Possible nail-biting contest in Al Karkh - Al Najaf game

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Wed 19.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Karkh Stadium (6000 seats)

Al Karkh host Al Najaf for another engaging Iraqi League fixture here at Al-Karkh Stadium.

It's no vacation for neither Al Karkh nor Al Najaf 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.

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Al Karkh form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Al Karkh's two home games in the Iraqi League so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Al-Karkh Stadium.

Stress levels are on the rise for Al Karkh's attacking players as they have now played 193 minutes without scoring in a league game. Karim was their last goal scorer.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Karkh, who played 0-0 against Al Najaf. That match was also played at this venue (Al-Karkh Stadium).

Prior to that, an away loss at Newroz SC.

This is expected to be a close game, with Al Karkh perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Al Karkh as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Al Karkh has won 3 of these, drawn 4 and lost 4.

Early season league goal statistics from Al Karkh's 2 home games: {1 goals}, 0 conceded.

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Al Najaf form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Iraqi League for Al Najaf with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Al Najaf are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Al Karkh (placed 9th).

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Naft Al-Janoob.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Al Najaf playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 4 Al Najaf wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Al Najaf have the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Karkh have not lost in the last 4 matches (0-4-0) facing Al Najaf.

The two teams in this fixture also played each other earlier on this season: Al Karkh - Al Najaf 0-0.

Al Karkh missing players

Al Najaf missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Karkh Al Najaf
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 2 0 Played P 0 2 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
1 1 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 3
67% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 33%
67% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 67%
 
5.3 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 2.7
3 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.5 5.3
2 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.7 10.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 7
1.3 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 1.7
25% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 20%
 
8.7 7.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13.5 12
2.3 0.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.5 4
Al Karkh Last season Al Najaf
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
8 4   Won W   9 15
19 9   Drew D   3 12
11 6   Lost L   7 11
32 15   Scored S   22 40
36 17   Conceded C   18 35
74% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 87%
53% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 61%
37% 26%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 34%
13% 5%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   5% 13%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 3%
50% 53%   BTTS BTTS   47% 42%
37% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   32% 39%
39% 32%   Failed to Score F T   26% 32%
 
3.9 3.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 4.3
4.7 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   6.7 5.6
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.8
1 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9.3 8.9   Shots (avg) S (   5.8 7
3.3 2.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.7 2.2
27% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   50% 41%
 
8.4 7.4   Shots against (avg) S A   12 11.5
2.5 1.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.5 3.5

  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 Hudod 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 7
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
3 Al Talaba 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6
4 Al Shorta 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
5 Duhok 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Naft Al-Janoob 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
7 Al Kahrabaa 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Naft Maysan 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
9 Al Karkh 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
10 Al Zawra'a 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
11 Karbala 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Zakho 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
13 Newroz SC 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
14 Naft Al-Wasat 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
15 Al Najaf 3 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 2
16 Erbil 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
17 Naft 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
18 Al Diwaniya 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
19 Al-Qasim 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -3 0
20 Al Sinaah 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0
Last season 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 38 28 7 3 64 21 19 14 3 2 32 11 19 14 4 1 32 10 43 91
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 39 20 11 8 50 31 19 15 2 2 32 13 20 5 9 6 18 18 19 71
3 Al Talaba 38 20 9 9 54 33 19 11 6 2 34 17 19 9 3 7 20 16 21 69
4 Naft 38 16 16 6 38 20 19 8 8 3 21 10 19 8 8 3 17 10 18 64
5 Naft Al-Wasat 38 17 13 8 50 36 19 10 5 4 27 15 19 7 8 4 23 21 14 64
6 Al Zawra'a 38 15 16 7 40 27 19 11 4 4 26 14 19 4 12 3 14 13 13 61
7 Al Najaf 38 15 12 11 40 35 19 6 9 4 18 17 19 9 3 7 22 18 5 57
8 Newroz SC 38 14 9 15 40 43 19 11 5 3 24 14 19 3 4 12 16 29 -3 51
9 Al Kahrabaa 38 13 11 14 36 37 19 8 5 6 21 17 19 5 6 8 15 20 -1 50
10 Zakho 38 11 15 12 35 33 18 5 8 5 16 13 20 6 7 7 19 20 2 48
11 Erbil 38 12 11 15 37 42 20 11 2 7 27 20 18 1 9 8 10 22 -5 47
12 Naft Al-Janoob 38 11 13 14 38 40 19 6 8 5 17 16 19 5 5 9 21 24 -2 46
13 Naft Maysan 38 10 16 12 30 34 19 7 6 6 22 20 19 3 10 6 8 14 -4 46
14 Al Karkh 38 8 19 11 32 36 19 4 9 6 15 17 19 4 10 5 17 19 -4 43
15 Al Sinaah 38 8 17 13 30 37 19 5 7 7 13 13 19 3 10 6 17 24 -7 41
16 Al-Qasim 38 8 17 13 34 50 19 6 11 2 18 16 19 2 6 11 16 34 -16 41
17 Baghdad 39 9 13 17 32 41 20 4 10 6 15 16 19 5 3 11 17 25 -9 40
18 Al Diwaniya 38 10 9 19 33 51 19 7 6 6 24 20 19 3 3 13 9 31 -18 39
19 Al Minaa Basra 38 3 21 14 33 49 19 2 13 4 20 20 19 1 8 10 13 29 -16 30
20 Samaraa 38 1 9 28 20 70 19 1 5 13 13 32 19 0 4 15 7 38 -50 12

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 Hudod 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 7
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
3 Al Talaba 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6
4 Al Shorta 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
5 Duhok 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Naft Al-Janoob 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
7 Al Kahrabaa 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Naft Maysan 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
9 Al Karkh 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
10 Al Zawra'a 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
11 Karbala 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Zakho 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
13 Newroz SC 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
14 Naft Al-Wasat 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
15 Al Najaf 3 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 2
16 Erbil 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
17 Naft 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
18 Al Diwaniya 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
19 Al-Qasim 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -3 0
20 Al Sinaah 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0

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