Exciting top table thriller in Iraqi League as Naft Al-Wasat have come the 1056 miles necessary to reach Al Talaba at their Al-Shaab Stadium.
- Al Talaba have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Iraqi League
- Naft Al-Wasat have won significantly less corners away then at home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Naft Al-Wasat have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Talaba form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Al-Shaab Stadium as Al Talaba have scored 22 goals to get 30 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Iraqi League are 9-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Talaba here at Al-Shaab Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The supporters are hoping that Al Talaba will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Naft (placed 6th).
Ahead of that match, Al Talaba won a home game hosting Zakho (2-1).Talaba have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Al-Shaab Stadium with 22 goals in 13 league matches. Al Talaba have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Naft Al-Wasat form and stats
As the visiting team in Iraqi League matches, Naft Al-Wasat have produced an overall stat of 5-6-3 so far.
The club members enjoyed Naft Al-Wasat's previous fixture versus Al Diwaniya (placed 18th), a 2-0 win played at home.
A 1-1 draw at Al Najaf's stadium before that.Al-Wasat are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 14 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Naft Al-Wasat have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Al Talaba and Naft Al-Wasat have duelled before this season: Naft Al-Wasat - Al Talaba 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Talaba zero wins, seven draws and Naft Al-Wasat three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Al Talaba missing players
Naft Al-Wasat missing players
| Al Talaba | Naft Al-Wasat | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 38 | 22 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 16 | 40 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 25 |
| 93% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 50% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 75% |
| 39% | 46% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | 36% |
| 18% | 23% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 32% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | 39% |
| 50% | 54% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 43% |
| 25% | 15% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 29% | 25% |
| 3.8 | 4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.5 | 8.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 46% | 55% | 73% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 31% |
| 8.8 | 7.9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 7.5 | 8.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 3.5 | 4 |
- Al Talaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Talaba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Al Talaba have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Iraqi League
- Naft Al-Wasat have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 70 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 56 |
| 3 | Naft Al-Wasat | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 51 |
| 4 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 48 |
| 5 | Al Zawra'a | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 47 |
| 6 | Naft | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 43 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 41 |
| 8 | Zakho | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 37 |
| 9 | Erbil | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Al Kahrabaa | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 36 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Naft Maysan | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 34 |
| 13 | Al Sinaah | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 32 |
| 14 | Newroz SC | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -6 | 32 |
| 15 | Baghdad | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 30 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 28 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -9 | 30 |
| 17 | Al Karkh | 28 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -6 | 27 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 28 | -27 | 21 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 28 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | -18 | 17 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 28 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 20 | -27 | 11 |
