A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Al Zawra'a fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Erbil's 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Al Zawra'a have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Erbil have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Zawra'a have less rest than Erbil in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Iraqi League game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Al Karkh.
Al Zawra'a form and stats
The story so far in the Iraqi League for Al Zawra'a at their home stadium (Al-Shaab Stadium) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
The Zawra'a fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Zawra'a have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Erbil form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Erbil so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-4 (win-draw-lose).
The attacking players of Erbil have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 206 minutes.
The attacking power of Erbil when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 9 league matches away. 11 goals have been conceded by Erbil in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Zawra'a-Erbil H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Zawra'a one win, Erbil five wins, four draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Al Zawra'a missing players
Erbil missing players
| Al Zawra'a | Erbil | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 78% | 89% |
| 67% | 62% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 61% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 22% | 22% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 50% | 38% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 13.2 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4.2 | 6.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 23% | 18% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 50% |
- Al Zawra'a have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Zawra'a have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Zawra'a haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Erbil have conceded at least twice as many goals as they 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 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 38 |
| 2 | Al Shorta | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Naft Al-Wasat | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Al Najaf | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Zakho | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | Naft | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Al Karkh | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Baghdad | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Kahrabaa | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Al Minaa Basra | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Al Diwaniya | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 14 | Naft Al-Janoob | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 20 |
| 15 | Erbil | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 16 | Al Simawa | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -15 | 17 |
| 17 | Al-Qasim | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Al Hudod | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Al Talaba | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -10 | 14 |