About Match
7 points for Al Quwa Al Jawiya (13th), 8 for Al Minaa Basra (12th): a 1-point gap. Al Minaa Basra rank 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 12th table position. Per game in the league, Al Quwa Al Jawiya score 1.43 and conceding 1.57, Al Minaa Basra 1 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game. Al Quwa Al Jawiya would climb to 10 points with a win and up to 5th, overtaking Al Minaa Basra (other results held equal).
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 5 Al Quwa Al Jawiya wins, 1 for Al Minaa Basra, 4 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting.
The venue is Al-Shaab Stadium in Bagdad, with room for 20,000 spectators.