The home fans look for a win and three points in this fixture, and the home advantage should work versus a struggling visitor. Al Karkh are in 9th spot while the guesting Naft stress at 18th.
- Al Karkh have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Naft have yet to win a game.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Karkh and Naft.
Al Karkh form and stats
2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Al Karkh have to build on here at Al-Karkh Stadium in the Iraqi League. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Al Karkh, their manager and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Happy days for Al Karkh in their previous game, a fixture away at Al Diwaniya (placed 19th) that ended with a 3-0 victory.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Al Shorta (2-3).At Al-Karkh Stadium, Al Karkh has the goal stats of 5-5 (for/against) from 5 league fixtures.
Naft form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Naft so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-3 (win-draw-lose).
This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Naft Al-Janoob with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Al Quwa Al Jawiya that ended 0-0.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Naft as they have only managed to score 4 times from 6 away games in the league. Naft have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Naft have won or drawn the last 10 fixtures (6-4-0) versus Al Karkh.Al Karkh missing players
Naft missing players
| Al Karkh | Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 91% |
| 55% | 40% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 73% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 55% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 27% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 64% |
| 55% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 36% |
| 5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 4.8 | 4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 1.6 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 10.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 45% | 50% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 55% |
| 8.7 | 10 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11 | 8.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.7 | 3 |
- Al Karkh have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Naft have yet to win a game.
| 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 Zawra'a | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | Al Najaf | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Al Kahrabaa | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Al Talaba | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Al Shorta | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Al Hudod | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Al Karkh | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | Naft Al-Janoob | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Duhok | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Wasat | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Al-Qasim | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Karbala | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 12 |
| 15 | Erbil | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Newroz SC | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 17 | Zakho | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 | Naft | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 5 |
| 19 | Al Diwaniya | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -14 | 2 |
| 20 | Al Sinaah | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -16 | 2 |
