Match Report
The table gap was wide: 48 points between Erbil (3rd, 80 pts) and Baghdad (18th, 32 pts). Per game in the league, Erbil were scoring 1.58 and conceding 0.79, Baghdad 1.13 and 1.87, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
From the last five rounds, Erbil held 10 points of 15 and Baghdad 4.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Erbil, 3 draws and 3 for Baghdad, at 2.88 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. Both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
Al Taji Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Erbil: Jiar Govand (62'), Christopher John (66'), Christopher John (80') · Baghdad: Jabar Kareem (83')
Key stats
Possession: Erbil 71% · Baghdad 29% · Total shots: 12-12 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 4-6