A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Zakho fans are optimistic that the difference between 6th and Erbil's 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Zakho have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Erbil have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
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!
Zakho form and stats
Zakho have collected 17 points from their Iraqi League home games so far after 4-5-1. Zakho has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Naft Al-Janoob defeat 73 days ago.
Zakho are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 10 games. From these home matches, Zakho have conceded only 7 goals.
Erbil form and stats
There's been little loot from Erbil's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the Iraqi League. Erbil only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws. Erbil has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Erbil as they have only managed to score 6 times from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Erbil have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Erbil - Zakho 1-1. Zakho-Erbil H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Zakho two wins, Erbil three wins, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Zakho missing players
Erbil missing players
| Zakho | Erbil | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 22 |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | 90% |
| 60% | 60% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 65% |
| 15% | 20% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 30% |
| 5% | 10% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 30% | 35% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 30% | 30% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 60% | 45% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 0.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 11.5 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4.2 | 5.8 |
| 2.6 | 3.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 39% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 50% |
- Erbil have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Zakho have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 Quwa Al Jawiya | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 44 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 39 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Al Najaf | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | Zakho | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Naft | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 25 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Al Diwaniya | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Al Minaa Basra | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Naft Al-Janoob | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 22 |
| 14 | Erbil | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Al Kahrabaa | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Al Talaba | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -16 | 18 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 20 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 17 |
| 20 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 16 |