2007/2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 10 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7/15 | 7-5 |
| Al Shualah | 14 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4/15 | 3-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 2 | 22 | 46 | 29 | WLWDW | 6 | -4 |
| Al Shualah | 25 | 22 | 13 | -30 | LDLWL | 21 | +4 |
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 2008-05-28
The table gap was wide: 33 points between Al Quwa Al Jawiya (2nd, 46 pts) and Al Shualah (25th, 13 pts). Al Quwa Al Jawiya's recent output lagged their position: 6th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Al Quwa Al Jawiya were scoring 1.91 and conceding 0.59, Al Shualah 0.64 and 2, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
The venue was Al-Shaab Stadium in Bagdad, with room for 40,000 spectators.
