Match Report
Zakho went into the game 12th in the table on 9 points; Al Talaba sat 7th on 10 — a 1-point gap. Against a league average of 1.14 goals per team per game, Zakho ran at 0.88 scored and 1.38 conceded, Al Talaba at 1.25 and 1.38.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 1 for Zakho, 4 for Al Talaba and 2 drawn, at 1.86 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
Zakho Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Zakho 57% · Al Talaba 43% · Total shots: 5-4 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 3-1