Shorja 4-0 Ararat in the Kurdistan First Division , round 13 at Shorjah Stadium, Kirkuk (3,000 capacity).

Shorja won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–D), scoring 8 and conceding 10.

Ararat won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–L–L), scoring 6 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 1 time: Shorja 1 win, Ararat 0, 0 draws.