About Match
Al Shorta go into the game 5th in the table on 12 points; Al-Karma sit 1st on 17 — a 5-point gap. Per game in the league, Al Shorta score 1 and conceding 0.57, Al-Karma 1.86 and 0.71, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game. Al Shorta would climb to 15 points with a win and up to 2nd (other results held equal).
Al Shorta's unbeaten run stands at 5. Al-Karma enter with four wins in a row, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Al Shorta, 1 draw and 1 for Al-Karma, at 2.5 goals per meeting.
The venue is Al Shorta Stadium in Bagdad, with room for 4,000 spectators.