Iraqi League match information and stats: Al Najaf welcome Al Shorta

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Thu 23.June
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al Najaf Stadium (12000 seats)

Flashy Al Shorta come to Al Najaf after their 2-0-result against Al Zawra'a. Check out our thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (63) in Iraqi League

Al Najaf can neither be promoted or relegated from Iraqi League. Shorta have already won the Iraqi League. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Al Najaf form and stats

The Iraqi League stats at home this season for Al Najaf are 6-8-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Al Najaf.

Al Najaf lost their last game at Baghdad (placed 16th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Heartbreak for Al Najaf in their last match as Baghdad's Fadel scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Al Minaa Basra.

From these home matches, Najaf have conceded only 17 goals.

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Al Shorta form and stats

The away performances of Al Shorta have been very solid so far with 14 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in the Iraqi League. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue.

219 minutes! That's how long the Al Shorta goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Shorta are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against Al Zawra'a (placed 5th).

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Baghdad.

The travelling fans enjoy Al Shorta's attacking play in away games, having scored 31 goals in 17 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Al Shorta - Najaf 1-0 was the end result in these squads' previous H2H fixture, earlier this season. Stats for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Al Najaf, four draws and four wins for Al Shorta. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Al Najaf missing players

Al Shorta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Najaf Al Shorta
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 17 36
14 6 1 Won W 5 14 28
11 8 2 Drew D 1 2 5
11 4 2 Lost L 0 1 3
38 18 5 Scored S 11 31 63
34 17 7 Conceded C 4 9 20
89% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
61% 56% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 67%
33% 33% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 41% 42%
14% 22% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 18% 19%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 8%
42% 39% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 41% 36%
39% 44% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 59% 64%
31% 33% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 6%
 
4.8 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.7 6
5.5 4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 1.8 2.7 2.7
1.6 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.3 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 9.3 10 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.8 10.3
2.4 3.7 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.1 3.1
37% 36% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 133% 76% 54%
 
11.2 10.3 6 Shots against (avg) S A 6.7 6.8 6.7
3.8 3.3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.7 2.6 2.4
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Al Shorta have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most clean sheets (22) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most points (44) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most points from losing position (16) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (31) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (63) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the the best goal difference (+22) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the the best goal difference (+43) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Al Shorta haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 36 28 5 3 63 20 19 14 3 2 32 11 17 14 2 1 31 9 43 89
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 37 20 9 8 48 29 19 15 2 2 32 13 18 5 7 6 16 16 19 69
3 Al Talaba 36 20 7 9 51 30 18 11 5 2 32 15 18 9 2 7 19 15 21 67
4 Naft Al-Wasat 36 17 12 7 48 33 18 10 5 3 26 13 18 7 7 4 22 20 15 63
5 Al Zawra'a 36 15 15 6 38 24 17 11 3 3 24 11 19 4 12 3 14 13 14 60
6 Naft 36 14 16 6 32 20 18 7 8 3 18 10 18 7 8 3 14 10 12 58
7 Al Najaf 36 14 11 11 38 34 18 6 8 4 18 17 18 8 3 7 20 17 4 53
8 Al Kahrabaa 36 13 11 12 35 33 19 8 5 6 21 17 17 5 6 6 14 16 2 50
9 Newroz SC 36 13 9 14 39 41 18 10 5 3 23 14 18 3 4 11 16 27 -2 48
10 Zakho 36 10 15 11 32 30 17 4 8 5 13 13 19 6 7 6 19 17 2 45
11 Erbil 36 11 11 14 35 40 19 10 2 7 25 19 17 1 9 7 10 21 -5 44
12 Naft Al-Basra 36 10 13 13 36 39 17 5 8 4 15 15 19 5 5 9 21 24 -3 43
13 Al Karkh 36 7 19 10 30 34 18 3 9 6 14 17 18 4 10 4 16 17 -4 40
14 Naft Maysan 36 8 16 12 26 34 18 6 6 6 19 20 18 2 10 6 7 14 -8 40
15 Al-Qasim 36 8 16 12 33 46 18 6 10 2 17 15 18 2 6 10 16 31 -13 40
16 Baghdad 37 9 12 16 30 38 19 4 10 5 15 15 18 5 2 11 15 23 -8 39
17 Al Sinaah 36 7 16 13 27 35 18 5 6 7 12 12 18 2 10 6 15 23 -8 37
18 Al Diwaniya 36 9 8 19 31 50 18 7 5 6 23 19 18 2 3 13 8 31 -19 35
19 Al Minaa Basra 36 2 20 14 29 47 17 1 12 4 16 18 19 1 8 10 13 29 -18 26
20 Samaraa 36 1 9 26 20 64 18 1 5 12 13 29 18 0 4 14 7 35 -44 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 Shorta 36 28 5 3 63 20 19 14 3 2 32 11 17 14 2 1 31 9 43 89
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 37 20 9 8 48 29 19 15 2 2 32 13 18 5 7 6 16 16 19 69
3 Al Talaba 36 20 7 9 51 30 18 11 5 2 32 15 18 9 2 7 19 15 21 67
4 Naft Al-Wasat 36 17 12 7 48 33 18 10 5 3 26 13 18 7 7 4 22 20 15 63
5 Al Zawra'a 36 15 15 6 38 24 17 11 3 3 24 11 19 4 12 3 14 13 14 60
6 Naft 36 14 16 6 32 20 18 7 8 3 18 10 18 7 8 3 14 10 12 58
7 Al Najaf 36 14 11 11 38 34 18 6 8 4 18 17 18 8 3 7 20 17 4 53
8 Al Kahrabaa 36 13 11 12 35 33 19 8 5 6 21 17 17 5 6 6 14 16 2 50
9 Newroz SC 36 13 9 14 39 41 18 10 5 3 23 14 18 3 4 11 16 27 -2 48
10 Zakho 36 10 15 11 32 30 17 4 8 5 13 13 19 6 7 6 19 17 2 45
11 Erbil 36 11 11 14 35 40 19 10 2 7 25 19 17 1 9 7 10 21 -5 44
12 Naft Al-Basra 36 10 13 13 36 39 17 5 8 4 15 15 19 5 5 9 21 24 -3 43
13 Al Karkh 36 7 19 10 30 34 18 3 9 6 14 17 18 4 10 4 16 17 -4 40
14 Naft Maysan 36 8 16 12 26 34 18 6 6 6 19 20 18 2 10 6 7 14 -8 40
15 Al-Qasim 36 8 16 12 33 46 18 6 10 2 17 15 18 2 6 10 16 31 -13 40
16 Baghdad 37 9 12 16 30 38 19 4 10 5 15 15 18 5 2 11 15 23 -8 39
17 Al Sinaah 36 7 16 13 27 35 18 5 6 7 12 12 18 2 10 6 15 23 -8 37
18 Al Diwaniya 36 9 8 19 31 50 18 7 5 6 23 19 18 2 3 13 8 31 -19 35
19 Al Minaa Basra 36 2 20 14 29 47 17 1 12 4 16 18 19 1 8 10 13 29 -18 26
20 Samaraa 36 1 9 26 20 64 18 1 5 12 13 29 18 0 4 14 7 35 -44 12

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