Match Report
Baghdad (18th, 32 pts) visited Al Minaa Basra (15th, 40 pts) with 8 points between them. Al Minaa Basra ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Minaa Basra 1 scored and 1.24 conceded per game, Baghdad 1.13 and 1.87, with the league averaging 1.21.
Al Minaa Basra arrived off four straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Al Minaa Basra, 7/15 for Baghdad.
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. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
Basra Sport City Stadium, capacity 65,227, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.
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