The Iraqi League league standings tell the truth about these teams to this date, with Al Talaba ahead of Al Minaa Basra by 23 points. Tipsway previews the game:
- Al Talaba have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Iraqi League
- Al Minaa Basra have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in Iraqi League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Al Minaa Basra, who are travelling more than 2000 kilometers to play this game.
The hosts Talaba saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Iraqi League. That game was an away game at Al Karkh, so at least Talaba are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Al Talaba form and stats
6-2-0 is the performance here at Al-Shaab Stadium so far in the Iraqi League, giving Al Talaba a total of 20 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results!
Happy days for Talaba in their previous game, a Iraqi League match away at Al Karkh (placed 17th) that ended with a 2-1 victory.
Before that, Talaba had a home game versus Newroz SC which ended with a victory 1-0.The Talaba manager has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. From these home matches, Al Talaba have conceded only 6 goals.
Al Minaa Basra form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Minaa Basra so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-4 (win-draw-lose). Minaa are desperate to end a 16-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Erbil fixture.
Al Minaa Basra delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Al Najaf (placed 6th) in their previous match; a Iraqi League game.
A 1-3 defeat away at Al Shorta before that.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Minaa as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Minaa's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Talaba-Al Minaa Basra H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Talaba three wins, Al Minaa Basra four wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Al Talaba missing players
Al Minaa Basra missing players
| Al Talaba | Al Minaa Basra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 26 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 65% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 81% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 25% |
| 24% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 19% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 69% |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 31% |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 8.2 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 81% | 93% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 8.4 | 7.8 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- Al Minaa Basra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Al Minaa Basra have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Al Minaa Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Minaa Basra have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in Iraqi League
- Al Minaa Basra have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Minaa Basra have yet to win a game.
- Al Minaa Basra haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Al Talaba have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Talaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Talaba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Al Talaba have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Al Talaba have scored more than double the goals of Al Minaa Basra.
- Al Talaba have the most scored goals (16) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Talaba have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Iraqi League
- Al Talaba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 Shorta | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Naft Al-Wasat | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | Al Najaf | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Zakho | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 8 | Naft Al-Janoob | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Naft | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Al Sinaah | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Al-Qasim | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Baghdad | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 19 |
| 14 | Al Kahrabaa | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Erbil | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | Newroz SC | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | Al Karkh | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -13 | 12 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 16 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 10 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -19 | 4 |
