Karbalaa host Al Hussein Baghdad in the Iraq Premier Division, round 7.

Karbalaa won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–D–D–W–W), scoring 6 and conceding 0.

Al Hussein Baghdad won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–D–W–D), scoring 9 and conceding 10.