Karbala host Al Talaba in Matchday 12 of Iraq Stars League

The match between Karbala and Al Talaba will be played in Matchday 12 of the Iraq Stars League for the 2026/27 season, on 30 October 2026 at 17:45 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time, and will be broadcast on Al-Iraqiya Sports channel.

Karbala enter the match on the back of a series of negative results, having lost their last match against Duhok 2-5 away from home, as well as losing 1-2 to Al Gharraf at home, and drawing 0-0 away against Al Kahrabaa, preceded by two defeats against Erbil 0-3 and Naft 1-2.

In contrast, Al Talaba arrive in better spirits after achieving two consecutive wins, 1-0 over Al Quwa Al Jawiya at home and 1-0 away against Al Kahrabaa, following a 0-0 draw with Al Shorta and a 2-2 draw with Al Jolan, interspersed with a 0-2 defeat against Naft Maysan.

In previous meetings between the two sides, Al Talaba came out on top in the most recent match between them, winning 2-0 when they hosted on 6 May 2025, and also won 2-0 at Karbala's ground on 29 January 2025, while two meetings ended in goalless draws on 4 June 2024 and on 20 December 2023, whereas Karbala won the last time they hosted Al Talaba, by a score of 3-1 on 17 March 2023.

In the standings, Al Talaba occupy 11th place with 14 points from 11 matches, having achieved 3 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats, scoring 11 goals and conceding 14. In contrast, Karbala occupy 20th place with 6 points also from 11 matches, having won one match, drawn 3 times and lost 7 matches, scoring 9 goals and conceding 22.