The Iraqi League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Al Talaba and Zakho are placed 6th and 13th respectively.
The hosts Talaba saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Iraqi League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Baghdad.
These teams have little in common geographically as Zakho have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Al Talaba form and stats
Al Talaba are yet to win a home game, having collected 1 point from their first two Iraqi League games here at Al-Shaab Stadium.
A strong away win for Talaba against Baghdad the last match.
Al Talaba has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Zakho form and stats
One match played away so far in the Iraqi League for Zakho and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from 2 games. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 36 away games in a row. Zakho has showed their ability to avoid defeat with five draws in a row, but are also dodging victories. They last avoided the draw 421 days ago, in the Al Kahrabaa fixture.
A draw for Zakho before that, at their own venue hosting Al Shorta (0-0).
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Zakho has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Al Talaba-Zakho H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Talaba six wins, Zakho one win, two draws. seven of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Al Talaba missing players
Zakho missing players
| Al Talaba | Zakho | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 400% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| Al Talaba | Last season | Zakho | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 5 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | ||
| 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Naft Al-Wasat | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Erbil | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Al Karkh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Al Talaba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Al Zawra'a | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Al Najaf | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Al Kahrabaa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Naft | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Al Hudod | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Zakho | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Al Diwaniya | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Al Simawa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Naft Al-Janoob | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Baghdad | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 18 | Al-Qasim | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Naft Al-Wasat | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Al Najaf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Al Zawra'a | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Al Talaba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Al Minaa Basra | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Al Hudod | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Erbil | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 11 | Al Shorta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Janoob | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 13 | Baghdad | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Al Kahrabaa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| 15 | Naft Maysan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 Minaa Basra | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Naft | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Al Zawra'a | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Naft Al-Janoob | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Al Kahrabaa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Baghdad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Erbil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Al Shorta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Al Karkh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Al Diwaniya | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Al Simawa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Al Hudod | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 18 | Al Talaba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Naft Maysan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Zakho | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |