Match Report
Newroz SC (6th, 12 pts) visited Al Talaba (7th, 10 pts) with 2 points between them. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Talaba 1.25 scored and 1.38 conceded per game, Newroz SC 1.25 and 0.63, with the league averaging 1.14.
Al Talaba had gone 8 games without a win, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 5 Al Talaba wins, 2 for Newroz SC, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 63% of the meetings.
Stadioni Murtaz Khurtsilava staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Al Talaba: Saif Rashed Hameed (75')
Key stats
Possession: Al Talaba 64% · Newroz SC 36% · Total shots: 17-16 · On target: 11-6 · Corners: 6-2