Match Report
5 points for Al Talaba (24th), 10 for Al Kuwait (13th): a 5-point gap. Al Talaba had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 20th in the league over the last five rounds against 24th overall. Per game in the league, Al Talaba were scoring 0.67 and conceding 1, Al Kuwait 1.17 and 1, against a competition average of 1.61 goals per team per game.
Al Talaba carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this.
The venue was Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil, with room for 12,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.


