Al Shorta vs Erbil Prediction - September 4, 2026

Iraqi LeagueIraqFull time
Al Shorta
0:0
Erbil
Projected scoreOur pick
1-1

Alternative:2-1

Goals: Over 1.51.27Lost

Bookmaker odds

Home1.90price falling, opened at 2.01
Draw3.44price rising, opened at 3.18
Away3.52price rising, opened at 3.46

Market move since Sep 3. Crossed-out numbers are the opening price.

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Total goals
Over 1.51.27price falling, opened at 1.32
Under 1.53.14price rising, opened at 2.88
Over 2.51.91price falling, opened at 2.06
Under 2.51.78price rising, opened at 1.67
Over 3.53.20price falling, opened at 3.58
Under 3.51.26price rising, opened at 1.21
Both teams to score
Yes1.73price falling, opened at 1.83
No1.95price rising, opened at 1.84
Odd/Even
Odd1.85price rising, opened at 1.84
Even1.79price falling, opened at 1.80
Handicap
Home -0.251.77price rising, opened at 1.72
Away +0.251.87price falling, opened at 1.94

One bookmaker's current prices, not a best-price comparison. Check the odds before you bet. Results here settle on the 90-minute score, extra time excluded.

What is the prediction for Al Shorta vs Erbil?

The model's leading scoreline is 1 - 1, with 2-1 as the alternative. Recent form is the clearest supporting signal: Erbil are in better form heading into this match. The result can differ because recent matches may not reflect either team's level today.

Model CS-4Methodology

Match analysis

Both Al Shorta and Erbil are fighting for a continental qualification spot on the final day of the season, high-stakes context behind Superior's Over 1.5 goals pick on 4 September, priced at 1.27 with the model 67 percent confident. Erbil arrive on four days' rest after their last match.

Both sides are scoring freely with everything on the line

Al Shorta are averaging 1.4 goals a game themselves and Erbil 1.6, a combined rate of 3.0 that clears this line comfortably, and both attacks have found the net in four of their own last five matches. A final-day continental race tends to produce committed, front-foot football rather than a cagey stalemate.

The one meeting on record finished with a single goal

The only previous meeting between these sides on record finished 0-1, just one goal in the whole game. If nerves on a final matchday produce a similarly tight, cautious contest instead of the open game both attacking records suggest, a 1-0 or a 0-0 is the only way this loses, and that single data point is worth respecting even though it stands alone.

AI-assisted analysis, written before kickoff from our model's numbers. Predictions are informed opinions, never guarantees.

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Grade: LOST

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Scoreline Depth

  1. 1-111.4%Projected
  2. 2-19.3%Alternative
  3. 1-09.0%
  4. 1-27.3%
  5. 2-07.3%

Top five combined: 44.3%

Full score grid

Score Matrix

HomeAl ShortaxG1.62
AwayErbilxG1.27
0
1
2
3
4
5
6+
0
5.6%
9.0%
7.3%
3.9%
1.6%
0.5%
0.2%
1
7.1%
11%
9.3%
5.0%
2.0%
0.7%
0.2%
2
4.5%
7.3%
5.9%
3.2%
1.3%
0.4%
0.1%
3
1.9%
3.1%
2.5%
1.3%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
4
0.6%
1.0%
0.8%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
5
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
6+
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%

Market Probability View

Both teams to score Yes 57.7%42.3% No
Over 1.5 78.4%21.6% Under 1.5
Over 2.5 55.1%44.9% Under 2.5
Over 3.5 32.8%67.2% Under 3.5

Model estimates from the same score model. These are probabilities, not betting recommendations.

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Correlated combos

Al Shorta win and over 2.5 goals29.2%
Al Shorta win and both teams score23.0%
Erbil win and over 2.5 goals18.5%
Draw and under 2.5 goals17.0%

Joint probabilities read from this match's score model. A combined market is not the product of two separate odds.

Outcome markets
Al Shorta or draw69.9%
Erbil or draw54.5%
Either team wins75.6%
Draw no bet: Al Shorta60.1%
Draw no bet: Erbil39.9%
Al Shorta win to nil22.5%
Erbil win to nil14.3%
Team goals
Al Shorta to score80.1%
Erbil to score72.0%
Al Shorta over 1.5 goals48.0%
Erbil over 1.5 goals36.3%
Al Shorta clean sheet28.0%
Erbil clean sheet19.9%

Model estimates from the same score model. These are probabilities, not betting recommendations.

Today's acca

2 selections at 2.07

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Prediction, preview and head to head: Al Shorta vs Erbil
Head to Head

Head to Head

Al Shorta vs Erbil: Head-to-Head History
DateHomeScoreAway
October 24, 2025Erbil1 - 0Al Shorta
League Table

League Table

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Iraqi League - League Table
PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferencePointsForm
1Al Quwa Al Jawiya38278362283489WWWWL
2Al Shorta38248669323780DWLWW
3Erbil382310559322779WWWLW
4Al Zawra'a381715650321866LLLDW
5Al-Karma381714753262765WWDDW
6Al Talaba381811953381565DDDLD
7Al Karkh3816121051411060DLWDW
8Newroz38166164847154LDWWL
9Zakho381411134945453LLDLD
10Duhok381311144445-150LLDDW
11Diyala381310154042-249WLLLW
12Naft381115123334-148WWDDL
13Mosul381114134649-347WDLDD
14Gharraf381111164043-344LWDDL
15Naft Maysan381110174857-943WLWWD
16Al Minaa Basra38913163847-940DDDWD
17Al Kahrabaa37115214456-1238LWDWW
18Baghdad38107214768-2137LLWLL
19Al Najaf3765263168-3723WWLLD
20Al-Qasim3806322196-756LLLDL