2007/2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shorta | 4 | D1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5/12 | 6-5 |
| Al Shualah | 4 | L1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2/12 | 4-12 |
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 Shorta | 1 | 22 | 47 | 26 | WDDWD | 8 | -7 |
| 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 2008-01-25
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Shorta 1st with 47 points, Al Shualah 25th with 13, 34 apart. Recent form told a different story for Al Shorta: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.07 goals per team per game, Al Shorta ran at 1.82 scored and 0.64 conceded, Al Shualah at 0.64 and 2.
The venue was Al-Shaab Stadium in Bagdad, with room for 40,000 spectators.
