Here's everything you need to know, and then some, about the Al Talaba - Erbil game!
- Al Talaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Erbil have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's quite the trip for Erbil when visiting Al Talaba as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Al Talaba form and stats
With 3 Iraqi League wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Al Talaba are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The home team returns to Al-Shaab Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Al Karkh (placed 10th) on their last time out; the Iraqi League game ended 2-2.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Naft Maysan that ended 1-1.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al Talaba here at Al-Shaab Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 15 games). 19 goals have been conceded.
Erbil form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Erbil so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 3-6-7 (win-draw-lose). Erbil seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Erbil won their last game, 2-1 versus Naft played at home.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Al Shorta's place.The visitors have scored 12 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Erbil have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Erbil - Al Talaba 5-0. Talaba-Erbil H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Al Talaba one win, Erbil five wins, three draws. five of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Al Talaba missing players
Erbil missing players
| Al Talaba | Erbil | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 34 |
| 40 | 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 35 |
| 90% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 81% | 90% |
| 65% | 67% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 69% | 65% |
| 39% | 40% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 38% | 35% |
| 19% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 12% | 19% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 10% |
| 48% | 53% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 38% | 42% |
| 23% | 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 31% | 26% |
| 39% | 33% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 50% | 42% |
| 5.3 | 7.2 | 11 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.4 | 11 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4.2 | 6 |
| 3.4 | 4.7 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 39% | 21% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 39% |
- Al Talaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Talaba have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Erbil have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Erbil have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 32 | 66 |
| 2 | Al Shorta | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 30 | 61 |
| 3 | Al Najaf | 31 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 60 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 31 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 59 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 53 |
| 6 | Naft | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 43 |
| 7 | Baghdad | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 42 |
| 8 | Zakho | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 41 |
| 9 | Al Minaa Basra | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -1 | 38 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 38 |
| 11 | Naft Maysan | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -7 | 37 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Janoob | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -8 | 36 |
| 13 | Erbil | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -1 | 35 |
| 14 | Al Kahrabaa | 31 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 32 |
| 15 | Al Diwaniya | 31 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -14 | 32 |
| 16 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | -10 | 31 |
| 17 | Al Talaba | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -12 | 29 |
| 18 | Al-Qasim | 31 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -13 | 28 |
| 19 | Al Simawa | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 34 | -28 | 24 |
| 20 | Al Hudod | 31 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -15 | 23 |