2009/2010| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masafi Al-Junoob | 13 | L1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1/15 | 3-10 |
| Samaraa | 10 | L1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3/15 | 5-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masafi Al-Junoob | 36 | 33 | 14 | -56 | LLWLL | 30 | +6 |
| Samaraa | 28 | 33 | 31 | -13 | WDDDW | 11 | +17 |
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 2010-06-22
17 points separated the sides: Samaraa 28th on 31, Masafi Al-Junoob 36th on 14. Samaraa ranked 11th in the league on five-round form, well above their 28th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.61/2.3 for Masafi Al-Junoob and 0.73/1.12 for Samaraa (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.08.
Masafi Al-Junoob had not won in 13 games. Samaraa had gone 6 games without a win.
The match was played at Basra Stadium in Basra Stadium (capacity 15,000).
