Match Report
Al Karkh went into the game 16th in the table on 7 points; Erbil sat 3rd on 17 — a 10-point gap. Al Karkh had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Karkh 1.25 scored and 1.75 conceded per game, Erbil 1.5 and 0.38, with the league averaging 1.14.
Erbil carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Al Karkh against 13/15 for Erbil.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Al Karkh have 1 win to Erbil's 2, with 4 draws, at 1.43 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 29% of meetings.
Al-Karkh Stadium, capacity 6,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Erbil led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Erbil: Ibrahim Bayesh (4')
Key stats
Possession: Al Karkh 39% · Erbil 61% · Total shots: 4-6 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 3-6