Shorja 2-0 Baban in the Kurdistan First Division , round 15 at Shorjah Stadium, Kirkuk (3,000 capacity).

Shorja won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–L–L), scoring 9 and conceding 12.

Baban won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–W), scoring 7 and conceding 3.

The two sides have met 3 times: Shorja 2 wins, Baban 0, 1 draw.