About Match
8 points for Al Minaa Basra (12th), 12 for Al Shorta (4th): a 4-point gap. Al Minaa Basra have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.17 for Al Minaa Basra and 1/0.57 for Al Shorta (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.1. Victory would move Al Minaa Basra to 11 points and up to 5th, with other results unchanged.
Al Shorta's unbeaten run stands at 5.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Al Minaa Basra, 5 draws and 5 for Al Shorta, at 2.27 goals per meeting. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.4 goals per game across the last five against 2.27 historically.
The venue is Basra Sport City Stadium in Basra, with room for 65,227 spectators.




