Here's the complete lowdown on the Al Najaf - Al Karkh match:

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Fri 03.June
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al Najaf Stadium (12000 seats)

Carrying a 16 point edge in the league standings, Al Najaf supporters wish to see their adored players earn full points from this game hosting Al Karkh.

Insights:
  • Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Karkh have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This has all the signs of an appealing fixture with lots of action and excitement as both contenders are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Al Najaf form and stats

The story so far in the Iraqi League for Al Najaf at their home stadium (Al Najaf Stadium) is 6 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Al Najaf bring valid hopes of a third.

In their previous game, the manager Ahmad led his Najaf to a defeat away at Newroz SC. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Al Najaf Stadium.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Al Quwa Al Jawiya (1-2).

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Iraqi League game versus Al Minaa Basra in only four days. This game is also played here at Al Najaf Stadium.

Al Najaf have scored 15 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. Najaf have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Al Karkh form and stats

Playing away, Al Karkh have won 4 games, drawn 8 and suffered 4 defeats in the Iraqi League this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Al Karkh, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Al Shorta (placed 1st) last time out.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Baghdad.

The attacking power of Karkh when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 16 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H encounter ended Al Karkh - Al Najaf 1-1, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Al Najaf victories, four draws and one Al Karkh win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Al Najaf missing players

Al Karkh missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Najaf Al Karkh
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
14 6 4 Won W 1 4 6
9 6 1 Drew D 3 8 17
10 4 0 Lost L 1 4 10
34 15 8 Scored S 4 15 28
29 14 1 Conceded C 3 16 33
88% 81% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 40% 62% 73%
58% 50% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 50% 55%
30% 31% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 39%
12% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 25% 15%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
36% 31% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 52%
42% 50% 80% Clean Sheets C S 60% 44% 33%
33% 38% 20% Failed to Score F T 60% 50% 42%
 
4.6 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.6 4.1
6.6 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.9 4.6
1.6 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
6.4 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.6 9.5
1.4 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.6 3.6
43% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 25% 25%
 
10 6 0 Shots against (avg) S A 5 9.9 8.1
2.6 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.4 2.9
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Karkh have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 33 26 4 3 58 19 17 12 3 2 28 11 16 14 1 1 30 8 39 82
2 Al Talaba 33 20 5 8 49 27 16 11 3 2 30 13 17 9 2 6 19 14 22 65
3 Naft Al-Wasat 33 17 11 5 47 28 16 10 4 2 26 11 17 7 7 3 21 17 19 62
4 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 34 18 8 8 44 28 17 13 2 2 28 12 17 5 6 6 16 16 16 62
5 Al Zawra'a 33 14 14 5 36 21 16 10 3 3 22 10 17 4 11 2 14 11 15 56
6 Naft 33 13 14 6 30 20 17 7 7 3 18 10 16 6 7 3 12 10 10 53
7 Al Najaf 33 14 9 10 34 29 16 6 6 4 15 14 17 8 3 6 19 15 5 51
8 Newroz SC 33 12 9 12 38 39 17 9 5 3 22 14 16 3 4 9 16 25 -1 45
9 Zakho 33 10 14 9 29 25 16 4 7 5 11 11 17 6 7 4 18 14 4 44
10 Al Kahrabaa 33 11 10 12 32 32 17 7 4 6 20 17 16 4 6 6 12 15 0 43
11 Naft Al-Basra 33 10 11 12 35 37 16 5 8 3 15 14 17 5 3 9 20 23 -2 41
12 Erbil 33 10 9 14 31 37 18 9 2 7 23 18 15 1 7 7 8 19 -6 39
13 Naft Maysan 33 8 13 12 23 31 17 6 5 6 18 19 16 2 8 6 5 12 -8 37
14 Baghdad 34 8 12 14 27 33 18 3 10 5 13 14 16 5 2 9 14 19 -6 36
15 Al Karkh 33 6 17 10 28 33 17 2 9 6 13 17 16 4 8 4 15 16 -5 35
16 Al Sinaah 33 7 13 13 24 32 16 5 4 7 11 11 17 2 9 6 13 21 -8 34
17 Al-Qasim 33 6 15 12 29 44 16 5 9 2 14 13 17 1 6 10 15 31 -15 33
18 Al Diwaniya 33 7 8 18 29 49 16 5 5 6 21 19 17 2 3 12 8 30 -20 29
19 Al Minaa Basra 33 2 18 13 26 43 16 1 11 4 15 17 17 1 7 9 11 26 -17 24
20 Samaraa 33 1 8 24 18 60 16 1 4 11 12 27 17 0 4 13 6 33 -42 11

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 33 26 4 3 58 19 17 12 3 2 28 11 16 14 1 1 30 8 39 82
2 Al Talaba 33 20 5 8 49 27 16 11 3 2 30 13 17 9 2 6 19 14 22 65
3 Naft Al-Wasat 33 17 11 5 47 28 16 10 4 2 26 11 17 7 7 3 21 17 19 62
4 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 34 18 8 8 44 28 17 13 2 2 28 12 17 5 6 6 16 16 16 62
5 Al Zawra'a 33 14 14 5 36 21 16 10 3 3 22 10 17 4 11 2 14 11 15 56
6 Naft 33 13 14 6 30 20 17 7 7 3 18 10 16 6 7 3 12 10 10 53
7 Al Najaf 33 14 9 10 34 29 16 6 6 4 15 14 17 8 3 6 19 15 5 51
8 Newroz SC 33 12 9 12 38 39 17 9 5 3 22 14 16 3 4 9 16 25 -1 45
9 Zakho 33 10 14 9 29 25 16 4 7 5 11 11 17 6 7 4 18 14 4 44
10 Al Kahrabaa 33 11 10 12 32 32 17 7 4 6 20 17 16 4 6 6 12 15 0 43
11 Naft Al-Basra 33 10 11 12 35 37 16 5 8 3 15 14 17 5 3 9 20 23 -2 41
12 Erbil 33 10 9 14 31 37 18 9 2 7 23 18 15 1 7 7 8 19 -6 39
13 Naft Maysan 33 8 13 12 23 31 17 6 5 6 18 19 16 2 8 6 5 12 -8 37
14 Baghdad 34 8 12 14 27 33 18 3 10 5 13 14 16 5 2 9 14 19 -6 36
15 Al Karkh 33 6 17 10 28 33 17 2 9 6 13 17 16 4 8 4 15 16 -5 35
16 Al Sinaah 33 7 13 13 24 32 16 5 4 7 11 11 17 2 9 6 13 21 -8 34
17 Al-Qasim 33 6 15 12 29 44 16 5 9 2 14 13 17 1 6 10 15 31 -15 33
18 Al Diwaniya 33 7 8 18 29 49 16 5 5 6 21 19 17 2 3 12 8 30 -20 29
19 Al Minaa Basra 33 2 18 13 26 43 16 1 11 4 15 17 17 1 7 9 11 26 -17 24
20 Samaraa 33 1 8 24 18 60 16 1 4 11 12 27 17 0 4 13 6 33 -42 11

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