About Match
In the standings it is Al Minaa Basra 12th on 8 points, Al-Karma 2nd on 14 — separated by 6. The last five rounds place Al Minaa Basra 7th in the league for form — higher than their 12th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.17 for Al Minaa Basra and 1.83/0.67 for Al-Karma (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.1. Three points here take Al Minaa Basra to 11 and up to 5th, assuming other results stand.
Al-Karma arrive on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The five-game form split reads 7/15 points for Al Minaa Basra against 13/15 for Al-Karma.
The venue is Basra Sport City Stadium in Basra, with room for 65,227 spectators.