Match Report
The table gap was wide: 32 points between Al Quwa Al Jawiya (6th, 57 pts) and Karbala (20th, 25 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.74/1.68 for Karbala and 1.32/1.16 for Al Quwa Al Jawiya (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.13.
Defeat had followed defeat for Karbala — three in succession. Al Quwa Al Jawiya's last three games had all finished level, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
6 meetings are on record — 0 won by Karbala, 6 by Al Quwa Al Jawiya, 0 drawn, at 3.83 goals per meeting. 83% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Karbala Stadium, capacity 9,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Al Quwa Al Jawiya led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 1-4.
Goal scorers
Karbala: Mohamed Ouattara (90') · Al Quwa Al Jawiya: Mohammad Jawad (6'), Mohammad Jawad (72'), Essam Al-Subhi (84'), Mohammad Jawad (80')
Key stats
Possession: Karbala 40% · Al Quwa Al Jawiya 60% · Total shots: 16-15 · On target: 5-8 · Corners: 2-3