Match Report
Al-Qasim, 20th on 6 points, faced a 50-point deficit to Zakho (9th, 56). Zakho had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Zakho were scoring 1.34 and conceding 1.13, Al-Qasim 0.55 and 2.53, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Al-Qasim were winless in 9. Zakho had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Al-Qasim, 1.
6 meetings are on record — 1 won by Zakho, 1 by Al-Qasim, 4 drawn, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 17% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 17% of the meetings went over two goals.
Zakho Stadium, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. Zakho led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Zakho: Mohammed Ali Abbood (36')
Key stats
Possession: Zakho 56% · Al-Qasim 44% · Total shots: 13-1 · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 5-3