2009/2010| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Zawra'a | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10/15 | 4-2 |
| Al Hindiya | 14 | D1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5/15 | 4-5 |
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 Zawra'a | 8 | 33 | 63 | 16 | WLWWL | 11 | -3 |
| Al Hindiya | 25 | 33 | 34 | -16 | LDLDD | 30 | -5 |
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 2010-06-29
Al Hindiya, 25th on 34 points, faced a 29-point deficit to Al Zawra'a (8th, 63). Recent form told a different story for Al Hindiya: only 30th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 25th. Per game in the league, Al Zawra'a were scoring 1.18 and conceding 0.7, Al Hindiya 1 and 1.48, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Al-Shaab Stadium in Bagdad (capacity 40,000).
