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# Karbala host Al Talaba in Matchday 12 of Iraq Stars League

Karbala meet Al Talaba in the Matchday 12 clash of the Iraq Stars League, in a fixture between two sides occupying far-apart positions in the standings.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 29 October 2026، 10:43 Saudi time

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Karbala host Al Talaba in Matchday 12 of Iraq Stars League

The match between [Karbala](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/karbala-93) and [Al Talaba](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-talaba-102) will be played in Matchday 12 of the [Iraq Stars League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/iraq-stars-league-7) 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.

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