It's time to decide the outcome of the Arab Club Championship Quarter-finals meeting between Al Shorta and Al Shabab. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
Al Shorta and Al Shabab should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
It's quite the trip for Al Shabab when visiting Al Shorta as the cities are 1900 kilometers apart.
Al Shorta form and stats
Al Shorta have played 1 Iraqi League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Arab Club Championship, Al Shorta has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. After failing to beat Al Quwa Al Jawiya here, Al Shorta has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
The fans are hoping that Al Shorta will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-6 away loss in the Arab Club Championship game against Al Shabab. Previous to that game, a Arab Club Championship home match hosting Nouadhibou in a game that was won 5-0.
Al Shorta were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Early season league goal statistics from Al Shorta's 1 home game: 2 goals, 1 conceded.
Al Shabab form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Al Shabab playing as the away team in the Pro League this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Arab Club Championship stats, they have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
Al Shabab play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Al Hazm. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Al Ahli in the Pro League.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Al Shabab have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Al Shabab - Al Shorta 6-0 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  A. Al 28 goals |  A. Diallo 11 goals |   C. Guanca 4 goals |
Al Shorta missing players
Al Shabab missing players
| Al Shorta | Al Shabab | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 43 | 29 | Scored | S | 22 | 42 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Conceded | C | 16 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 6.5 | 7.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 5 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 119 | 61 | Total Shots | T S | 139 | 265 | ||
| 47 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 66 | 120 | ||
| 36% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | ||
| 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 Minaa Basra | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Naft | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Al Zawra'a | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Naft Al-Janoob | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Al Kahrabaa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Baghdad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Erbil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Al Shorta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Al Karkh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Al Diwaniya | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Al Simawa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Al Hudod | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 18 | Al Talaba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Naft Maysan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Zakho | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 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 Hilal | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 30 |
| 2 | Al Nassr | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 30 |
| 3 | Al Raed | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | -3 | 26 |
| 4 | Al Taawon | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 25 |
| 5 | Al Wahda | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 6 | Al Ahli | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 | Abha | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Al Shabab | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Al Faisaly | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Al Feiha | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Hazm | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Al Ittihad | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Al Fateh | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 9 |
| 15 | Al Adalh | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 9 |
| 16 | Dhamk | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 | -21 | 8 |