Football betting preview: Al Talaba vs Al Minaa Basra

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Sat 10.July
Match begins: 13:45 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shaab Stadium (40000 seats)

Iraqi League: Al Talaba are 14 points behind Al Minaa Basra, but fully intend to go all in. Get ready!

Insights:
  • Al Talaba have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Al Minaa Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Al Talaba and Al Minaa Basra should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Al Minaa Basra, who are travelling more than 2000 kilometers to play this game.

Relegation threatens Talaba who should definitely be looking for some points here. Minaa is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Al Talaba form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Iraqi League this season. Al Talaba have only managed 3 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses from their games here at Al-Shaab Stadium. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Al-Shaab Stadium, but a victory now would be sweet for Talaba.

Al Talaba haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 221 minutes ago. Mohammed Al Jumaili scored that one.

Talaba drew their last game, also a home match. Naft (placed 6th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.

Heartbreak before that as Al Talaba lost 0-2 at Al Shorta's place.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Talaba here at Al-Shaab Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 17 games). 20 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Al Minaa Basra form and stats

There's been little loot from Al Minaa Basra's travels as they have only collected 17 points from 17 away games in the Iraqi League. Al Minaa Basra only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 8 draws.

Al Minaa Basra won their last game, 2-1 versus Al-Qasim played at home.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Naft.

Minaa are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 17 games (in the league). Minaa have conceded 22 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Al Minaa Basra - Talaba 1-0. Talaba-Al Minaa Basra H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Talaba two wins, Al Minaa Basra five wins, three draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Al Talaba missing players

Al Minaa Basra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Talaba Al Minaa Basra
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 17 34
6 3 1 Won W 1 3 11
13 6 3 Drew D 3 8 12
15 8 2 Lost L 1 6 11
29 14 7 Scored S 5 18 40
43 20 7 Conceded C 5 22 38
88% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 88%
65% 65% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 71% 65%
35% 35% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 47% 44%
18% 12% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 24%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
47% 53% 83% BTTS BTTS 60% 71% 56%
24% 24% 17% Clean Sheets C S 20% 18% 29%
41% 35% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 24% 26%
 
5.3 7.2 11 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.3 5.3
4.2 4 1 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4 5
1.4 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.1 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.4 11 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 6.7 8.5
3.4 4.7 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 1.7 2.5
39% 21% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 80% 67% 47%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Minaa Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Minaa Basra have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al Talaba have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 34 23 7 4 61 24 18 14 2 2 43 18 16 9 5 2 18 6 37 76
2 Al Zawra'a 34 17 15 2 40 17 17 9 7 1 23 9 17 8 8 1 17 8 23 66
3 Al Shorta 34 18 11 5 54 24 17 10 7 0 33 9 17 8 4 5 21 15 30 65
4 Al Najaf 34 18 11 5 42 23 17 8 7 2 20 12 17 10 4 3 22 11 19 65
5 Naft Al-Wasat 34 16 12 6 43 27 17 8 4 5 21 14 17 8 8 1 22 13 16 60
6 Naft 34 10 16 8 32 29 17 5 9 3 17 13 17 5 7 5 15 16 3 46
7 Al Minaa Basra 34 11 12 11 40 38 17 8 4 5 22 16 17 3 8 6 18 22 2 45
8 Baghdad 34 12 9 13 27 29 17 4 6 7 12 14 17 8 3 6 15 15 -2 45
9 Zakho 34 9 15 10 31 36 17 6 8 3 17 15 17 3 7 7 14 21 -5 42
10 Naft Al-Janoob 34 9 14 11 32 39 17 6 5 6 18 20 17 3 9 5 14 19 -7 41
11 Al Kahrabaa 34 8 15 11 34 33 17 5 7 5 16 14 17 3 8 6 18 19 1 39
12 Al Karkh 34 9 11 14 28 35 17 6 4 7 15 19 17 3 7 7 13 16 -7 38
13 Naft Maysan 34 8 14 12 34 44 17 3 7 7 15 23 17 5 7 5 19 21 -10 38
14 Erbil 33 8 13 12 35 36 16 5 6 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 37
15 Al-Qasim 34 7 13 14 33 45 17 4 6 7 18 22 17 3 7 7 15 23 -12 34
16 Al Diwaniya 34 5 18 11 17 33 17 4 10 3 10 9 17 1 8 8 7 24 -16 33
17 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 34 6 14 14 21 33 17 5 9 3 10 9 17 1 5 11 11 24 -12 32
18 Al Talaba 34 6 13 15 29 43 17 3 6 8 14 20 17 3 7 7 15 23 -14 31
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 34 5 11 18 17 48 17 4 7 6 10 14 17 1 4 12 7 34 -31 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 34 23 7 4 61 24 18 14 2 2 43 18 16 9 5 2 18 6 37 76
2 Al Zawra'a 34 17 15 2 40 17 17 9 7 1 23 9 17 8 8 1 17 8 23 66
3 Al Shorta 34 18 11 5 54 24 17 10 7 0 33 9 17 8 4 5 21 15 30 65
4 Al Najaf 34 18 11 5 42 23 17 8 7 2 20 12 17 10 4 3 22 11 19 65
5 Naft Al-Wasat 34 16 12 6 43 27 17 8 4 5 21 14 17 8 8 1 22 13 16 60
6 Naft 34 10 16 8 32 29 17 5 9 3 17 13 17 5 7 5 15 16 3 46
7 Al Minaa Basra 34 11 12 11 40 38 17 8 4 5 22 16 17 3 8 6 18 22 2 45
8 Baghdad 34 12 9 13 27 29 17 4 6 7 12 14 17 8 3 6 15 15 -2 45
9 Zakho 34 9 15 10 31 36 17 6 8 3 17 15 17 3 7 7 14 21 -5 42
10 Naft Al-Janoob 34 9 14 11 32 39 17 6 5 6 18 20 17 3 9 5 14 19 -7 41
11 Al Kahrabaa 34 8 15 11 34 33 17 5 7 5 16 14 17 3 8 6 18 19 1 39
12 Al Karkh 34 9 11 14 28 35 17 6 4 7 15 19 17 3 7 7 13 16 -7 38
13 Naft Maysan 34 8 14 12 34 44 17 3 7 7 15 23 17 5 7 5 19 21 -10 38
14 Erbil 33 8 13 12 35 36 16 5 6 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 37
15 Al-Qasim 34 7 13 14 33 45 17 4 6 7 18 22 17 3 7 7 15 23 -12 34
16 Al Diwaniya 34 5 18 11 17 33 17 4 10 3 10 9 17 1 8 8 7 24 -16 33
17 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 34 6 14 14 21 33 17 5 9 3 10 9 17 1 5 11 11 24 -12 32
18 Al Talaba 34 6 13 15 29 43 17 3 6 8 14 20 17 3 7 7 15 23 -14 31
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 34 5 11 18 17 48 17 4 7 6 10 14 17 1 4 12 7 34 -31 26

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