2009/2010| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karbala | 3 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9/9 | 7-3 |
| Al Nasiriya | 5 | L1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2/15 | 4-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karbala | 7 | 34 | 64 | 22 | WWDWW | 1 | +6 |
| Al Nasiriya | 22 | 34 | 38 | -5 | LLLWD | 28 | -6 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2010-05-09
The table gap was wide: 26 points between Karbala (7th, 64 pts) and Al Nasiriya (22nd, 38 pts). The last five rounds placed Karbala 1st in the league for form — higher than their 7th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.08 goals per team per game, Karbala ran at 1.18 scored and 0.53 conceded, Al Nasiriya at 1 and 1.15.
Karbala came in having won three on the spin. Al Nasiriya had gone 5 games without a win.
Karbala Stadium in Karbala, capacity 9,000, hosted the game.
