19th- against 7th place might not sound all that sexy. Here's the information that makes Al Hudod - Naft (even) more interesting!
- Al Hudod have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Iraqi League
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Iraqi League. That game was an away game at Al Shorta, so at least Hudod are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Relegation threatens Al Hudod who should definitely be looking for some points here. For Naft most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Al Hudod form and stats
Al Hudod's results here at Al Taji Stadium in the Iraqi League have been very modest with 1 victory, 10 draws and 5 defeats. Hudod are slowly digging their own grave here at Al Taji Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in ten attempts. The last victory here came in the Al Najaf match.
Hudod are returning here after visiting Al Shorta in a Iraqi League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Al Karkh with a 1-0 scoreline.The Hudod fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 16 matches. Hudod have conceded 22 in these home matches.
Naft form and stats
Playing away, Naft have won 5 games, drawn 7 and suffered 5 defeats in the Iraqi League this season. Visiting Naft has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Iraqi League match played at their home ground Al Sina'a Stadium. Naft suffered a 1-4 loss to Al Quwa Al Jawiya (placed 1st).
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Al Talaba.The attacking power of Naft when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 17 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (16 so far).
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Naft - Hudod 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - five - five (Hudod wins - draws - Naft wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Al Hudod missing players
Naft missing players
| Al Hudod | Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 30 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 33 |
| 43 | 22 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 79% | 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 86% |
| 71% | 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 65% | 60% |
| 41% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 18% | 20% |
| 18% | 19% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 14% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 9% |
| 59% | 75% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 47% | 49% |
| 26% | 12% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 35% | 37% |
| 35% | 25% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.2 | 9.4 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.3 | 8.1 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 100% | 78% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 48% |
- Al Hudod have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Hudod have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Hudod have the fewest points (13) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Hudod have the most dropped points from leading position (23) 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 Quwa Al Jawiya | 35 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 65 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 40 | 79 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 35 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 69 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 55 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 29 | 65 |
| 4 | Al Najaf | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 65 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 35 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 61 |
| 6 | Baghdad | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | -1 | 48 |
| 7 | Naft | 35 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 46 |
| 8 | Al Minaa Basra | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 45 |
| 9 | Zakho | 35 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 43 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 41 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -9 | 41 |
| 12 | Al Kahrabaa | 35 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 40 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 35 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 46 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -10 | 39 |
| 14 | Erbil | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -1 | 38 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 35 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -12 | 35 |
| 16 | Al Talaba | 35 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -12 | 34 |
| 17 | Al Diwaniya | 35 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -16 | 34 |
| 18 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 35 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -12 | 33 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 34 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 43 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -13 | 30 |
| 20 | Al Simawa | 35 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 36 | -32 | 26 |