4th September AL SHORTA - ERBIL

This is priced as a comfortable favourite. Al Shorta is the shortest price on a book of 1.99 / 3.18 / 3.38 (1 / X / 2), an implied 45.2%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 45.2% / 28.3% / 26.6% on an overround of 11.3%.

The draw is unusually well backed at 3.18 (28.3%), which normally points to a cagey, low-scoring game rather than an open one.

In the league table Al Shorta sit 6th on 7 points (2W 1D 1L) with Erbil 1st on 10 points (3W 1D 0L).

Al Shorta read W-W-L-D-D-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 2D 1L) — patchy.

Erbil read W-W-D-W-W-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (5W 1D 0L) — about as good as form gets.

Head to head the record reads 4-0-2 — Al Shorta wins, draws, then Erbil wins. Their last meeting finished Al Shorta - Erbil: 0-2.

The read: Al Shorta at 1.99 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 03:33 on 3rd September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.