Al Diwaniya vs Naft Al-Wasat: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Tue 25.April
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Al Najaf Stadium (12000 seats)

Al Diwaniya are impatient to increase their points at their own stadium in this soon-to-be-played fixture versus Naft Al-Wasat.

Insights:
  • Al Diwaniya have the fewest scored goals (12) in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Iraqi League

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Al Diwaniya form and stats

With 1 Iraqi League win, 1 draw and 9 defeats from their home games, Al Diwaniya are certainly not brimming with confidence. It's been an uphill battle for Al Diwaniya in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Al-Qasim game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

The Al Diwaniya crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Naft Al-Wasat here at Al Najaf Stadium.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Naft the opponent.

The lack of attacking qualities in Diwaniya means that they have only scored {5 goals} in 11 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Al Diwaniya have conceded 24 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Naft Al-Wasat form and stats

Naft Al-Wasat have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 1-8-3 (12 played).

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Al-Wasat goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 360 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Two trips in a row for Naft Al-Wasat, whose manager Shamran could celebrate last time after the win against Al Diwaniya.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Al Shorta.

Lacking goals? 10 of this team's most recent 11 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.

The attacking power of Naft Al-Wasat when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Al-Wasat are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. When Naft Al-Wasat is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Naft, Al-Qasim, Al Sinaah, Zakho, Naft Al-Wasat and Karbala.

Head 2 Head

Naft Al-Wasat have not lost in the last 10 games (6-4-0) versus Al Diwaniya.

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this season, as the history books show this recent fixture: Naft Al-Wasat - Al Diwaniya 2-0.

Al Diwaniya missing players

Naft Al-Wasat missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Diwaniya Naft Al-Wasat
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 13 25
1 1 1 Won W 1 2 5
4 1 1 Drew D 2 8 15
20 10 1 Lost L 0 3 5
12 5 4 Scored S 5 9 18
47 26 7 Conceded C 4 10 17
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 62% 64%
64% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 46% 48%
40% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 15% 16%
24% 25% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 8% 4%
8% 8% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 4%
36% 25% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 31% 36%
8% 8% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 46% 48%
60% 67% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 62% 52%
 
2.6 0.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 1.9 1.7
2.4 1 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 2.1 1.5
1.1 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 1.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
3.4 1.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 4 2.4 3.1
1.1 0.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 1.1 1.6
38% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 50% 45%
 
5.9 3 0 Shots against (avg) S A 2.5 5.6 3.4
2.3 1.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0.5 1.7 1.2
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Diwaniya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al Diwaniya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Diwaniya have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Iraqi League
  • Al Diwaniya have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Iraqi League
  • Al Diwaniya have the fewest points (4) at home in Iraqi League
  • Al Diwaniya have the fewest scored goals (12) in Iraqi League
  • Al Diwaniya have the most conceded goals (24) at home in Iraqi League
  • Al Diwaniya have the most conceded goals (45) in Iraqi League
  • Al Diwaniya have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Iraqi League
  • Al Diwaniya have the the worst goal difference (-19) at home in Iraqi League
  • Al Diwaniya have the the worst goal difference (-33) in Iraqi League
  • Al Diwaniya have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Al Diwaniya haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Al Diwaniya is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Iraqi League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Al Shorta 25 15 6 4 42 21 13 10 3 0 23 7 12 5 3 4 19 14 21 51
2 Al Zawra'a 25 14 8 3 37 21 12 8 4 0 19 9 13 6 4 3 18 12 16 50
3 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 24 14 6 4 37 16 13 7 3 3 18 10 11 7 3 1 19 6 21 48
4 Al Kahrabaa 25 13 7 5 38 27 12 5 4 3 16 14 13 8 3 2 22 13 11 46
5 Al Talaba 25 12 7 6 33 22 12 6 4 2 16 9 13 6 3 4 17 13 11 43
6 Al Najaf 25 10 7 8 31 27 13 6 2 5 22 18 12 4 5 3 9 9 4 37
7 Naft Maysan 25 10 7 8 27 34 13 7 4 2 15 13 12 3 3 6 12 21 -7 37
8 Al Karkh 25 10 6 9 31 26 13 6 3 4 19 15 12 4 3 5 12 11 5 36
9 Duhok 25 9 9 7 21 24 12 5 5 2 11 8 13 4 4 5 10 16 -3 36
10 Al Hudod 24 6 15 3 26 21 12 3 9 0 14 8 12 3 6 3 12 13 5 33
11 Newroz SC 25 9 6 10 30 30 13 7 3 3 22 16 12 2 3 7 8 14 0 33
12 Naft Al-Janoob 25 7 11 7 23 24 12 4 3 5 11 13 13 3 8 2 12 11 -1 32
13 Erbil 25 8 8 9 23 26 12 5 3 4 10 11 13 3 5 5 13 15 -3 32
14 Karbala 25 8 7 10 23 22 13 7 4 2 18 9 12 1 3 8 5 13 1 31
15 Naft Al-Wasat 24 4 15 5 16 17 12 3 7 2 9 7 12 1 8 3 7 10 -1 27
16 Zakho 25 6 9 10 22 25 12 3 6 3 9 10 13 3 3 7 13 15 -3 27
17 Al-Qasim 25 5 7 13 19 29 12 2 3 7 4 11 13 3 4 6 15 18 -10 22
18 Naft 25 4 8 13 25 37 13 2 5 6 16 19 12 2 3 7 9 18 -12 20
19 Al Sinaah 25 4 5 16 13 35 13 2 3 8 6 15 12 2 2 8 7 20 -22 17
20 Al Diwaniya 24 1 4 19 12 45 11 1 1 9 5 24 13 0 3 10 7 21 -33 7

