Naft know they face a difficult visit to Al Diwaniya and their Al Diwaniya Stadium. This article has all the facts you require ahead of the game.
- Al Diwaniya have the most conceded goals (44) in Iraqi League
- Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Al Diwaniya nor Naft as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Diwaniya form and stats
With 3 Iraqi League wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Al Diwaniya are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The spoils were shared in Diwaniya's previous game, also at home. Visiting Naft (placed 7th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Zakho and winning 2-1.Al Diwaniya aren't scoring a lot here at Al Diwaniya Stadium in the league, with only 12 goals from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Diwaniya's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Naft form and stats
4 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Naft playing as the away team in the Iraqi League this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Diwaniya (placed 18th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
A loss against Al Najaf was the result prior to that, in a home game.The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
Al Diwaniya and Naft have duelled already this season: Naft - Al Diwaniya 1-0. Head-to-head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Diwaniya won one game, two matches ended with a tie and Naft got seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixAl Diwaniya missing players
Naft missing players
| Al Diwaniya | Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | 12 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 44 | 18 | 9 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 89% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 40% | 62% | 67% |
| 78% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 38% | 37% |
| 48% | 36% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 31% | 26% |
| 11% | 14% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 15% | 15% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 37% | 43% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 38% | 37% |
| 19% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 54% | 52% |
| 56% | 50% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 46% | 44% |
| 3.7 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 7.8 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.7 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.7 | 7.1 |
| 2.3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 40% | 38% |
| 9.2 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.5 | 10.5 | 8.8 |
| 4.3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
- Al Diwaniya have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Al Diwaniya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Al Diwaniya have the most conceded goals (44) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 30 | 67 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 53 |
| 3 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 48 |
| 4 | Naft Al-Wasat | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 48 |
| 5 | Al Zawra'a | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Al Najaf | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 41 |
| 7 | Naft | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 39 |
| 8 | Zakho | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 37 |
| 9 | Naft Al-Janoob | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 34 |
| 10 | Naft Maysan | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 | Erbil | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 32 |
| 12 | Al Sinaah | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | Al Kahrabaa | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 30 |
| 14 | Newroz SC | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 30 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 26 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -7 | 27 |
| 16 | Baghdad | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 27 |
| 17 | Al Karkh | 27 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -25 | 20 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 26 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -17 | 16 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 27 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 19 | -27 | 10 |