19th- against 9th place might not feel all that inviting. Fear not: Here's the details that makes Al Sinaah - Naft Al-Basra (even) more intriguing!
- Al Sinaah have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Iraqi League
- Naft Al-Basra have not yet lost a game away.
Al Sinaah and Naft Al-Basra should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Al Sinaah form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Iraqi League this season. Al Sinaah have only managed 1 win, 1 draw and 6 losses from their games here at Al Sina'a Stadium. The Al Sinaah manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Sinaah haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 221 minutes ago. Hesham scored that one.
In their previous game, led his Al Sinaah to a defeat away at Al Quwa Al Jawiya. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Al Sina'a Stadium. Al Sinaah were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Preceding that match was the home game against Al Talaba that was lost 0-1.It should be noted that a glance at the 15 latest league fixtures shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Sinaah aren't scoring a lot here at Al Sina'a Stadium in the league, with only {5 goals} from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Naft Al-Basra form and stats
Playing away, Naft Al-Basra have won 2 games, drawn 6 and suffered 0 defeats in the Iraqi League this season.
There were no winners in Naft Al-Basra's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Al Karkh (placed 10th).
Before that, Naft Al-Basra travelled to Al Zawra'a and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.Al-Basra are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Sinaah have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive matches without losing (0-4-0) when facing Naft Al-Basra.Al Sinaah missing players
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| Al Sinaah | Naft Al-Basra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 27 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 82% |
| 59% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 59% |
| 41% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 24% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 59% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| 71% | 62% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 24% |
| 4.3 | 5.8 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.7 |
| 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.5 | 6.8 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 25% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 8.8 | 8.9 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.8 | 7.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
- Al Sinaah have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Al Sinaah have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Iraqi League
- Al Sinaah have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Iraqi League
- Al Sinaah have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Iraqi League
- Al Sinaah have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Naft Al-Basra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Naft Al-Basra have not yet lost 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 | 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-Basra | 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 |
