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Al Talaba vs Al Shorta prediction and preview

8 Oct 2026, 17:30 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Double Chance X2No priceFinal score 0–0

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

Match preview

Al Talaba host Al Shorta in the Iraqi League (Iraq) on 8 Oct 2026, 17:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance X2 — 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 Talaba 0–0 Al Shorta.

Going into the match, Al Talaba had won 2, drawn 6 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches, scoring 12 and conceding 13. Al Shorta had won 5, drawn 4 and lost 1 of their last 10, with 10 scored and 4 conceded.

Both teams scored in 6 of Al Talaba's last 10 and 3 of Al Shorta's last 10; 4 and 2 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Al Talaba averaged 1.40 goals scored and 1.30 conceded across 10 matches; away from home Al Shorta averaged 1.75 scored and 0.75 conceded across 8.

Our team-strength model expects about 0.61 goals from Al Talaba and 0.90 from Al Shorta. From that it rates a home win at 22%, a draw at 38% and an away win at 39%. For the published pick itself the model gives 78%.

Team comparison

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

Recent form35% – 65%
Attack45% – 55%
Defence14% – 86%
Head-to-head29% – 71%
Goals40% – 60%
Overall strength34% – 65%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
Al TalabaDLWDD1.201.3060%40%
Al ShortaWWDWD1.000.4030%20%

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

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