Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Zakho (9th, 56 pts) and Al Kahrabaa (17th, 39 pts). On the form table Al Kahrabaa stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Zakho ran at 1.34 scored and 1.13 conceded, Al Kahrabaa at 1.16 and 1.47.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Zakho, 2 draws and 5 for Al Kahrabaa, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
Al Ramadi Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,000. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Zakho: Hady Saleh Karim (30'), Mohammed Sawlah (66') · Al Kahrabaa: Austin Amutu (45')
Key stats
Possession: Zakho 59% · Al Kahrabaa 41% · Total shots: 6-9 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 2-6