About Match
1 points for Al Karkh (20th), 8 for Al Minaa Basra (12th): a 7-point gap. Al Minaa Basra have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, Al Karkh run at 0.67 scored and 1.67 conceded, Al Minaa Basra at 1 and 1.17. A win would lift Al Karkh to 4 points and up to 18th (other results unchanged).
8 games without a win frame Al Karkh's arrival. The last-five ledger: Al Karkh 1/15, Al Minaa Basra 7/15.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Al Karkh have 5 wins to Al Minaa Basra's 0, with 4 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 22% of those meetings. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match takes place at Al-Karkh Stadium in Bagdad (capacity 6,000).