Match Report
Al Diwaniya, 20th on 12 points, faced a 54-point deficit to Al Talaba (4th, 66). Against a league average of 1.09 goals per team per game, Al Diwaniya ran at 0.66 scored and 2.26 conceded, Al Talaba at 1.37 and 1.03.
A win had eluded Al Diwaniya for 8 matches. Al Talaba had drawn three in a row.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Al Diwaniya, 3 for Al Talaba and 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
Al Najaf Stadium in Najaf staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.