Al Talaba host Al Shorta in round nine of the Iraq Stars League

Al Talaba host Al Shorta in a match between the two sides in round nine of the Iraqi Football Stars League for the 2026/27 season, on 2026-10-08 at 20:30 Damascus time.

Al Talaba are 17th in the table with 7 points from 8 matches, having won 1, drawn 4 and lost 3, scoring 9 goals and conceding 14.

Al Shorta, meanwhile, are 5th with 15 points from 8 matches, having won on 4 occasions, drawn 3 and lost once, scoring 9 goals and conceding just 4.

Regarding recent results, Al Talaba have played four matches, the last of which was a 2-2 draw with Al Jolan at home on 2026-09-18, before that a 0-2 loss to Naft Maysan away on 2026-09-13, then a 3-2 win over Al Karkh at home on 2026-09-09, and a 0-0 draw with Zakho away on 2026-09-05.

As for Al Shorta, their recent results came as follows: a 2-0 win over Al Kahrabaa at home on 2026-09-19, a 0-0 draw with Naft Al Shamal at home on 2026-09-12, a 2-1 win over Al Gharraf away on 2026-09-08, and a 0-0 draw with Erbil at home on 2026-09-04.