2019/2020| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Zawra'a | 15 | W2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11/15 | 11-3 |
| Horseed | 10 | W1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9/15 | 9-3 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Zawra'a | 3 | 3 | 3 | -2 | WLL | 5 | -2 |
| Horseed | 4 | 3 | 0 | -12 | LLL | 7 | -3 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2019-08-18
Al Zawra'a went into the game 3rd in the table on 3 points; Horseed sat 4th on 0 — a 3-point gap. Per game in the league, Al Zawra'a were scoring 0.67 and conceding 1.33, Horseed 0.33 and 4.33, against a competition average of 1.75 goals per team per game.
Al Zawra'a had not lost in 7 games. Horseed carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this.
The match was played at Al-Shaab Stadium in Bagdad (capacity 40,000).
