2022/2023
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Diwaniya | 15 | D1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2/15 | 7-19 |
| Al Sinaah | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6/15 | 5-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Diwaniya | 20 | 38 | 12 | -61 | LLLLL | 19 | +1 |
| Al Sinaah | 19 | 38 | 28 | -28 | LLLLD | 18 | +1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2023-05-30
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Sinaah 19th with 28 points, Al Diwaniya 20th with 12, 16 apart. Against a league average of 1.09 goals per team per game, Al Diwaniya ran at 0.66 scored and 2.26 conceded, Al Sinaah at 0.68 and 1.42.
Al Diwaniya had not won in 12 games.
Al Najaf Stadium in Najaf staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
