Match Report
Al Minaa Basra went into the game 15th in the table on 40 points; Baghdad sat 18th on 32 — an 8-point gap. Al Minaa Basra had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall.
Al Minaa Basra arrived off four straight defeats. Over the last five, Al Minaa Basra had taken 1 of 15 points to Baghdad's 7.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Minaa Basra 5, draws 2, Baghdad 2, at 1.89 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 11% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
Al Minaa Basra: Yassin Samia (48'), Reda Majji (86'), Yassin Samia (72'), Yassin Samia (78')
Key stats
Possession: Al Minaa Basra 51% · Baghdad 49% · Total shots: 14-14 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 7-4