Shorta 1-1 Karbalaa in the Iraq Stars League, round 1.

Shorta won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–L–W–W), scoring 5 and conceding 2.

Karbalaa won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–D–L), scoring 3 and conceding 2.

The two sides have met 5 times: Shorta 4 wins, Karbalaa 0, 1 draw.