Football match preview: Al-Qasim vs Naft Al-Wasat

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Sun 16.Jul
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shaab Stadium (40000 seats)

Iraqi League: Tipsway are previewing an action-packed and highly important match involving Al-Qasim and Naft Al-Wasat at Al-Shaab Stadium. Both are in need of a good run!

Insights:
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Iraqi League

Al-Qasim are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Naft Al-Wasat are struggling to avoid relegation.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Al-Qasim form and stats

When playing at home in the Iraqi League, Al-Qasim have managed 5 wins, 6 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 18 games. When Al-Qasim hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Naft Al-Basra, Naft, Al-Qasim, Al Sinaah, Zakho and Al Diwaniya), they have won 2 of 5 matches!

Al-Qasim faced defeat in their previous match, away at Naft (0-2).

Before that, Al-Qasim had a home game versus Al Diwaniya which ended with a victory 3-0.

Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 22 league matches, 17 have had zero, one or two goals.

Al-Qasim aren't scoring a lot here at Al-Shaab Stadium in the league, with only {14 goals} from 18 games. Al-Qasim are not conceding a lot of goals here at Al-Shaab Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 18 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Al-Qasim has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Naft Al-Wasat form and stats

Naft Al-Wasat have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 2-10-6 (18 played). It's a growing despair in Naft Al-Wasat as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Naft Al-Wasat, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Al Najaf (placed 6th).

A loss against Newroz SC was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Few goals the story here? 27 of this club's most recent 36 league matches have contained two goals or less.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al-Wasat as they have only managed to score 12 times from 18 away games in the league. Naft Al-Wasat are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 17 times in 18 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The participants have met each other previously this season, with the final score Naft Al-Wasat - Al-Qasim 1-1 registered in the official records. Al-Qasim-Naft Al-Wasat H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Al-Qasim two wins, Naft Al-Wasat one win, two draws. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Al-Qasim missing players

Naft Al-Wasat missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al-Qasim Naft Al-Wasat
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 5 18 36
8 5 2 Won W 2 2 5
13 6 1 Drew D 1 10 21
15 7 2 Lost L 2 6 10
29 14 4 Scored S 8 12 25
36 15 2 Conceded C 7 17 31
78% 78% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 61% 64%
53% 50% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 50% 53%
31% 28% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 28% 25%
11% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 11% 8%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 3%
39% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 60% 39% 42%
33% 33% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 44% 44%
50% 56% 60% Failed to Score F T 20% 56% 50%
 
2.4 2.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 1.4 1.3
2.2 1.8 2 Corners against (avg) C A 1.7 1.8 1.6
1.2 0.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.1 0.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
4.7 4.6 5.6 Shots (avg) S ( 2.7 1.6 2.2
1.5 1.2 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 0.6 1
59% 79% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 112% 70%
 
