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# Karbala host Gharraf in a highly anticipated clash in Round 10 of the Iraq Stars League

Karbala and Gharraf meet on 16 October at 18:00 Damascus time in Round 10 of the Iraq Stars League, in a clash between two teams occupying the bottom two places in the standings.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 15 October 2026، 06:02 ، updated 21:59 Saudi time

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Karbala host Gharraf in a highly anticipated clash in Round 10 of the Iraq Stars League

[Gharraf](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/gharraf-90) will travel to face [Karbala](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/karbala-93) on 16 October 2026 at 18:00 Damascus time, in a meeting between the two sides as part of Round 10 of the [Iraq Stars League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/iraq-stars-league-7) for the 2026/27 season, with the match broadcast on Al-Iraqiya Sports channel.

This meeting comes between two teams at the bottom of the table, with Gharraf occupying 19th place with 6 points from one win, three draws and five defeats, with a goal difference of 4 scored against 12 conceded, while Karbala sit in last place, 20th, with the same number of points, 6, from one win, three draws and five defeats, having scored 6 goals and conceded 15.

Regarding recent form, Karbala have not tasted victory in their last four matches, having drawn goalless away to Kahrabaa on 10 October 2026, after losing 0-3 at home to Erbil on 18 September, 1-2 away to Naft on 14 September, and 2-3 at home to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya on 7 September, with their only win in this period coming against Karkh 1-0 on 4 September.

As for Gharraf, they drew in their last match against Al-Jolan 0-0 at home on 9 October 2026, following a series of negative results that included a 0-2 away defeat to Al-Zawraa on 17 September, a 1-3 away defeat to Diyala on 12 September, a 1-2 home defeat to Al-Shorta on 8 September, as well as a 0-0 draw away to Kahrabaa on 3 September.

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