Al Zawra'a vs Al Minaa Basra match preview: Even contest expected at Al-Shaab Stadium

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Date: Tue 22.October
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shaab Stadium (40000 seats)

Only a few games have been played in the Iraqi League so far, with Al Zawra'a placed 4th and Al Minaa Basra sitting in the 1st position.

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Al Zawra'a form and stats

The hosts won their first Iraqi League game here at Al-Shaab Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Al Zawra'a last season were 8 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses from 19 games.

The Al Zawra'a supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Al Shorta in Iraqi League and win 2-0. 0-0 away at Al Simawa before that.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Al Zawra'a have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won 0 Drawn 0 Lost 2.

Al Zawra'a has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Al Minaa Basra form and stats

One match played away so far in the Iraqi League for Al Minaa Basra and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 2 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses from 19 games.

Al Minaa Basra won their last game, 3-1 versus Al Hudod played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Al Quwa Al Jawiya.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Al Minaa Basra has managed 0 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Al Zawra'a-Al Minaa Basra H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Zawra'a 6 wins, Al Minaa Basra 2 wins, 2 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Al Zawra'aO. El Manssouri
O. El Manssouri
9 goals

Al Zawra'a missing players

Al Minaa Basra missing players

Al Zawra'a Al Minaa Basra
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 2 0 Scored S 0 0 4
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
50% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 67%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 67%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 33%
 
1.5 2 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 0 0
3.5 5 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 4 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Al Zawra'a Last season Al Minaa Basra
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
17 8   Won W   2 8
14 8   Drew D   5 16
7 3   Lost L   12 14
57 30   Scored S   14 34
40 18   Conceded C   29 42
89% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 79%
63% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   63% 61%
45% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 42%
26% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 11%
21% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 5%
50% 47%   BTTS BTTS   53% 50%
37% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 34%
24% 26%   Failed to Score F T   42% 37%
 
3.2 2   Corners For (avg) C F   1 1
3.4 3.5   Corners Against (avg) C A   1.5 1.5
2 3.5   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   1 1
0 0   Red Cards R C   0 0
Key stats last season:
  • Al Minaa Basra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Al Minaa Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Zawra'a have created more than twice as many corners as Al Minaa Basra.
  • Al Zawra'a have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Minaa Basra have scored away.
  • Al Zawra'a have won significantly less corners at home than away.

Al Zawra'a
All Arab Club Championship AFC Cup Iraqi League AFC Champions League
All Home Away Home vs top
13-07-19 IL Al Zawra'a 4 - 1 Al Hussein
18-07-19 IL Al Diwaniya 3 - 2 Al Zawra'a
22-07-19 IL Al Zawra'a 0 - 0 Erbil
18-08-19 ACC Al Zawra'a 2 - 0 Horseed
21-08-19 ACC Ittihad Tanger 3 - 0 Al Zawra'a
24-08-19 ACC Al Zawra'a 0 - 1 Al Riffa
19-09-19 IL Al Simawa 0 - 0 Al Zawra'a
28-09-19 IL Al Zawra'a 2 - 0 Al Shorta
22-10-19 IL Al Zawra'a 16:15 Al Minaa Basra
29-10-19 IL Al Najaf 13:00 Al Zawra'a
Al Minaa Basra
All Iraqi League
All Home Away Away vs top
30-06-19 IL Al Minaa Basra 0 - 0 Erbil
07-07-19 IL Al Hudod 2 - 1 Al Minaa Basra
14-07-19 IL Al Minaa Basra 1 - 0 Al Shorta
19-07-19 IL Al Minaa Basra 1 - 1 Baghdad
22-07-19 IL Al Najaf 3 - 0 Al Minaa Basra
19-09-19 IL Al Minaa Basra 1 - 0 Zakho
29-09-19 IL Al Quwa Al Jawiya 0 - 0 Al Minaa Basra
04-10-19 IL Al Minaa Basra 3 - 1 Al Hudod
22-10-19 IL Al Zawra'a 16:15 Al Minaa Basra
29-10-19 IL Al Minaa Basra 13:00 Al Karkh

  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 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
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 Al Kahrabaa 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 5
4 Al Zawra'a 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
5 Al Najaf 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Baghdad 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 4
7 Al Karkh 3 1 1 1 5 7 3 1 1 1 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 4
8 Naft Al-Wasat 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
9 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 3
10 Al Diwaniya 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 3
11 Naft 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Al Shorta 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
13 Al-Qasim 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
14 Al Simawa 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
15 Erbil 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
16 Naft Al-Janoob 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1
17 Al Hudod 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 1
19 Naft Maysan 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
20 Zakho 3 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 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 Shorta 38 27 8 3 73 22 19 15 3 1 42 12 19 12 5 2 31 10 51 89
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 38 25 9 4 58 27 19 11 5 3 31 17 19 14 4 1 27 10 31 84
3 Al Zawra'a 38 17 14 7 57 40 19 8 8 3 30 18 19 9 6 4 27 22 17 65
4 Naft 38 16 15 7 60 39 19 9 5 5 28 18 19 7 10 2 32 21 21 63
5 Naft Maysan 38 15 14 9 57 47 19 12 6 1 39 21 19 3 8 8 18 26 10 59
6 Al Karkh 38 15 12 11 44 35 19 9 5 5 23 17 19 6 7 6 21 18 9 57
7 Baghdad 38 12 14 12 36 35 19 7 6 6 17 16 19 5 8 6 19 19 1 50
8 Naft Al-Wasat 38 11 17 10 38 37 19 7 6 6 17 13 19 4 11 4 21 24 1 50
9 Al Hudod 38 12 14 12 35 41 19 8 6 5 23 21 19 4 8 7 12 20 -6 50
10 Al Kahrabaa 38 10 18 10 41 41 19 5 8 6 19 20 19 5 10 4 22 21 0 48
11 Erbil 38 12 12 14 34 36 19 9 7 3 22 7 19 3 5 11 12 29 -2 48
12 Al Najaf 38 9 17 12 41 43 19 6 6 7 24 24 19 3 11 5 17 19 -2 44
13 Al Talaba 38 10 14 14 47 52 19 6 8 5 27 24 19 4 6 9 20 28 -5 44
14 Al Diwaniya 38 9 17 12 32 43 19 6 8 5 20 23 19 3 9 7 12 20 -11 44
15 Naft Al-Janoob 38 11 9 18 37 53 19 7 5 7 23 25 19 4 4 11 14 28 -16 42
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 38 9 14 15 30 38 19 5 7 7 16 18 19 4 7 8 14 20 -8 41
17 Al Minaa Basra 38 8 16 14 34 42 19 6 11 2 20 13 19 2 5 12 14 29 -8 40
18 Al Simawa 38 8 9 21 26 59 19 4 7 8 13 20 19 4 2 13 13 39 -33 33
19 Al Bahri 38 6 11 21 39 66 19 3 8 8 21 29 19 3 3 13 18 37 -27 29
20 Al Hussein 38 5 12 21 29 52 19 4 8 7 17 20 19 1 4 14 12 32 -23 27

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