Match Report
8 points for Duhok (10th), 9 for Al Talaba (7th): a 1-point gap. Per game in the league, Duhok were scoring 1.43 and conceding 1.43, Al Talaba 1.14 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
Duhok's winless run stood at 5. Al Talaba had gone 7 games without a win, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 Duhok wins, 2 for Al Talaba, 2 draws, at 2.14 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Dohuk Stadium (capacity 20,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Talaba led 3-2 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-3.
Goal scorers
Duhok: Safaa Hadi (9'), Younes Hmood (42'), Younes Hmood (47') · Al Talaba: Saif Rashed Hameed (20'), Saif Rashed Hameed (32'), Saif Rashed Hameed (44')
Key stats
Possession: Duhok 50% · Al Talaba 50% · Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 6-3