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title: "Al Karkh host Gharraf in highly anticipated clash in round 12 of the Iraq Stars League"
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# Al Karkh host Gharraf in highly anticipated clash in round 12 of the Iraq Stars League

Al Karkh face Gharraf on 31 October 2026 at 19:00 Saudi time, in a match between two sides occupying the bottom positions of the league table.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 30 October 2026، 07:02 Saudi time

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Al Karkh host Gharraf in highly anticipated clash in round 12 of the Iraq Stars League

[Al Karkh](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-karkh-94) host [Gharraf](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/gharraf-90) on 31 October 2026 at 19:00 Saudi time (matching Damascus time), in round 12 of the [Iraq Stars League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/iraq-stars-league-7) for the 2026/27 season, with the match broadcast on Iraqiya Sports channel.

Al Karkh come into this match on the back of a string of mixed results, having drawn their last two matches 1-1 against Mosul at home and 1-1 against Al Shorta away, as well as losing 2-3 to Al Karma, following two previous wins over Naft Maysan 3-2 and Duhok 3-2.

Gharraf, meanwhile, enter the match after a 0-0 draw with Al Naft at home, a 2-1 away win over Karbala, and another 0-0 draw with Al Jolan, following two previous defeats to Al Zawraa 0-2 and Diyala 1-3.

Regarding previous meetings between the two sides, the last match between them ended 2-2 on 15 May 2026 when Gharraf hosted Al Karkh, while the match before that, on 22 December 2025, ended with a 1-0 win for Al Karkh at home.

In the league table, Gharraf occupy 16th place with 10 points from 11 matches, having won 2, drawn 4 and lost 5, with a goal difference of 6 for and 13 against, while Al Karkh occupy 17th place with 9 points from 11 matches, having won 2, drawn 3 and lost 6, with a goal difference of 14 for and 19 against.

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