Showdown between Al Najaf - Erbil! Even with mixed fortunes up until now, this fixture could be immense!
- Al Najaf have the most points from losing position (9) in Iraqi League
- Erbil is in the worst form (0-3-3)
These are busy days for the home side, as they had a match only four days ago in the Iraqi League. That game was an away game at Naft Al-Wasat, so at least Al Najaf are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Al Najaf form and stats
5-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Iraqi League numbers at home for Al Najaf so far this season.
The Al Najaf manager Ahmad and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Naft Al-Wasat (placed 15th).
Before that game, the home loss against Naft with the scoreline 1-2.A decent goal production from Najaf in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league 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.
Erbil form and stats
Erbil have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 1-3-4 (8 played).
Erbil aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 270 league minutes without a goal. Radhi was the last player to find the net. The Erbil goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 221 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Erbil's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Newroz SC that finished 0-0.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Zakho that ended 0-0.Low-scoring game? 11 of this team's latest 14 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.
The attacking power of Erbil when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 8 league matches away. As opposed to that, Erbil have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Najaf have pulled off a streak of 7 consecutive games without defeat (1-6-0) when playing Erbil.Al Najaf missing players
Erbil missing players
| Al Najaf | Erbil | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 19 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 16 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 82% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 62% | 76% |
| 53% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 53% |
| 29% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 29% |
| 18% | 22% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 12% | 12% |
| 12% | 22% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 35% |
| 41% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 41% |
| 35% | 22% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 47% |
| 3.6 | 5.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 3.8 | 2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.4 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 3.5 | 7.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 58% | 150% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 21% |
| 8.2 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 5 | 6.2 |
| 3.1 | 1.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 3.2 |
- Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Najaf have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Erbil have scored away.
- Al Najaf have the most points from losing position (9) in Iraqi League
- Al Najaf have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Al Najaf have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Erbil have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Erbil have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Erbil is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| 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 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Al Shorta | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Al Talaba | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Al Kahrabaa | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | Duhok | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 25 |
| 9 | Naft Al-Janoob | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Al Hudod | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Zakho | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 13 | Newroz SC | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | Karbala | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Naft Al-Wasat | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 17 | Erbil | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Naft | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 13 |
| 19 | Al Sinaah | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 9 |
| 20 | Al Diwaniya | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -22 | 6 |
