Iraqi League match preview: Al Talaba versus Al Simawa

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Fri 16.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shaab Stadium (40000 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Iraqi League, Al Talaba holding 15th place and Al Simawa lying 20th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Al Talaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Simawa have the most conceded goals (42) in Iraqi League

Al Talaba and Al Simawa 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 Simawa have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Al Talaba form and stats

Al Talaba's struggle is real here at Al-Shaab Stadium with only 12 points collected from 13 Iraqi League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-3-7.

The defeat against Naft Al-Wasat was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by Sajad Jassem).

Talaba have scored 11 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. Talaba have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Al Simawa form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Simawa, who have the most conceded goals (42) in Iraqi League, so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-11 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 16 away games in a row. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Al Simawa, who have now gone 13 games without a victory. The Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Al Simawa are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 13 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Simawa, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Talaba and Al Simawa have met before this season: Al Simawa - Al Talaba 1-1. Talaba-Al Simawa H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Talaba seven wins, Al Simawa one win, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Al Talaba missing players

Al Simawa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Talaba Al Simawa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 1 13 27
6 3 3 Won W 0 0 4
9 3 0 Drew D 0 2 8
12 7 1 Lost L 1 11 15
24 11 6 Scored S 0 5 14
33 16 3 Conceded C 1 32 42
89% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 81%
59% 62% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 62% 52%
37% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 46% 30%
19% 15% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 19%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 23% 11%
44% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 33%
26% 23% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 33%
41% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 62% 52%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.2 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9 9.8 7 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5.8 5.9
3.5 4.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.7 1.8
37% 21% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 30% 29%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Simawa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al Simawa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Simawa have the fewest points (2) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Simawa have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Iraqi League
  • Al Simawa have the most conceded goals (32) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Simawa have the most conceded goals (42) in Iraqi League
  • Al Simawa have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in Iraqi League
  • Al Simawa have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Iraqi League
  • Al Simawa have the the worst goal difference (-27) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Simawa have the the worst goal difference (-28) in Iraqi League
  • Al Simawa have yet to win a game away.
  • Al Talaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Talaba have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Simawa have scored 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 26 18 5 3 44 16 13 11 1 1 32 10 13 7 4 2 12 6 28 59
2 Al Najaf 27 14 9 4 31 16 13 5 6 2 13 9 14 9 3 2 18 7 15 51
3 Al Shorta 27 13 10 4 40 17 13 7 6 0 25 6 14 6 4 4 15 11 23 49
4 Al Zawra'a 26 12 12 2 30 13 13 7 5 1 18 7 13 5 7 1 12 6 17 48
5 Naft Al-Wasat 27 13 9 5 30 18 13 6 2 5 14 11 14 7 7 0 16 7 12 48
6 Zakho 27 9 13 5 26 24 13 6 6 1 14 9 14 3 7 4 12 15 2 40
7 Naft 27 8 12 7 25 23 14 4 7 3 14 11 13 4 5 4 11 12 2 36
8 Naft Maysan 27 8 12 7 26 26 14 3 7 4 12 13 13 5 5 3 14 13 0 36
9 Baghdad 27 9 9 9 21 21 14 3 6 5 10 11 13 6 3 4 11 10 0 36
10 Al Karkh 27 8 9 10 22 24 14 6 3 5 13 13 13 2 6 5 9 11 -2 33
11 Naft Al-Janoob 27 8 9 10 25 32 14 6 3 5 14 15 13 2 6 5 11 17 -7 33
12 Erbil 27 7 11 9 31 28 13 4 5 4 20 12 14 3 6 5 11 16 3 32
13 Al Minaa Basra 27 7 10 10 27 31 13 5 4 4 12 11 14 2 6 6 15 20 -4 31
14 Al Diwaniya 26 5 13 8 14 25 13 4 8 1 9 6 13 1 5 7 5 19 -11 28
15 Al Talaba 27 6 9 12 24 33 13 3 3 7 11 16 14 3 6 5 13 17 -9 27
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 26 5 11 10 15 24 13 4 7 2 8 7 13 1 4 8 7 17 -9 26
17 Al Kahrabaa 27 4 12 11 24 30 13 2 6 5 11 14 14 2 6 6 13 16 -6 24
18 Al-Qasim 27 4 11 12 26 38 14 2 5 7 14 20 13 2 6 5 12 18 -12 23
19 Al Hudod 27 2 14 11 23 37 14 1 8 5 14 20 13 1 6 6 9 17 -14 20
20 Al Simawa 27 4 8 15 14 42 14 4 6 4 9 10 13 0 2 11 5 32 -28 20

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 26 18 5 3 44 16 13 11 1 1 32 10 13 7 4 2 12 6 28 59
2 Al Najaf 27 14 9 4 31 16 13 5 6 2 13 9 14 9 3 2 18 7 15 51
3 Al Shorta 27 13 10 4 40 17 13 7 6 0 25 6 14 6 4 4 15 11 23 49
4 Al Zawra'a 26 12 12 2 30 13 13 7 5 1 18 7 13 5 7 1 12 6 17 48
5 Naft Al-Wasat 27 13 9 5 30 18 13 6 2 5 14 11 14 7 7 0 16 7 12 48
6 Zakho 27 9 13 5 26 24 13 6 6 1 14 9 14 3 7 4 12 15 2 40
7 Naft 27 8 12 7 25 23 14 4 7 3 14 11 13 4 5 4 11 12 2 36
8 Naft Maysan 27 8 12 7 26 26 14 3 7 4 12 13 13 5 5 3 14 13 0 36
9 Baghdad 27 9 9 9 21 21 14 3 6 5 10 11 13 6 3 4 11 10 0 36
10 Al Karkh 27 8 9 10 22 24 14 6 3 5 13 13 13 2 6 5 9 11 -2 33
11 Naft Al-Janoob 27 8 9 10 25 32 14 6 3 5 14 15 13 2 6 5 11 17 -7 33
12 Erbil 27 7 11 9 31 28 13 4 5 4 20 12 14 3 6 5 11 16 3 32
13 Al Minaa Basra 27 7 10 10 27 31 13 5 4 4 12 11 14 2 6 6 15 20 -4 31
14 Al Diwaniya 26 5 13 8 14 25 13 4 8 1 9 6 13 1 5 7 5 19 -11 28
15 Al Talaba 27 6 9 12 24 33 13 3 3 7 11 16 14 3 6 5 13 17 -9 27
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 26 5 11 10 15 24 13 4 7 2 8 7 13 1 4 8 7 17 -9 26
17 Al Kahrabaa 27 4 12 11 24 30 13 2 6 5 11 14 14 2 6 6 13 16 -6 24
18 Al-Qasim 27 4 11 12 26 38 14 2 5 7 14 20 13 2 6 5 12 18 -12 23
19 Al Hudod 27 2 14 11 23 37 14 1 8 5 14 20 13 1 6 6 9 17 -14 20
20 Al Simawa 27 4 8 15 14 42 14 4 6 4 9 10 13 0 2 11 5 32 -28 20

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