Match Report
The table gap was wide: 25 points between Erbil (13th, 50 pts) and Karbala (20th, 25 pts).
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Erbil.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Karbala 0, draws 0, Erbil 4, at 5 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Karbala Stadium (capacity 9,000). On the scoreboard, Erbil led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Erbil: Mustafa Qabeel (69'), Sherko Karim (9')
Key stats
Total shots: 17-11 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 2-1