Match Report
32 points for Baghdad (18th), 39 for Al Kahrabaa (17th): a 7-point gap. On the form table Al Kahrabaa stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Baghdad 1.13 scored and 1.87 conceded per game, Al Kahrabaa 1.16 and 1.47, with the league averaging 1.21.
5 games without a win framed Baghdad's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 1 Baghdad win, 5 for Al Kahrabaa, 3 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. These meetings skew tight — only 22% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Bagdad Stadium (capacity 3,000). Al Kahrabaa led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Al Kahrabaa: Nihad Muhammad (10')
Key stats
Possession: Baghdad 44% · Al Kahrabaa 56% · Total shots: 14-8 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 7-4