4.1 3.3 4 Shots against (avg) S A 1.7 3.5 2.7
1.1 0.6 0.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0.3 1.1 1
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • 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
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the most dropped points from leading position (23) 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 36 23 7 6 58 23 18 13 4 1 27 8 18 10 3 5 31 15 35 76
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 36 21 9 6 59 25 18 10 4 4 31 15 18 11 5 2 28 10 34 72
3 Al Zawra'a 36 17 13 6 48 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 19 8 8 3 24 16 17 64
4 Al Talaba 36 17 9 10 48 37 18 9 4 5 25 19 18 8 5 5 23 18 11 60
5 Al Kahrabaa 36 16 11 9 46 37 17 7 6 4 19 15 19 9 5 5 27 22 9 59
6 Al Najaf 36 15 11 10 45 38 18 8 4 6 26 24 18 7 7 4 19 14 7 56
7 Karbala 36 14 10 12 38 34 18 9 6 3 22 14 18 5 4 9 16 20 4 52
8 Erbil 36 14 10 12 40 39 17 8 5 4 17 14 19 6 5 8 23 25 1 52
9 Newroz SC 36 14 9 13 44 40 18 10 4 4 30 22 18 4 5 9 14 18 4 51
10 Al Karkh 36 13 11 12 39 34 19 8 6 5 23 18 17 5 5 7 16 16 5 50
11 Duhok 36 11 16 9 33 36 18 7 8 3 21 17 18 4 8 6 12 19 -3 49
12 Naft Maysan 36 12 12 12 41 51 18 8 8 2 21 18 18 4 4 10 20 33 -10 48
13 Al Hudod 36 9 19 8 37 35 19 5 10 4 21 18 17 4 9 4 16 17 2 46
14 Zakho 36 9 14 13 36 38 18 6 8 4 18 16 18 3 6 9 18 22 -2 41
15 Naft Al-Basra 36 8 15 13 31 38 18 4 6 8 13 22 18 4 9 5 18 16 -7 39
16 Al-Qasim 36 8 13 15 29 36 18 5 6 7 14 15 18 3 7 8 15 21 -7 37
17 Naft Al-Wasat 36 5 21 10 25 31 18 3 11 4 13 14 18 2 10 6 12 17 -6 36
18 Naft 36 8 12 16 38 50 19 4 7 8 22 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -12 36
19 Al Sinaah 36 7 6 23 25 52 18 4 3 11 13 22 18 3 3 12 12 30 -27 27
20 Al Diwaniya 36 2 6 28 25 80 18 2 2 14 12 41 18 0 4 14 13 39 -55 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 36 23 7 6 58 23 18 13 4 1 27 8 18 10 3 5 31 15 35 76
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 36 21 9 6 59 25 18 10 4 4 31 15 18 11 5 2 28 10 34 72
3 Al Zawra'a 36 17 13 6 48 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 19 8 8 3 24 16 17 64
4 Al Talaba 36 17 9 10 48 37 18 9 4 5 25 19 18 8 5 5 23 18 11 60
5 Al Kahrabaa 36 16 11 9 46 37 17 7 6 4 19 15 19 9 5 5 27 22 9 59
6 Al Najaf 36 15 11 10 45 38 18 8 4 6 26 24 18 7 7 4 19 14 7 56
7 Karbala 36 14 10 12 38 34 18 9 6 3 22 14 18 5 4 9 16 20 4 52
8 Erbil 36 14 10 12 40 39 17 8 5 4 17 14 19 6 5 8 23 25 1 52
9 Newroz SC 36 14 9 13 44 40 18 10 4 4 30 22 18 4 5 9 14 18 4 51
10 Al Karkh 36 13 11 12 39 34 19 8 6 5 23 18 17 5 5 7 16 16 5 50
11 Duhok 36 11 16 9 33 36 18 7 8 3 21 17 18 4 8 6 12 19 -3 49
12 Naft Maysan 36 12 12 12 41 51 18 8 8 2 21 18 18 4 4 10 20 33 -10 48
13 Al Hudod 36 9 19 8 37 35 19 5 10 4 21 18 17 4 9 4 16 17 2 46
14 Zakho 36 9 14 13 36 38 18 6 8 4 18 16 18 3 6 9 18 22 -2 41
15 Naft Al-Basra 36 8 15 13 31 38 18 4 6 8 13 22 18 4 9 5 18 16 -7 39
16 Al-Qasim 36 8 13 15 29 36 18 5 6 7 14 15 18 3 7 8 15 21 -7 37
17 Naft Al-Wasat 36 5 21 10 25 31 18 3 11 4 13 14 18 2 10 6 12 17 -6 36
18 Naft 36 8 12 16 38 50 19 4 7 8 22 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -12 36
19 Al Sinaah 36 7 6 23 25 52 18 4 3 11 13 22 18 3 3 12 12 30 -27 27
20 Al Diwaniya 36 2 6 28 25 80 18 2 2 14 12 41 18 0 4 14 13 39 -55 12

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