Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Shorta (1st, 82 pts) held a 70-point advantage over Al Diwaniya (20th, 12 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Al Diwaniya 0.66 scored and 2.26 conceded per game, Al Shorta 1.66 and 0.63, with the league averaging 1.09.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Al Diwaniya, 1 draw and 3 for Al Shorta, at 4.5 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Al Najaf Stadium in Najaf, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al Shorta led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-3.




