Al Najaf Stadium: Al Najaf vs Al Shorta Iraqi League data sheet

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Sat 24.Jun
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Al Najaf Stadium (12000 seats)

Al Najaf and Al Shorta are both successful in the Iraqi League with their 6th and 1st places respectively. Let's hope for a great fixture!

Insights:
  • Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Iraqi League

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Al Najaf form and stats

7 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Al Najaf have to build on here at Al Najaf Stadium in the Iraqi League.

It's back home for Najaf, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Duhok away with the result 4-2. A goal frenzy last time out for Al Najaf, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Duhok. Fun stuff to watch!

In the match before that, Al Najaf hosted Al Hudod and drew the game 0-0.

Najaf has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 18 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Al Shorta form and stats

Playing away, Al Shorta have won 9 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Iraqi League this season. Al Shorta has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Naft Al-Wasat.

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

Al Shorta go into this game after a win, the home game against Newroz SC that ended 1-0. Strange, but true: this team has finished three consecutive league matches with the score 1-0!

Prior to that result Shorta won their away game at Zakho. The scoreline was 1-0.

Low-scoring game? 8 of this side's most recent 10 league matches have contained two or less goals.

Al Shorta are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 26 times in 16 away games so far. Shorta are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These two sides encountered each other earlier on this campaign: Al Shorta - Al Najaf 1-0. Head to head totals (for the former ten meetings): Najaf won one game, four matches ended with a tie and Al Shorta have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.

Al Najaf missing players

Al Shorta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Najaf Al Shorta
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 3 Played P 4 16 32
13 7 2 Won W 2 9 20
10 4 0 Drew D 0 3 7
9 5 1 Lost L 2 4 5
40 23 2 Scored S 7 26 50
31 18 2 Conceded C 4 14 22
84% 81% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
59% 62% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 59%
31% 44% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 44%
22% 31% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 22%
16% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
44% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 41%
41% 38% 67% Clean Sheets C S 25% 38% 47%
31% 31% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 19% 16%
 
1.8 2.1 0.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.5 4.2
2.2 1.2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 3.2 3
0.8 0.3 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.8 1.2
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
3.4 2 2.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.2 4.5 6.9
0.9 0.7 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 0.9 2.4
138% 200% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 117% 175% 65%
 
5.3 3.2 5 Shots against (avg) S A 4.8 3.3 4.4
1.8 1.3 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0.8 0.9 1.6
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Shorta have created more than twice as many corners as Al Najaf.
  • Al Shorta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (26) away in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Iraqi League
  • 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 32 20 7 5 50 22 16 11 4 1 24 8 16 9 3 4 26 14 28 67
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 32 19 8 5 54 22 16 9 4 3 29 13 16 10 4 2 25 9 32 65
3 Al Zawra'a 32 15 12 5 45 29 16 9 5 2 23 13 16 6 7 3 22 16 16 57
4 Al Kahrabaa 32 15 9 8 41 31 16 6 6 4 18 15 16 9 3 4 23 16 10 54
5 Al Talaba 32 15 8 9 43 33 16 7 4 5 21 17 16 8 4 4 22 16 10 53
6 Al Najaf 32 12 10 10 38 33 16 7 4 5 23 18 16 5 6 5 15 15 5 46
7 Karbala 32 12 9 11 31 28 17 9 6 2 23 12 15 3 3 9 8 16 3 45
8 Erbil 32 12 9 11 35 35 15 7 4 4 15 13 17 5 5 7 20 22 0 45
9 Duhok 32 11 12 9 29 32 16 7 6 3 18 14 16 4 6 6 11 18 -3 45
10 Al Karkh 32 11 10 11 36 32 17 6 6 5 21 18 15 5 4 6 15 14 4 43
11 Al Hudod 32 8 19 5 32 28 16 4 10 2 16 12 16 4 9 3 16 16 4 43
12 Naft Maysan 32 11 10 11 35 44 16 8 6 2 18 15 16 3 4 9 17 29 -9 43
13 Newroz SC 32 11 8 13 35 36 16 9 3 4 26 19 16 2 5 9 9 17 -1 41
14 Naft Al-Janoob 32 8 13 11 29 34 16 4 4 8 12 21 16 4 9 3 17 13 -5 37
15 Zakho 32 8 12 12 31 33 16 5 7 4 15 14 16 3 5 8 16 19 -2 36
16 Naft Al-Wasat 32 5 20 7 22 23 16 3 10 3 12 11 16 2 10 4 10 12 -1 35
17 Al-Qasim 32 7 12 13 26 33 16 4 5 7 11 15 16 3 7 6 15 18 -7 33
18 Naft 32 7 9 16 33 47 16 3 5 8 19 25 16 4 4 8 14 22 -14 30
19 Al Sinaah 32 7 5 20 22 45 16 4 3 9 12 18 16 3 2 11 10 27 -23 26
20 Al Diwaniya 32 2 6 24 22 69 15 2 2 11 9 33 17 0 4 13 13 36 -47 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 32 20 7 5 50 22 16 11 4 1 24 8 16 9 3 4 26 14 28 67
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 32 19 8 5 54 22 16 9 4 3 29 13 16 10 4 2 25 9 32 65
3 Al Zawra'a 32 15 12 5 45 29 16 9 5 2 23 13 16 6 7 3 22 16 16 57
4 Al Kahrabaa 32 15 9 8 41 31 16 6 6 4 18 15 16 9 3 4 23 16 10 54
5 Al Talaba 32 15 8 9 43 33 16 7 4 5 21 17 16 8 4 4 22 16 10 53
6 Al Najaf 32 12 10 10 38 33 16 7 4 5 23 18 16 5 6 5 15 15 5 46
7 Karbala 32 12 9 11 31 28 17 9 6 2 23 12 15 3 3 9 8 16 3 45
8 Erbil 32 12 9 11 35 35 15 7 4 4 15 13 17 5 5 7 20 22 0 45
9 Duhok 32 11 12 9 29 32 16 7 6 3 18 14 16 4 6 6 11 18 -3 45
10 Al Karkh 32 11 10 11 36 32 17 6 6 5 21 18 15 5 4 6 15 14 4 43
11 Al Hudod 32 8 19 5 32 28 16 4 10 2 16 12 16 4 9 3 16 16 4 43
12 Naft Maysan 32 11 10 11 35 44 16 8 6 2 18 15 16 3 4 9 17 29 -9 43
13 Newroz SC 32 11 8 13 35 36 16 9 3 4 26 19 16 2 5 9 9 17 -1 41
14 Naft Al-Janoob 32 8 13 11 29 34 16 4 4 8 12 21 16 4 9 3 17 13 -5 37
15 Zakho 32 8 12 12 31 33 16 5 7 4 15 14 16 3 5 8 16 19 -2 36
16 Naft Al-Wasat 32 5 20 7 22 23 16 3 10 3 12 11 16 2 10 4 10 12 -1 35
17 Al-Qasim 32 7 12 13 26 33 16 4 5 7 11 15 16 3 7 6 15 18 -7 33
18 Naft 32 7 9 16 33 47 16 3 5 8 19 25 16 4 4 8 14 22 -14 30
19 Al Sinaah 32 7 5 20 22 45 16 4 3 9 12 18 16 3 2 11 10 27 -23 26
20 Al Diwaniya 32 2 6 24 22 69 15 2 2 11 9 33 17 0 4 13 13 36 -47 12

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