Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Kahrabaa 5th with 62 points, Al Diwaniya 20th with 12, 50 apart. Against a league average of 1.09 goals per team per game, Al Kahrabaa ran at 1.34 scored and 1 conceded, Al Diwaniya at 0.66 and 2.26.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Al Diwaniya. From the last five rounds, Al Kahrabaa held 6 points of 15 and Al Diwaniya 0.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Kahrabaa 2, draws 3, Al Diwaniya 0, at 1.4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 0% of meetings.
Al-Zawraa Stadium in Bagdad, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al Kahrabaa led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 5-0.