Al Talaba vs Al KarkhPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Al Talaba are ninth with five points from four rounds: one win, two draws and one defeat, five goals scored and five conceded. Al Karkh are twentieth on one point, taken from a draw, plus three defeats, two goals scored and six conceded. Al Talaba's two home games brought one win and one draw with a single goal scored and none conceded; away the picture changes, one draw and one defeat with four goals scored and five conceded. Al Karkh have yet to win: at home one draw and one defeat with two goals for and three against, away two defeats without scoring at all and three goals conceded. The match is played at the Al Talaba Stadium in Baghdad, in a league running at an average of 2.23 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.