Match Report
Al Ramadi, 20th on 40 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Baghdad (12th, 56). Al Ramadi had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 20th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Baghdad 1.27 scored and 0.76 conceded per game, Al Ramadi 0.94 and 1, with the league averaging 1.08.
Baghdad came in having won three on the spin. Al Ramadi had not won in 6 games. The last-five ledger: Baghdad 12/15, Al Ramadi 4/15.
Bagdad Stadium in Bagdad, capacity 3,000, hosted the game.


