Al Najaf and Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya spectators can't wait for Iraqi League clash at Al Najaf Stadium

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Thu 01.July
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al Najaf Stadium (12000 seats)

Al Najaf should be favourites to win this home game against Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or are we in for a surprise?

Insights:
  • Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Iraqi League

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

The season is still full of potential for Al Najaf as they can still win the whole Iraqi League. Alkahrabaiya are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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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 7 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats.

Najaf drew their last game, also a home match. Naft Al-Janoob (placed 11th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.

Before that, Najaf played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Al Kahrabaa.

The Al Najaf fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 16 matches. From these home matches, Najaf have conceded only 11 goals.

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Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya form and stats

There's been little loot from Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 16 away games in the Iraqi League. Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Iraqi League, only have 1 win to counter their 10 defeats and 5 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Alkahrabaiya, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Alkahrabaiya played 0-0 against Al Simawa in their previous match.

Prior to that match, the Alkahrabaiya manager faced defeat when travelling to Naft Al-Wasat and losing 2-3.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Alkahrabaiya have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya - Najaf 0-1. Last six meetings between the teams: Najaf won four, Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya won one and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

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Total First Half Second Half
Al Najaf Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
17 7 4 Won W 0 1 6
11 7 1 Drew D 1 5 14
5 2 0 Lost L 4 10 13
40 18 8 Scored S 3 10 20
22 11 2 Conceded C 9 22 31
85% 81% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 79%
58% 62% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 62% 48%
27% 25% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 25% 18%
9% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 6%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 3%
36% 38% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 33%
52% 50% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 33%
27% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 56% 55%
 
3.8 4.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4 2.8
4.9 4.7 2 Corners against (avg) C A 7 4.3 4.9
1.8 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.8 9.3 14 Shots (avg) S ( 3 3.3 4.2
3 3.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 0.3 0.6
39% 36% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 60%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Iraqi League
  • Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya have won significantly more corners away than at 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 Quwa Al Jawiya 33 22 7 4 59 24 17 13 2 2 41 18 16 9 5 2 18 6 35 73
2 Al Shorta 33 18 11 4 54 22 17 10 7 0 33 9 16 8 4 4 21 13 32 65
3 Al Zawra'a 33 16 15 2 38 16 17 9 7 1 23 9 16 7 8 1 15 7 22 63
4 Al Najaf 33 17 11 5 40 22 16 7 7 2 18 11 17 10 4 3 22 11 18 62
5 Naft Al-Wasat 33 15 12 6 39 26 16 7 4 5 17 13 17 8 8 1 22 13 13 57
6 Naft 33 10 15 8 32 29 17 5 9 3 17 13 16 5 6 5 15 16 3 45
7 Baghdad 33 12 9 12 26 25 17 4 6 7 12 14 16 8 3 5 14 11 1 45
8 Al Minaa Basra 33 10 12 11 38 37 16 7 4 5 20 15 17 3 8 6 18 22 1 42
9 Zakho 33 9 14 10 30 35 16 6 7 3 16 14 17 3 7 7 14 21 -5 41
10 Al Karkh 33 9 11 13 28 34 17 6 4 7 15 19 16 3 7 6 13 15 -6 38
11 Naft Al-Janoob 33 8 14 11 30 38 16 5 5 6 16 19 17 3 9 5 14 19 -8 38
12 Naft Maysan 33 8 14 11 33 42 17 3 7 7 15 23 16 5 7 4 18 19 -9 38
13 Erbil 33 8 13 12 35 36 16 5 6 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 37
14 Al Kahrabaa 33 7 15 11 33 33 16 4 7 5 15 14 17 3 8 6 18 19 0 36
15 Al-Qasim 33 7 13 13 32 43 17 4 6 7 18 22 16 3 7 6 14 21 -11 34
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 33 6 14 13 20 31 17 5 9 3 10 9 16 1 5 10 10 22 -11 32
17 Al Diwaniya 33 5 17 11 16 32 17 4 10 3 10 9 16 1 7 8 6 23 -16 32
18 Al Talaba 33 6 12 15 29 43 16 3 5 8 14 20 17 3 7 7 15 23 -14 30
19 Al Hudod 33 3 18 12 28 42 16 1 10 5 16 22 17 2 8 7 12 20 -14 27
20 Al Simawa 33 5 11 17 16 46 16 4 7 5 9 12 17 1 4 12 7 34 -30 26

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 Quwa Al Jawiya 33 22 7 4 59 24 17 13 2 2 41 18 16 9 5 2 18 6 35 73
2 Al Shorta 33 18 11 4 54 22 17 10 7 0 33 9 16 8 4 4 21 13 32 65
3 Al Zawra'a 33 16 15 2 38 16 17 9 7 1 23 9 16 7 8 1 15 7 22 63
4 Al Najaf 33 17 11 5 40 22 16 7 7 2 18 11 17 10 4 3 22 11 18 62
5 Naft Al-Wasat 33 15 12 6 39 26 16 7 4 5 17 13 17 8 8 1 22 13 13 57
6 Naft 33 10 15 8 32 29 17 5 9 3 17 13 16 5 6 5 15 16 3 45
7 Baghdad 33 12 9 12 26 25 17 4 6 7 12 14 16 8 3 5 14 11 1 45
8 Al Minaa Basra 33 10 12 11 38 37 16 7 4 5 20 15 17 3 8 6 18 22 1 42
9 Zakho 33 9 14 10 30 35 16 6 7 3 16 14 17 3 7 7 14 21 -5 41
10 Al Karkh 33 9 11 13 28 34 17 6 4 7 15 19 16 3 7 6 13 15 -6 38
11 Naft Al-Janoob 33 8 14 11 30 38 16 5 5 6 16 19 17 3 9 5 14 19 -8 38
12 Naft Maysan 33 8 14 11 33 42 17 3 7 7 15 23 16 5 7 4 18 19 -9 38
13 Erbil 33 8 13 12 35 36 16 5 6 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 37
14 Al Kahrabaa 33 7 15 11 33 33 16 4 7 5 15 14 17 3 8 6 18 19 0 36
15 Al-Qasim 33 7 13 13 32 43 17 4 6 7 18 22 16 3 7 6 14 21 -11 34
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 33 6 14 13 20 31 17 5 9 3 10 9 16 1 5 10 10 22 -11 32
17 Al Diwaniya 33 5 17 11 16 32 17 4 10 3 10 9 16 1 7 8 6 23 -16 32
18 Al Talaba 33 6 12 15 29 43 16 3 5 8 14 20 17 3 7 7 15 23 -14 30
19 Al Hudod 33 3 18 12 28 42 16 1 10 5 16 22 17 2 8 7 12 20 -14 27
20 Al Simawa 33 5 11 17 16 46 16 4 7 5 9 12 17 1 4 12 7 34 -30 26

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