About Match
Al Talaba (6th, 9 pts) visit Al Shorta (4th, 12 pts) with 3 points between them. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Shorta 1 scored and 0.57 conceded per game, Al Talaba 1.33 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.1. Victory would move Al Shorta to 15 points and up to 1st, with other results unchanged.
5 matches unbeaten back Al Shorta's arrival. Al Talaba are unbeaten in 5.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Al Shorta, 2 draws and 3 for Al Talaba, at 2.46 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won. Goals have risen lately: 3.4 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.46 across the full history.
The venue is Al Shorta Stadium in Bagdad, with room for 4,000 spectators.