Diyala SC 2-1 Talaba in the Iraq Stars League, round 1.

Diyala SC won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–L–W), scoring 4 and conceding 8.

Talaba won 0, drew 4 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–D–D–L–D), scoring 6 and conceding 7.

The two sides have met 5 times: Diyala SC 1 win, Talaba 2, 2 draws.