Talaba 2-1 Al Najaf in the Iraq Stars League, round 27.

Talaba won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–W–D–W), scoring 7 and conceding 6.

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

The two sides have met 6 times: Talaba 3 wins, Al Najaf 3, 0 draws.