The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Erbil are in the 12th position while the guests worry at 18th.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Iraqi League game only four days ago.
Erbil form and stats
The story so far for Erbil, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Iraqi League, at their home stadium (Franso Hariri Stadium) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.Erbil manager Ahmad Salah Alwan and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Al Diwaniya in the Iraqi League. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Al Hussein.
Erbil have scored 12 goals here in 14 matches, not a lot. Defensively Erbil have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (6 in 14 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Simawa form and stats
Al Simawa, who have the most conceded goals (27) away in Iraqi League, have only collected 11 points from their away games after 3-2-9 (14 played).There were no winners in Al Simawa's previous match, a Iraqi League home game that ended 0-0 vs Al Zawra'a. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Al Diwaniya wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.
The attacking power of Al Simawa when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored in 14 matches. In the opposite end, Al Simawa have conceded 27 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Al Simawa - Erbil 1-0 earlier this season. Erbil-Al Simawa H2H statistics last one meeting regardless of arena: Erbil 0 wins, Al Simawa 1 win, 0 draws. 0 of these one matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Erbil missing players
Al Simawa missing players
| Erbil | Al Simawa | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Drew | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 22 | 12 | 4 | Scored | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 28 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | 8 | 27 | 41 |
| 75% | 64% | 60% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 86% |
| 54% | 43% | 40% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 61% |
| 36% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 75% | 71% | 54% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 14% | 20% | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 36% |
| 50% | 71% | 80% | Clean Sheets | 25% | 29% | 32% |
| 46% | 50% | 40% | Failed To Score | 25% | 36% | 46% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Al Simawa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Al Simawa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Erbil
| 18-04-19 | | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 2 - 1 | Erbil |
| 27-04-19 | | Erbil | 0 - 0 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 03-05-19 | | Naft Maysan | 2 - 0 | Erbil |
| 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 |
| 27-05-19 | | Erbil | 10:30 | Al Bahri |
| 29-05-19 | | Erbil | 13:30 | Al Simawa |
| 02-06-19 | | Naft Al-Wasat | 10:30 | Erbil |
| 08-06-19 | | Al Zawra'a | 10:30 | Erbil |
Al Simawa
| 19-04-19 | | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 3 - 0 | Al Simawa |
| 24-04-19 | | Al Simawa | 3 - 0 | Al Bahri |
| 02-05-19 | | Al Hussein | 0 - 1 | Al Simawa |
| 09-05-19 | | Al Simawa | 1 - 1 | Naft Al-Wasat |
| 16-05-19 | | Al Diwaniya | 3 - 1 | Al Simawa |
| 25-05-19 | | Al Simawa | 0 - 0 | Al Zawra'a |
| 27-05-19 | | Al Simawa | 10:30 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya |
| 29-05-19 | | Erbil | 13:30 | Al Simawa |
| 02-06-19 | | Al Simawa | 10:30 | Al Najaf |
| 08-06-19 | | Al Kahrabaa | 10:30 | Al Simawa |
| 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 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 45 | 67 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 23 | 61 |
| 3 | Al Karkh | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 53 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 46 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 40 |
| 6 | Naft Maysan | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Naft | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 39 |
| 8 | Al Talaba | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | -2 | 36 |
| 10 | Al Najaf | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 34 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 34 |
| 12 | Erbil | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -6 | 33 |
| 13 | Al Hudod | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 33 |
| 14 | Al Diwaniya | 28 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 31 |
| 15 | Al Kahrabaa | 28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -6 | 30 |
| 16 | Al Minaa Basra | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -5 | 29 |
| 17 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 28 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -21 | 27 |
| 19 | Al Hussein | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 17 | -15 | 21 |
| 20 | Al Bahri | 28 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -24 | 17 |
