Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Zakho (3rd, 71 pts) held a 46-point advantage over Karbala (20th, 25 pts). Per game in the league, Karbala were scoring 0.74 and conceding 1.68, Zakho 1.5 and 0.66, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
12 games without a win framed Karbala's arrival. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Karbala, 10/15 for Zakho.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Karbala, 1 draw and 2 for Zakho, at 1 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 0% of meetings.
Karbala Stadium in Karbala, capacity 9,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.