Al Shorta vs Al Karkh prediction and preview

18 Oct 2026, 17:30 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Double Chance 1XNo priceFinal score 1–1

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Al Shorta host Al Karkh in the Iraqi League (Iraq) on 18 Oct 2026, 17:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance 1X — Al Shorta to win or draw. No bookmaker price was available for this market when the prediction was published, so no percentage is shown.

Final score: Al Shorta 1–1 Al Karkh.

Going into the match, Al Shorta had won 5, drawn 4 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches, scoring 10 and conceding 4. Al Karkh had won 2, drawn 2 and lost 6 of their last 10, with 13 scored and 18 conceded.

Both teams scored in 3 of Al Shorta's last 10 and 6 of Al Karkh's last 10; 2 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Al Shorta averaged 1.23 goals scored and 0.54 conceded across 13 matches; away from home Al Karkh averaged 1.25 scored and 1.67 conceded across 12.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.67 goals from Al Shorta and 0.72 from Al Karkh. From that it rates a home win at 59%, a draw at 26% and an away win at 15%. For the published pick itself the model gives 85%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Al Shorta (green) and Al Karkh (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form60% – 40%

Attack29% – 71%

Defence92% – 8%

Head-to-head100% – 0%

Goals83% – 17%

Overall strength70% – 29%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Al Shorta	DWWDW	1.00	0.40	30%	20%
Al Karkh	LWWLL	1.30	1.80	60%	50%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Recent meetings

28 May 2026 · Al Karkh 0–2 Al Shorta