Carrying a 15 point lead in the league standings, Al Najaf fans wish to see their beloved team earn max points from this fixture against Naft.
- Al Najaf have the most points from losing position (9) in Iraqi League
- Naft have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Iraqi League
The hosts Al Najaf saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Iraqi League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Al Diwaniya, was also a home game here at Najaf Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Al Najaf form and stats
Al Najaf have performed here at Al Najaf Stadium this season with 5 wins from 8 Iraqi League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
Stress levels are on the rise for Al Najaf's attacking players as they have now played 360 minutes without scoring in a league game. Hameed was their last goal scorer.
The spoils were shared in Najaf's previous game, also at home. Visiting Al Diwaniya (placed 20th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
Heartbreak before that as Al Najaf lost 0-1 at Al Shorta's place.A decent goal production from Najaf in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 8 league matches. Al Najaf have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Naft form and stats
Naft have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 1-3-4 (8 played).
Naft delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Newroz SC (placed 15th) in their previous fixture.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Zakho's place.The attacking power of Naft when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Naft have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Najaf won two games, four matches ended with a tie and Naft have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Al Najaf missing players
Naft missing players
| Al Najaf | Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 80% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 87% |
| 47% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 67% |
| 27% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 47% |
| 20% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 27% |
| 13% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 60% |
| 47% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 20% |
| 40% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 33% |
| 3.6 | 5.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 3.8 | 2 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 1 | 0.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.4 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.8 | 7.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 58% | 150% | 500% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 30% | 42% |
| 8.2 | 3.7 | 1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 3.1 | 1.7 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 2.9 |
- 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 have scored away.
- Al Najaf have the most points from losing position (9) in Iraqi League
- Al Najaf have the most scored goals (14) at home 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.
- Naft have the most dropped points from leading position (11) 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 Quwa Al Jawiya | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | Al Talaba | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Al Shorta | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Al Kahrabaa | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Duhok | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Naft Al-Janoob | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Hudod | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Wasat | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Zakho | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 14 | Karbala | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Newroz SC | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Erbil | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 13 |
| 18 | Naft | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Al Sinaah | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -12 | 9 |
| 20 | Al Diwaniya | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -21 | 3 |
