About Match
Al Shorta (4th, 15 pts) visit Erbil (3rd, 17 pts) with 2 points between them. Per game in the league, Erbil score 1.5 and conceding 0.38, Al Shorta 1.13 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game. Erbil would climb to 20 points with a win and up to 1st (other results held equal).
Al Shorta have not lost in 7 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 2 Erbil wins, 5 for Al Shorta, 3 draws, at 2.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. Historically tight: 30% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match takes place at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil (capacity 40,000).