The home advantage belongs to Al Najaf in this game versus Al-Qasim, but the away team will resist to the end. Here's the complete Tipsway match preview!
- Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al-Qasim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both contenders have had ample time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an enthusiastic match!
Al Najaf form and stats
Al Najaf have collected 18 points from their Iraqi League home games so far after 4-6-4. Najaf has four consecutive draws when playing at home, an interesting stat.
The home fans saw a 0-0 draw versus Al Sinaah last time out and are looking for a win here.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Naft Al-Wasat that ended 1-1.Al Najaf aren't scoring a lot here at Al Najaf Stadium in the league, with only 12 goals from 14 games. Al Najaf have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al-Qasim form and stats
There's been little loot from Al-Qasim's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 15 away games in the Iraqi League. Al-Qasim only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 6 draws.
The attacking players of Al-Qasim have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 213 minutes.
Al-Qasim might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Al Shorta proved too strong as Al-Qasim slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Baghdad's place.The attacking power of Al-Qasim when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 15 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Al-Qasim have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this season, as the history books show this recent game: Al-Qasim - Al Najaf 1-0. Head to head totals (for the prior three meetings): Najaf won one game, one match ended with a draw and Al-Qasim have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / threeAl Najaf missing players
Al-Qasim missing players
| Al Najaf | Al-Qasim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| 27 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 23 | 13 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 26 | 37 |
| 86% | 79% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 79% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 59% |
| 21% | 29% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 47% | 38% |
| 14% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 24% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 14% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 53% | 48% |
| 46% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 31% |
| 39% | 43% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 41% |
| 4.8 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.2 | 10 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.3 | 9 |
| 2.8 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
- Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al-Qasim 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 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 73 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 56 |
| 3 | Naft Al-Wasat | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 54 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 48 |
| 6 | Naft | 29 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 46 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Zakho | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 40 |
| 9 | Erbil | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 36 |
| 10 | Al Kahrabaa | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -2 | 35 |
| 12 | Newroz SC | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 35 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 35 |
| 14 | Baghdad | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 33 |
| 15 | Al Sinaah | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 33 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 29 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -12 | 30 |
| 17 | Al Karkh | 29 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -7 | 27 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 28 | -26 | 24 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 29 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -18 | 18 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 29 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 45 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 20 | -29 | 11 |
