Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between Al Talaba (4th, 66 pts) and Al Minaa Basra (15th, 40 pts). Recent form told a different story for Al Talaba: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Al Minaa Basra ran at 1 scored and 1.24 conceded, Al Talaba at 1.39 and 0.92.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Al Minaa Basra have 2 wins to Al Talaba's 2, with 5 draws, at 1.89 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 11% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
Basra Sport City Stadium, capacity 65,227, hosted the game. Al Talaba led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Minaa Basra: Karrar Jaafer (47') · Al Talaba: Simon Msuva (5')
Key stats
Possession: Al Minaa Basra 38% · Al Talaba 62% · Total shots: 10-11 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 5-1