Match Report
In the standings it was Karbala 20th on 5 points, Al Quwa Al Jawiya 13th on 8 — separated by 3. Scoring rates set the scale: Karbala 0.75 scored and 1.88 conceded per game, Al Quwa Al Jawiya 1.38 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.14.
Al Quwa Al Jawiya had gone 5 games without a win, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 0 for Karbala, 7 for Al Quwa Al Jawiya and 0 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 86% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 71%.
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 2-3.
Goal scorers
Karbala: Austin Amutu (63'), Joshua Akpudje (71') · Al Quwa Al Jawiya: Salomon Charles Banga (35' og), Acheref Boudrama (50'), Mohammad Jawad (83')
Key stats
Possession: Karbala 47% · Al Quwa Al Jawiya 53% · Total shots: 15-8 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 2-5