Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 66 apiece, Al Talaba 4th and Al Zawra'a 5th. Al Talaba's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table.
Al Zawra'a carried a 12-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Talaba 2, draws 4, Al Zawra'a 4, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
Goal scorers
Al Zawra'a: Hasan Abdulkareem (26')
Key stats
Possession: Al Talaba 57% · Al Zawra'a 43% · Total shots: 11-6 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 4-1


