Baghdad – IA
Today, Tuesday, the matches of the 20th round of the Iraqi Stars Professional Football League for the current season (2023-2024) will be completed by holding two matches, the first of which will bring together Al-Talaba and Al-Karkh, while the teams of Al-Qassim and Zakho will meet in the second.
The correspondent of the (INA) stated, “The Al-Talaba team aspires to obtain full points in order to reach the golden square, especially after its recent victory over the Najaf team, and it is looking forward to continuing its successes in order to obtain an advanced rank in the end, but its path will not be paved with roses.” “Especially as he will face the Canaries, distinguished by their youthful squad, which hopes to make amends for losing the first leg.”
He added, “The Al-Karkh team earned only one point from its last two matches, with its loss to Al-Shorta and a goalless draw with Erbil, and therefore it is looking for compensation in today’s match with the aim of coming out with a positive result that will be an incentive for the yellow team in the upcoming matches.”
Students have 30 points, while Al-Karkh has 18 points.
He stated that “the chances of the Zakho team seem great in overcoming the Al-Qasim team, which is in the last ranks, in addition to the technical differences and the results produced by the previous rounds, as the ambitions differ between them, as the first is determined to win to maintain its ideal position within the front three, while the second seeks to win.” His fourth victory after (19) matches he played so far, in order to avoid the specter of relegation to the lower division, and the last victory for the representative of Babylon Governorate dates back to the fourth round when he defeated Naft Al-Basra by three clean goals.”
Zakho stands in third place with (32 points), while Al-Qassim team is in nineteenth place with (12 points).