Who will claim the win when Naft Al-Basra visit Al Shorta? In this preview you'll find all the relevant news and numbers necessary to predict the outcome.
- Al Shorta have the most points from losing position (5) in Iraqi League
- Naft Al-Basra have not yet lost a game away.
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.
Al Shorta form and stats
2-2-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Iraqi League numbers at home for Al Shorta so far this season. Two draws in a row at home now for Shorta.
Al Shorta lost their last game at Al Quwa Al Jawiya (placed 1st) after a 0-1 scoreline.
Before that, Al Shorta drew at home versus Al Talaba.The manager Ilić will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Al Karkh in only four days.
The Al Shorta fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches.
Naft Al-Basra form and stats
Things could have gone better for Naft Al-Basra in their Iraqi League away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. It's three draws from Al-Basra's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Naft Al-Basra's last game was the home draw against Duhok (1-1).
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Al Hudod.Naft Al-Basra are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {1 goals} from 3 away games. Al-Basra's manager Hussain has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only {1 conceded goals}. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Al Shorta have won all of the 6 latest fixtures against this opponent. Will the streak continue?Al Shorta missing players
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| Al Shorta | Naft Al-Basra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 33% | 75% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 38% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 38% |
| 5.3 | 5.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.5 | 8.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 1.8 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 55% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 4.8 | 5.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3 |
- Al Shorta have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Shorta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Naft Al-Basra have scored away.
- Al Shorta have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Al Shorta have the most points from losing position (5) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Naft Al-Basra have not yet lost a game away.
- Naft Al-Basra have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Al Kahrabaa | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Al Najaf | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Al Talaba | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Al Hudod | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Naft Maysan | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Al Shorta | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Erbil | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Karbala | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Al Karkh | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Duhok | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Naft Al-Basra | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Naft Al-Wasat | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Newroz SC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Zakho | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Naft | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 | Al Sinaah | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 2 |
| 20 | Al Diwaniya | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
