Football preview: Zakho vs Al Talaba - predictions and stats

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Mon 10.Jul
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Zakho Stadium (6000 seats)

Stumbling Zakho hope to pull off a surprise win when they greet high-flying Al Talaba in the next league match. It’s 14th vs 4th and the home fans will have moderate confidence.

Insights:
  • Zakho have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Iraqi League
  • Al Talaba have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Iraqi League

It's quite the trip for Al Talaba when visiting Zakho as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

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!

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Zakho form and stats

The Iraqi League stats at home this season for Zakho are 6-7-4 (wins-draws-losses). Zakho has recorded two wins in a row here at Zakho Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Zakho faced defeat in their previous match, away at Erbil (1-2). The first defeat after going undefeated in three league rounds.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Naft Al-Wasat.

Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 14 most recent league games shows that 11 of them had at least one goal from each team.

From these home matches, Zakho have conceded only 15 goals.

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Al Talaba form and stats

Playing away, Al Talaba have won 8 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Iraqi League this season.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against Al Sinaah in their previous game.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Al Karkh wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Take note that 8 of this team's 10 latest league matches have ended with at least three goals.

Al Talaba find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have fought earlier this season: Al Talaba - Zakho 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Zakho three wins, two draws and Al Talaba five victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Zakho missing players

Al Talaba missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Zakho Al Talaba
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 6 17 35
9 6 1 Won W 4 8 17
13 7 1 Drew D 2 4 8
13 4 3 Lost L 0 5 10
35 17 3 Scored S 10 22 47
37 15 5 Conceded C 5 17 36
86% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 65% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 76% 77%
34% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 35% 43%
17% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 18% 17%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
51% 47% 20% BTTS BTTS 67% 47% 54%
26% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 33% 35% 29%
37% 41% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 17%
 
0.7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.4 4.5
2.1 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2.6 2.6 2.8
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.6 1.2 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
2.7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 5.4 7.6
0.7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.8 1.5 1.8
128% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 200% 83% 72%
 
4.2 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 5 6 6.2
1.2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0.2 1.5 1.5
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Talaba have created more than twice as many corners as Zakho.
  • Al Talaba have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Iraqi League
  • Al Talaba have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al Talaba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Zakho have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Zakho have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Iraqi League
  • Zakho 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 35 22 7 6 56 23 17 12 4 1 25 8 18 10 3 5 31 15 33 73
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 35 20 9 6 57 25 18 10 4 4 31 15 17 10 5 2 26 10 32 69
3 Al Zawra'a 35 16 13 6 47 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 18 7 8 3 23 16 16 61
4 Al Talaba 35 17 8 10 47 36 18 9 4 5 25 19 17 8 4 5 22 17 11 59
5 Al Kahrabaa 35 16 11 8 46 35 17 7 6 4 19 15 18 9 5 4 27 20 11 59
6 Al Najaf 35 14 11 10 42 37 17 7 4 6 23 23 18 7 7 4 19 14 5 53
7 Erbil 35 14 10 11 39 37 17 8 5 4 17 14 18 6 5 7 22 23 2 52
8 Karbala 35 13 10 12 35 33 18 9 6 3 22 14 17 4 4 9 13 19 2 49
9 Newroz SC 35 13 9 13 42 39 17 9 4 4 28 21 18 4 5 9 14 18 3 48
10 Duhok 35 11 15 9 32 35 18 7 8 3 21 17 17 4 7 6 11 18 -3 48
11 Al Karkh 35 12 11 12 38 34 18 7 6 5 22 18 17 5 5 7 16 16 4 47
12 Naft Maysan 35 12 11 12 40 50 17 8 7 2 20 17 18 4 4 10 20 33 -10 47
13 Al Hudod 35 9 19 7 37 34 18 5 10 3 21 17 17 4 9 4 16 17 3 46
14 Zakho 35 9 13 13 35 37 17 6 7 4 17 15 18 3 6 9 18 22 -2 40
15 Naft Al-Janoob 35 8 15 12 31 37 18 4 6 8 13 22 17 4 9 4 18 15 -6 39
16 Al-Qasim 35 8 13 14 29 34 18 5 6 7 14 15 17 3 7 7 15 19 -5 37
17 Naft Al-Wasat 35 5 21 9 24 28 18 3 11 4 13 14 17 2 10 5 11 14 -4 36
18 Naft 35 7 12 16 36 50 18 3 7 8 20 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -14 33
19 Al Sinaah 35 7 6 22 25 50 17 4 3 10 13 20 18 3 3 12 12 30 -25 27
20 Al Diwaniya 35 2 6 27 24 77 17 2 2 13 11 38 18 0 4 14 13 39 -53 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 35 22 7 6 56 23 17 12 4 1 25 8 18 10 3 5 31 15 33 73
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 35 20 9 6 57 25 18 10 4 4 31 15 17 10 5 2 26 10 32 69
3 Al Zawra'a 35 16 13 6 47 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 18 7 8 3 23 16 16 61
4 Al Talaba 35 17 8 10 47 36 18 9 4 5 25 19 17 8 4 5 22 17 11 59
5 Al Kahrabaa 35 16 11 8 46 35 17 7 6 4 19 15 18 9 5 4 27 20 11 59
6 Al Najaf 35 14 11 10 42 37 17 7 4 6 23 23 18 7 7 4 19 14 5 53
7 Erbil 35 14 10 11 39 37 17 8 5 4 17 14 18 6 5 7 22 23 2 52
8 Karbala 35 13 10 12 35 33 18 9 6 3 22 14 17 4 4 9 13 19 2 49
9 Newroz SC 35 13 9 13 42 39 17 9 4 4 28 21 18 4 5 9 14 18 3 48
10 Duhok 35 11 15 9 32 35 18 7 8 3 21 17 17 4 7 6 11 18 -3 48
11 Al Karkh 35 12 11 12 38 34 18 7 6 5 22 18 17 5 5 7 16 16 4 47
12 Naft Maysan 35 12 11 12 40 50 17 8 7 2 20 17 18 4 4 10 20 33 -10 47
13 Al Hudod 35 9 19 7 37 34 18 5 10 3 21 17 17 4 9 4 16 17 3 46
14 Zakho 35 9 13 13 35 37 17 6 7 4 17 15 18 3 6 9 18 22 -2 40
15 Naft Al-Janoob 35 8 15 12 31 37 18 4 6 8 13 22 17 4 9 4 18 15 -6 39
16 Al-Qasim 35 8 13 14 29 34 18 5 6 7 14 15 17 3 7 7 15 19 -5 37
17 Naft Al-Wasat 35 5 21 9 24 28 18 3 11 4 13 14 17 2 10 5 11 14 -4 36
18 Naft 35 7 12 16 36 50 18 3 7 8 20 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -14 33
19 Al Sinaah 35 7 6 22 25 50 17 4 3 10 13 20 18 3 3 12 12 30 -25 27
20 Al Diwaniya 35 2 6 27 24 77 17 2 2 13 11 38 18 0 4 14 13 39 -53 12

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