There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Iraqi League table so far. Here's the Al Talaba - Al Kahrabaa latest:
The visiting Al Kahrabaa played their last game only four days ago, a Iraqi League match. That game was a home fixture for Al Kahrabaa, against Naft. But now it's all about beating Al Talaba!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Al Talaba form and stats
Al Talaba have played 17 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-7-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Al Talaba, their manager and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.The Al Talaba fans got no joy from their last match, a Iraqi League game also here at Al-Shaab Stadium: A 2-3 defeat against Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya. A strong away win before that one, visiting Naft Al-Janoob and winning 2-1.
A decent goal production from Al Talaba in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 17 matches. Al Talaba's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Kahrabaa form and stats
5 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Al Kahrabaa playing as the away team this season.Al Kahrabaa's last game was the home draw against Naft (3-3). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Al Zawra'a at their stadium, the result 2-0.
Al Kahrabaa are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 17 games. As opposed to that, Al Kahrabaa have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Al Kahrabaa - Al Talaba 3-2 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 6 - 2 - 2 (Al Talaba wins - draws - Al Kahrabaa wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
Ala'a Muhaisen 9 goals | Murad Mohammad 7 goals |
Al Talaba missing players
Al Kahrabaa missing players
| Al Talaba | Al Kahrabaa | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 5 | Played | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Drew | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 46 | 27 | 11 | Scored | 2 | 22 | 38 |
| 46 | 22 | 4 | Conceded | 1 | 21 | 40 |
| 85% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | 50% | 76% | 82% |
| 79% | 82% | 80% | Over 1.5 | 25% | 71% | 62% |
| 53% | 53% | 60% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 47% | 38% |
| 32% | 41% | 60% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 24% | 21% |
| 21% | 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 15% |
| 65% | 71% | 60% | BTTS | 25% | 65% | 56% |
| 24% | 24% | 40% | Clean Sheets | 75% | 35% | 29% |
| 26% | 18% | 20% | Failed To Score | 50% | 24% | 32% |
| 3 | 6 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Al Kahrabaa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Kahrabaa have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Al Talaba have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Al Talaba have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 09-05-19 | | Al Talaba | 2 - 1 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 16-05-19 | | Al Karkh | 2 - 1 | Al Talaba |
| 22-05-19 | | Al Talaba | 3 - 2 | Al Bahri |
| 28-05-19 | | Naft Al-Wasat | 1 - 1 | Al Talaba |
| 02-06-19 | | Al Zawra'a | 5 - 0 | Al Talaba |
| 16-06-19 | | Al Talaba | 1 - 4 | Naft |
| 21-06-19 | | Al Simawa | 1 - 3 | Al Talaba |
| 25-06-19 | | Naft Al-Janoob | 1 - 2 | Al Talaba |
| 01-07-19 | | Al Talaba | 2 - 3 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya |
| 06-07-19 | | Al Talaba | 15:00 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 10-05-19 | | Al Shorta | 5 - 3 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 16-05-19 | | Al Kahrabaa | 1 - 0 | Baghdad |
| 21-05-19 | | Al Najaf | 1 - 1 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 26-05-19 | | Al Kahrabaa | 1 - 1 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 01-06-19 | | Al Karkh | 2 - 2 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 15-06-19 | | Al Kahrabaa | 1 - 0 | Al Bahri |
| 21-06-19 | | Al Kahrabaa | 2 - 1 | Naft Al-Wasat |
| 27-06-19 | | Al Zawra'a | 0 - 2 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 02-07-19 | | Al Kahrabaa | 3 - 3 | Naft |
| 06-07-19 | | Al Talaba | 15:00 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 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 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 71 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 53 | 85 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 30 | 78 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 57 |
| 4 | Al Karkh | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 56 |
| 5 | Naft | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 53 |
| 6 | Naft Maysan | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 51 |
| 7 | Baghdad | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 47 |
| 8 | Naft Al-Wasat | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Al Talaba | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 43 |
| 10 | Al Kahrabaa | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 21 | -2 | 42 |
| 11 | Erbil | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 26 | -3 | 41 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Janoob | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 41 |
| 13 | Al Diwaniya | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 40 |
| 14 | Al Hudod | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 40 |
| 15 | Al Najaf | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 37 |
| 16 | Al Minaa Basra | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 24 | -5 | 36 |
| 17 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 35 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 36 | -32 | 28 |
| 19 | Al Hussein | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 26 | -21 | 23 |
| 20 | Al Bahri | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 59 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | -27 | 23 |