Khak 0-1 Baban in the Kurdistan First Division , round 9 at Khak Stadium, Kirkuk (1,500 capacity).

Khak won 0, drew 2 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–L–L–D), scoring 2 and conceding 9.

Baban won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–L–W), scoring 10 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 3 times: Khak 1 win, Baban 1, 1 draw.