About Match
The table reads 12th (Al Minaa Basra, 8 pts) against 16th (Karbala, 5 pts), 3 points apart. Recent form flatters Al Minaa Basra's table spot — 7th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 12th. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.17 for Al Minaa Basra and 0.83/1.67 for Karbala (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.1. A win would lift Al Minaa Basra to 11 points and up to 5th (other results unchanged).
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Minaa Basra 3, draws 1, Karbala 2, at 2.67 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
The match takes place at Basra Sport City Stadium in Basra (capacity 65,227).