Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Sinaah (5th, 66 pts) held a 46-point advantage over Al Bareed (34th, 20 pts). The last five rounds placed Al Sinaah no better than 11th for form, against 5th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Sinaah 1.53 scored and 0.94 conceded per game, Al Bareed 0.68 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.08.
Momentum sat with Al Sinaah, winners of their last three. 7 games without a win framed Al Bareed's arrival. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Al Sinaah against 1/15 for Al Bareed.
Al Sina'a Stadium in Bagdad staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000.


