Football match betting preview: Al Najaf vs Naft Al-Wasat

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Tue 11.Jul
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Karbala Stadium (9000 seats)

A home victory is predicted from this game if the league table is anything to judge by. The Al Najaf fans are hoping that the mismatch between 6th and Naft Al-Wasat's 17th spot in the table will show on the arena.

Insights:
  • Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Iraqi League

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic game!

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Al Najaf form and stats

Al Najaf have played 17 Iraqi League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Al Najaf shared the glory with Naft in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Al Diwaniya and winning 2-1.

The Najaf fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 17 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. Al Najaf's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Naft Al-Wasat form and stats

There's been little loot from Naft Al-Wasat's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 17 away games in the Iraqi League. Naft Al-Wasat only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 10 draws.

Naft Al-Wasat failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Newroz SC (placed 9th) that ended with defeat 0-2.

A 1-2 defeat away at Zakho before that.

Low-scoring game? 27 of this club's most recent 35 league matches have had two goals or less.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Naft Al-Wasat as they have only managed to score 11 times from 17 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Al-Wasat as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Al Najaf have managed a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (2-2-0) when facing Naft Al-Wasat.

The two combatants have battled before this season: Naft Al-Wasat - Al Najaf 1-1.

Al Najaf missing players

Naft Al-Wasat missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Najaf Naft Al-Wasat
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 5 17 35
14 7 2 Won W 0 2 5
11 4 3 Drew D 3 10 21
10 6 1 Lost L 2 5 9
42 23 7 Scored S 3 11 24
37 23 4 Conceded C 5 14 28
83% 82% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 59% 63%
60% 65% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 47% 51%
34% 47% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 24% 23%
23% 35% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 6%
17% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
43% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 35% 40%
40% 35% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 47% 46%
34% 35% 33% Failed to Score F T 40% 59% 51%
 
1.9 2.1 1.3 Corners for (avg) C F 1.4 1.5 1.3
2.2 1.5 1 Corners against (avg) C A 2.4 1.9 1.7
0.9 0.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.2 0.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
3.6 2.2 1.7 Shots (avg) S ( 2.2 1.8 2.3
0.8 0.7 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.8 0.7 1.1
141% 175% 133% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 100% 67%
 
5.7 4.5 3 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 3.8 2.8
1.9 1.9 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 1.2 1
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • 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 Naft Al-Wasat have scored away.
  • Naft Al-Wasat have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Iraqi League

  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 35 22 7 6 56 23 17 12 4 1 25 8 18 10 3 5 31 15 33 73
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 35 20 9 6 57 25 18 10 4 4 31 15 17 10 5 2 26 10 32 69
3 Al Zawra'a 35 16 13 6 47 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 18 7 8 3 23 16 16 61
4 Al Talaba 35 17 8 10 47 36 18 9 4 5 25 19 17 8 4 5 22 17 11 59
5 Al Kahrabaa 35 16 11 8 46 35 17 7 6 4 19 15 18 9 5 4 27 20 11 59
6 Al Najaf 35 14 11 10 42 37 17 7 4 6 23 23 18 7 7 4 19 14 5 53
7 Erbil 35 14 10 11 39 37 17 8 5 4 17 14 18 6 5 7 22 23 2 52
8 Karbala 35 13 10 12 35 33 18 9 6 3 22 14 17 4 4 9 13 19 2 49
9 Newroz SC 35 13 9 13 42 39 17 9 4 4 28 21 18 4 5 9 14 18 3 48
10 Duhok 35 11 15 9 32 35 18 7 8 3 21 17 17 4 7 6 11 18 -3 48
11 Al Karkh 35 12 11 12 38 34 18 7 6 5 22 18 17 5 5 7 16 16 4 47
12 Naft Maysan 35 12 11 12 40 50 17 8 7 2 20 17 18 4 4 10 20 33 -10 47
13 Al Hudod 35 9 19 7 37 34 18 5 10 3 21 17 17 4 9 4 16 17 3 46
14 Zakho 35 9 13 13 35 37 17 6 7 4 17 15 18 3 6 9 18 22 -2 40
15 Naft Al-Basra 35 8 15 12 31 37 18 4 6 8 13 22 17 4 9 4 18 15 -6 39
16 Al-Qasim 35 8 13 14 29 34 18 5 6 7 14 15 17 3 7 7 15 19 -5 37
17 Naft Al-Wasat 35 5 21 9 24 28 18 3 11 4 13 14 17 2 10 5 11 14 -4 36
18 Naft 35 7 12 16 36 50 18 3 7 8 20 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -14 33
19 Al Sinaah 35 7 6 22 25 50 17 4 3 10 13 20 18 3 3 12 12 30 -25 27
20 Al Diwaniya 35 2 6 27 24 77 17 2 2 13 11 38 18 0 4 14 13 39 -53 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 35 22 7 6 56 23 17 12 4 1 25 8 18 10 3 5 31 15 33 73
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 35 20 9 6 57 25 18 10 4 4 31 15 17 10 5 2 26 10 32 69
3 Al Zawra'a 35 16 13 6 47 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 18 7 8 3 23 16 16 61
4 Al Talaba 35 17 8 10 47 36 18 9 4 5 25 19 17 8 4 5 22 17 11 59
5 Al Kahrabaa 35 16 11 8 46 35 17 7 6 4 19 15 18 9 5 4 27 20 11 59
6 Al Najaf 35 14 11 10 42 37 17 7 4 6 23 23 18 7 7 4 19 14 5 53
7 Erbil 35 14 10 11 39 37 17 8 5 4 17 14 18 6 5 7 22 23 2 52
8 Karbala 35 13 10 12 35 33 18 9 6 3 22 14 17 4 4 9 13 19 2 49
9 Newroz SC 35 13 9 13 42 39 17 9 4 4 28 21 18 4 5 9 14 18 3 48
10 Duhok 35 11 15 9 32 35 18 7 8 3 21 17 17 4 7 6 11 18 -3 48
11 Al Karkh 35 12 11 12 38 34 18 7 6 5 22 18 17 5 5 7 16 16 4 47
12 Naft Maysan 35 12 11 12 40 50 17 8 7 2 20 17 18 4 4 10 20 33 -10 47
13 Al Hudod 35 9 19 7 37 34 18 5 10 3 21 17 17 4 9 4 16 17 3 46
14 Zakho 35 9 13 13 35 37 17 6 7 4 17 15 18 3 6 9 18 22 -2 40
15 Naft Al-Basra 35 8 15 12 31 37 18 4 6 8 13 22 17 4 9 4 18 15 -6 39
16 Al-Qasim 35 8 13 14 29 34 18 5 6 7 14 15 17 3 7 7 15 19 -5 37
17 Naft Al-Wasat 35 5 21 9 24 28 18 3 11 4 13 14 17 2 10 5 11 14 -4 36
18 Naft 35 7 12 16 36 50 18 3 7 8 20 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -14 33
19 Al Sinaah 35 7 6 22 25 50 17 4 3 10 13 20 18 3 3 12 12 30 -25 27
20 Al Diwaniya 35 2 6 27 24 77 17 2 2 13 11 38 18 0 4 14 13 39 -53 12

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