Al Talaba will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Al Shorta.
- Al Talaba has the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Al Talaba and Al Shorta 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Al Shorta have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Al Talaba form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Iraqi League this season. Al Talaba, who have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in Iraqi League, have only managed 1 win, 3 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Al-Shaab Stadium. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Al Talaba, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
As you see from the result above, Talaba suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
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 (5 from 7 games). 9 goals have been conceded.
Al Shorta form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Iraqi League travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
The visiting Shorta have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 6 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - three - seven (Talaba wins - draws - Al Shorta wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Al Talaba missing players
Al Shorta missing players
| Al Talaba | Al Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 16 | 9 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 85% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 85% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 62% |
| 31% | 29% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 23% |
| 15% | 14% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 15% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 38% | 43% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 38% |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 54% |
| 38% | 43% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.2 | 7.5 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 4.3 | 7 |
| 2.3 | 3.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 57% | 31% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 200% | 100% | 53% |
- Al Shorta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Talaba has the the worst goal difference (-4) at home 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 | Naft Al-Wasat | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Naft Maysan | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Zakho | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Baghdad | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | Erbil | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | Naft | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Al Najaf | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Al Diwaniya | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Kahrabaa | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Al Talaba | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 15 |
| 14 | Al Karkh | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Naft Al-Janoob | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 16 | Al Hudod | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 17 | Al Simawa | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -14 | 12 |
| 18 | Al Minaa Basra | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 19 | Al-Qasim | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 20 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 10 |