Struggling Al Talaba will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Al Zawra'a in the upcoming league round. It’s 17th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Al Talaba have the the worst goal difference (-5) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Zawra'a have the most points (21) away in Iraqi League
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
These teams have little in common geographically as Al Zawra'a 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
With 2 Iraqi League wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Al Talaba, who have the the worst goal difference (-5) at home in Iraqi League, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Naft Al-Janoob that finished 1-1.
Heartbreak for Talaba in their last match as Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya's H. Dakel scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Al Talaba aren't scoring a lot here at Al-Shaab Stadium in the league, with only 9 goals from 11 games. 14 goals have been conceded.
Al Zawra'a form and stats
The visitors, who have the most points (21) away in Iraqi League, are W5-D6-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Iraqi League. In general it has been a productive period now for Al Zawra'a as they haven't lost any of their last ten games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Al Diwaniya game have they lost an away game, meaning Zawra'a has taken points from 13 away matches in a row.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Zawra'a goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 218 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Al Shorta.
Zawra'a are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 11 games (in the league). The Zawra'a defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 11 games).
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Talaba - Al Zawra'a 0-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Al Talaba won one, Al Zawra'a won six and three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.Al Talaba missing players
Al Zawra'a missing players
| Al Talaba | Al Zawra'a | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 26 | 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 90% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 73% | 86% |
| 62% | 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 62% |
| 33% | 36% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 9% | 19% |
| 19% | 18% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 45% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | 43% |
| 24% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 64% | 52% |
| 43% | 45% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| 2.5 | 3.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 45% | 31% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 23% | 22% |
- Al Talaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Talaba have the the worst goal difference (-5) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Zawra'a have not yet lost a game away.
- Al Zawra'a have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Zawra'a have the most points (21) away in Iraqi League
- Al Zawra'a have the the best goal difference (+8) away 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 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 44 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 40 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Al Najaf | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | Zakho | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Naft | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 25 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Al Diwaniya | 21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Al Minaa Basra | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Naft Al-Janoob | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 22 |
| 14 | Al-Qasim | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Erbil | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 16 | Al Kahrabaa | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 17 | Al Talaba | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 20 |
| 18 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 19 | Al Simawa | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -16 | 18 |
| 20 | Al Hudod | 20 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 17 |