Preview

• Anticipation builds as Al Shorta prepare to host Al Ittihad at Al-Zawraa Stadium on 2025-10-20 (kick-off 17:00 GMT), in the League Phase of the 2025-2026 AFC Champions League.
• There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Moamen Soliman and L. Blanc.
• Al Shorta sit 10th with 1 point while Al Ittihad occupy 11th on 0 points.
• Al Shorta and Al Ittihad will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
• We're predicting Al Shorta to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-1-4-1, and Al Ittihad are expected to line up in 4-3-3.
• The previous match saw Munaf Younus lead Al Shorta with a 6.7 TheyScored rating, and Saleh Al Shehri top-rating for Al Ittihad at 6.5.
• Al Shorta secured a win (1-0 vs Al Kahrabaa), while Al Ittihad had to settle for a draw (1-1 vs Al Feiha).
• Form edge goes to Al Shorta (3-1-1) against a faltering Al Ittihad (2-1-2) from their past 5 matches.
• Al Ittihad hold the upper hand H2H: of 1 meeting, they've triumphed 1 time, conceded 0 times and shared 0 draws.
• A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 2-2 draw, reflecting Al Shorta's 0-1-0 home form and Al Ittihad's 0-0-1 away record.

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Summary

Match Info

20/10/2025 16:00

Al-Zawraa Stadium

N/A

AFC Champions League

Team Kits

Events

5'	M. Ashabi B. Shakir	1 - 0
11'			D. Pereira
12'	M. Al Mawas
17'		1 - 1	M. Diaby M. Doumbia
29'		1 - 2	Fabinho
HT 1 - 2
46'	Mohammed Dawood B. Moumouni
50'			D. Pereira
58'			A. Al Ghamdi Roger
60'		1 - 3	H. Aouar M. Diaby
61'	H. Jabbar A. Qasim
68'	A. Farhan H. Ali
76'		1 - 4	H. Aouar M. Diaby
78'			S. Al Shehri A. Al Julaydan
78'			A. Sharahili H. Aouar
81'	S. Abdulkadhim H. Jabbar
85'			M. Doumbia
88'			F. Al Saqour M. Diaby

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