Shorta 3-3 Talaba in the Iraq Stars League, round 23.

Shorta won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–W–W), scoring 8 and conceding 4.

Talaba won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–L–W), scoring 8 and conceding 3.

The two sides have met 7 times: Shorta 4 wins, Talaba 2, 1 draw.