Match Report
The table gap was wide: 28 points between Al Karkh (7th, 60 pts) and Baghdad (18th, 32 pts). Per game in the league, Al Karkh were scoring 1.34 and conceding 1.08, Baghdad 1.13 and 1.87, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Al Karkh, 5 draws and 1 for Baghdad, at 1.71 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 14% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 29% of the meetings.
The match was played at Al-Karkh Stadium (capacity 6,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Al Karkh: Younes Hmood (30'), Younes Hmood (55') · Baghdad: Montader Abdel Amir (27')
Key stats
Possession: Al Karkh 55% · Baghdad 45% · Total shots: 9-18 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 2-7