Match Report
Al Talaba went into the game 4th in the table on 66 points; Al Karkh sat 7th on 60 — a 6-point gap. Al Talaba had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Al Talaba ran at 1.39 scored and 0.92 conceded, Al Karkh at 1.34 and 1.08.
Al Talaba had gone 5 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Al Talaba, 10/15 for Al Karkh.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Al Talaba have 5 wins to Al Karkh's 2, with 2 draws, at 2.22 goals per meeting. Only 22% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Stadioni Murtaz Khurtsilava staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Talaba led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Al Talaba: Alaa Abdulzahra (27') · Al Karkh: Zidane Abdul Jabbar (80')
Key stats
Possession: Al Talaba 42% · Al Karkh 58% · Total shots: 1-1 · On target: 1-1 · Corners: 6-7