Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between Al Shorta (9th, 62 pts) and Al Nasiriya (22nd, 38 pts). Recent form told a different story for Al Nasiriya: only 28th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 22nd. Per game in the league, Al Nasiriya were scoring 1 and conceding 1.15, Al Shorta 1.44 and 0.97, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
Al Nasiriya had not lost in 5 games. 5 matches unbeaten backed Al Shorta's arrival, having scored in 12 consecutive games.


