Iraqi League game lowdown: Karbala vs Al Shorta

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Wed 05.Jul
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Karbala Stadium (9000 seats)

Al Shorta pay a visit to Karbala and Karbala Stadium packed with hope and confidence, but the hosts is not easy meat. More information on the fixture here!

Insights:
  • Karbala have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (56) in Iraqi League

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Karbala form and stats

Karbala have played 17 Iraqi League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-6-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Karbala shared the glory with Duhok in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Before that match, a win away at Al Hudod.

Karbala has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Karbala have conceded only 14 goals.

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Al Shorta form and stats

10 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Al Shorta playing as the away team in the Iraqi League this season. Shorta have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.

The Al Shorta goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 489 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Shorta go into this game after a win, the home game against Al-Qasim that ended 1-0.

Prior to that result Al Shorta won their away game at Al Najaf. The scoreline was 5-0.

Highlight this: 10 of the last 11 league fixtures featuring this club have had only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).

The travelling fans enjoy Shorta's attacking play in away games, having scored 31 goals in 17 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Al Shorta as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The 5 latest fixtures involving these two teams have all finished as Al Shorta victories. Are we destined for another one?

Al Shorta - Karbala 3-1 was the product when these squads previously did battle, earlier this season.

Karbala missing players

Al Shorta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Karbala Al Shorta
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 15 5 Played P 5 16 29
10 7 1 Won W 1 9 19
9 5 2 Drew D 3 3 5
10 3 2 Lost L 1 4 5
28 18 6 Scored S 8 28 48
27 12 8 Conceded C 8 14 21
86% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
52% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 59%
28% 33% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 45%
17% 13% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 31% 28%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 7%
41% 47% 80% BTTS BTTS 80% 44% 41%
34% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 45%
38% 27% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 19% 14%
 
2.1 0.4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 3.9 4.7
2 0.6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 3.4 3
1.2 0.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
3.4 0.7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 5.8 7.7
1.2 0.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 1.5 2.7
84% 600% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 115% 61%
 
5.8 1 0 Shots against (avg) S A 5.7 3.6 4.4
1.7 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 1 1.6
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Shorta have created more than twice as many corners as Karbala.
  • Al Shorta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (31) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (56) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the the best goal difference (+17) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the the best goal difference (+34) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Al Shorta is in the best form (5-0-1) in Iraqi League
  • Karbala have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Karbala have won significantly less corners at home than 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 Shorta 34 22 7 5 56 22 17 12 4 1 25 8 17 10 3 4 31 14 34 73
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 34 19 9 6 55 24 17 9 4 4 29 14 17 10 5 2 26 10 31 66
3 Al Zawra'a 34 16 12 6 47 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 17 7 7 3 23 16 16 60
4 Al Kahrabaa 34 16 10 8 44 33 17 7 6 4 19 15 17 9 4 4 25 18 11 58
5 Al Talaba 34 16 8 10 45 35 17 8 4 5 23 18 17 8 4 5 22 17 10 56
6 Al Najaf 34 14 10 10 42 37 17 7 4 6 23 23 17 7 6 4 19 14 5 52
7 Erbil 34 13 10 11 37 36 16 7 5 4 15 13 18 6 5 7 22 23 1 49
8 Al Karkh 34 12 11 11 37 32 18 7 6 5 22 18 16 5 5 6 15 14 5 47
9 Duhok 34 11 14 9 30 33 17 7 7 3 19 15 17 4 7 6 11 18 -3 47
10 Naft Maysan 34 12 11 11 39 47 17 8 7 2 20 17 17 4 4 9 19 30 -8 47
11 Karbala 34 12 10 12 34 33 17 8 6 3 21 14 17 4 4 9 13 19 1 46
12 Newroz SC 34 12 9 13 40 39 17 9 4 4 28 21 17 3 5 9 12 18 1 45
13 Al Hudod 34 8 19 7 34 33 17 4 10 3 18 16 17 4 9 4 16 17 1 43
14 Zakho 34 9 13 12 34 35 17 6 7 4 17 15 17 3 6 8 17 20 -1 40
15 Naft Al-Basra 34 8 14 12 31 37 17 4 5 8 13 22 17 4 9 4 18 15 -6 38
16 Naft Al-Wasat 34 5 21 8 24 26 17 3 11 3 13 12 17 2 10 5 11 14 -2 36
17 Al-Qasim 34 7 13 14 26 34 17 4 6 7 11 15 17 3 7 7 15 19 -8 34
18 Naft 34 7 11 16 36 50 17 3 6 8 20 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -14 32
19 Al Sinaah 34 7 6 21 24 48 17 4 3 10 13 20 17 3 3 11 11 28 -24 27
20 Al Diwaniya 34 2 6 26 24 74 17 2 2 13 11 38 17 0 4 13 13 36 -50 12

Table
  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 34 22 7 5 56 22 17 12 4 1 25 8 17 10 3 4 31 14 34 73
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 34 19 9 6 55 24 17 9 4 4 29 14 17 10 5 2 26 10 31 66
3 Al Zawra'a 34 16 12 6 47 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 17 7 7 3 23 16 16 60
4 Al Kahrabaa 34 16 10 8 44 33 17 7 6 4 19 15 17 9 4 4 25 18 11 58
5 Al Talaba 34 16 8 10 45 35 17 8 4 5 23 18 17 8 4 5 22 17 10 56
6 Al Najaf 34 14 10 10 42 37 17 7 4 6 23 23 17 7 6 4 19 14 5 52
7 Erbil 34 13 10 11 37 36 16 7 5 4 15 13 18 6 5 7 22 23 1 49
8 Al Karkh 34 12 11 11 37 32 18 7 6 5 22 18 16 5 5 6 15 14 5 47
9 Duhok 34 11 14 9 30 33 17 7 7 3 19 15 17 4 7 6 11 18 -3 47
10 Naft Maysan 34 12 11 11 39 47 17 8 7 2 20 17 17 4 4 9 19 30 -8 47
11 Karbala 34 12 10 12 34 33 17 8 6 3 21 14 17 4 4 9 13 19 1 46
12 Newroz SC 34 12 9 13 40 39 17 9 4 4 28 21 17 3 5 9 12 18 1 45
13 Al Hudod 34 8 19 7 34 33 17 4 10 3 18 16 17 4 9 4 16 17 1 43
14 Zakho 34 9 13 12 34 35 17 6 7 4 17 15 17 3 6 8 17 20 -1 40
15 Naft Al-Basra 34 8 14 12 31 37 17 4 5 8 13 22 17 4 9 4 18 15 -6 38
16 Naft Al-Wasat 34 5 21 8 24 26 17 3 11 3 13 12 17 2 10 5 11 14 -2 36
17 Al-Qasim 34 7 13 14 26 34 17 4 6 7 11 15 17 3 7 7 15 19 -8 34
18 Naft 34 7 11 16 36 50 17 3 6 8 20 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -14 32
19 Al Sinaah 34 7 6 21 24 48 17 4 3 10 13 20 17 3 3 11 11 28 -24 27
20 Al Diwaniya 34 2 6 26 24 74 17 2 2 13 11 38 17 0 4 13 13 36 -50 12

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