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Al Shorta 25 15 6 4 42 21 13 10 3 0 23 7 12 5 3 4 19 14 21 51
2 Al Zawra'a 25 14 8 3 37 21 12 8 4 0 19 9 13 6 4 3 18 12 16 50
3 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 24 14 6 4 37 16 13 7 3 3 18 10 11 7 3 1 19 6 21 48
4 Al Kahrabaa 25 13 7 5 38 27 12 5 4 3 16 14 13 8 3 2 22 13 11 46
5 Al Talaba 25 12 7 6 33 22 12 6 4 2 16 9 13 6 3 4 17 13 11 43
6 Al Najaf 25 10 7 8 31 27 13 6 2 5 22 18 12 4 5 3 9 9 4 37
7 Naft Maysan 25 10 7 8 27 34 13 7 4 2 15 13 12 3 3 6 12 21 -7 37
8 Al Karkh 25 10 6 9 31 26 13 6 3 4 19 15 12 4 3 5 12 11 5 36
9 Duhok 25 9 9 7 21 24 12 5 5 2 11 8 13 4 4 5 10 16 -3 36
10 Al Hudod 24 6 15 3 26 21 12 3 9 0 14 8 12 3 6 3 12 13 5 33
11 Newroz SC 25 9 6 10 30 30 13 7 3 3 22 16 12 2 3 7 8 14 0 33
12 Naft Al-Janoob 25 7 11 7 23 24 12 4 3 5 11 13 13 3 8 2 12 11 -1 32
13 Erbil 25 8 8 9 23 26 12 5 3 4 10 11 13 3 5 5 13 15 -3 32
14 Karbala 25 8 7 10 23 22 13 7 4 2 18 9 12 1 3 8 5 13 1 31
15 Naft Al-Wasat 24 4 15 5 16 17 12 3 7 2 9 7 12 1 8 3 7 10 -1 27
16 Zakho 25 6 9 10 22 25 12 3 6 3 9 10 13 3 3 7 13 15 -3 27
17 Al-Qasim 25 5 7 13 19 29 12 2 3 7 4 11 13 3 4 6 15 18 -10 22
18 Naft 25 4 8 13 25 37 13 2 5 6 16 19 12 2 3 7 9 18 -12 20
19 Al Sinaah 25 4 5 16 13 35 13 2 3 8 6 15 12 2 2 8 7 20 -22 17
20 Al Diwaniya 24 1 4 19 12 45 11 1 1 9 5 24 13 0 3 10 7 21 -33 7

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