | Erbil | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -6 | 32 |
| 13 | Al Hudod | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 32 |
| 14 | Al Diwaniya | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 30 |
| 15 | Al Kahrabaa | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -6 | 29 |
| 16 | Al Minaa Basra | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -5 | 28 |
| 17 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 27 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -21 | 26 |
| 19 | Al Hussein | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | -15 | 20 |
| 20 | Al Bahri | 27 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -23 | 17 |