Erbil will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 15 points behind Al Karkh.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Erbil form and stats
When playing at home, Erbil, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Iraqi League, have managed 7 wins, 7 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 17 games.Erbil manager Ahmad Salah Alwan and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Al Minaa Basra in the Iraqi League. Before that, Erbil drew at home versus Al Najaf.
Erbil are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 18 goals in 17 matches. Defensively Erbil have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (6 in 17 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Karkh form and stats
Playing away, Al Karkh have won 6 games, drawn 7 and suffered 4 defeats so far this season.The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Iraqi League match played at their home ground Franso Hariri Stadium. Al Karkh suffered a 0-1 loss to Al Diwaniya. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Al Hussein.
Al Karkh are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 17 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (16 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Al Karkh - Erbil 0-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: 3 - 5 - 0 (Erbil wins - draws - Al Karkh wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
Erbil missing players
Al Karkh missing players
| Erbil | Al Karkh | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 5 | Played | 6 | 17 | 34 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Drew | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Lost | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 29 | 18 | 4 | Scored | 6 | 21 | 43 |
| 32 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | 3 | 16 | 31 |
| 74% | 65% | 60% | Over 0.5 | 83% | 88% | 91% |
| 56% | 47% | 40% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 59% | 62% |
| 38% | 24% | 20% | Over 2.5 | 17% | 29% | 35% |
| 12% | 6% | 20% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 26% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | 33% | 53% | 50% |
| 53% | 76% | 60% | Clean Sheets | 50% | 29% | 32% |
| 47% | 47% | 80% | Failed To Score | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Al Karkh have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Erbil have created more than twice as many corners as Al Karkh.
- Erbil have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 10-05-19 | | Erbil | 0 - 0 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya |
| 17-05-19 | | Erbil | 2 - 0 | Al Hussein |
| 22-05-19 | | Al Diwaniya | 0 - 0 | Erbil |
| 29-05-19 | | Erbil | 3 - 0 | Al Simawa |
| 02-06-19 | | Erbil | 3 - 0 | Al Hudod |
| 14-06-19 | | Al Shorta | 2 - 1 | Erbil |
| 17-06-19 | | Baghdad | 2 - 0 | Erbil |
| 24-06-19 | | Erbil | 0 - 0 | Al Najaf |
| 30-06-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 0 - 0 | Erbil |
| 06-07-19 | | Erbil | 14:00 | Al Karkh |
| 10-05-19 | | Naft | 1 - 0 | Al Karkh |
| 16-05-19 | | Al Karkh | 2 - 1 | Al Talaba |
| 21-05-19 | | Naft Al-Janoob | 0 - 0 | Al Karkh |
| 27-05-19 | | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 2 - 2 | Al Karkh |
| 01-06-19 | | Al Karkh | 2 - 2 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 14-06-19 | | Naft Maysan | 2 - 1 | Al Karkh |
| 19-06-19 | | Al Karkh | 1 - 3 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya |
| 24-06-19 | | Al Hussein | 0 - 0 | Al Karkh |
| 29-06-19 | | Al Karkh | 0 - 1 | Al Diwaniya |
| 06-07-19 | | Erbil | 14:00 | Al Karkh |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Al Shorta | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 71 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 53 | 85 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 30 | 78 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 57 |
| 4 | Al Karkh | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 56 |
| 5 | Naft | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 53 |
| 6 | Naft Maysan | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 51 |
| 7 | Baghdad | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 47 |
| 8 | Naft Al-Wasat | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Al Talaba | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 43 |
| 10 | Al Kahrabaa | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 21 | -2 | 42 |
| 11 | Erbil | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 26 | -3 | 41 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Janoob | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 41 |
| 13 | Al Diwaniya | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 40 |
| 14 | Al Hudod | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 40 |
| 15 | Al Najaf | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 37 |
| 16 | Al Minaa Basra | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 24 | -5 | 36 |
| 17 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 35 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 36 | -32 | 28 |
| 19 | Al Hussein | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 26 | -21 | 23 |
| 20 | Al Bahri | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 59 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | -27 | 23 |