Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Masafi 15th with 48 points, Al Sharqat 31st with 28, 20 apart. Al Masafi ranked just 26th in the league on five-round form despite their 15th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.21/1.15 for Al Masafi and 0.61/1.36 for Al Sharqat (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.08.
Al Masafi had won three straight. Al Sharqat had gone 10 games without a win. Over the last five, Al Masafi had taken 11 of 15 points to Al Sharqat's 4.
Al-Masafi Stadium in Bagdad, capacity 5,000, hosted the game.


