Al Talaba are located at 2nd, while Naft Maysan are bringing up the rear 28 points behind in the league standings. Will they crop the gap?
- Al Talaba have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Iraqi League
- Naft Maysan have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Iraqi League
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 30 goals to get 36 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Iraqi League are 11-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). Al Talaba has recorded two wins in a row here at Al-Shaab Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A nice win for Talaba last time playing, versus Samaraa. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Al-Qasim with a 2-1 scoreline.A decent goal production from Al Talaba in their home games so far, with 30 goals from 16 league matches. From these home matches, Al Talaba have conceded only 13 goals.
Naft Maysan form and stats
Naft Maysan have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 2-8-6 (16 played).
There were no winners in Maysan's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Al Diwaniya (placed 18th).
A 0-1 defeat away at Al Najaf before that.Goals are few and far between in Naft Maysan's away league games. Only 5 goals from 16 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Naft Maysan as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other already this season, with the final score Naft Maysan - Al Talaba 1-0 registered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Talaba victories, three draws and four Naft Maysan wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Al Talaba missing players
Naft Maysan missing players
| Al Talaba | Naft Maysan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 20 | 11 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 49 | 30 | 10 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 23 |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 31 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 40% | 56% | 76% |
| 58% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 38% | 58% |
| 48% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 21% |
| 24% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 6% | 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 19% | 33% |
| 42% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 50% | 36% |
| 21% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 55% |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.5 | 9 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 48% | 55% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 8.8 | 8 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
- 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 scored more than double the goals of Naft Maysan.
- Al Talaba have the most scored goals (30) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Talaba have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Iraqi League
- Naft Maysan have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Naft Maysan have the fewest scored goals (5) away 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 | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 39 | 82 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 65 |
| 3 | Naft Al-Wasat | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 47 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 62 |
| 4 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 62 |
| 5 | Al Zawra'a | 33 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 56 |
| 6 | Naft | 33 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 53 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 51 |
| 8 | Newroz SC | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -1 | 45 |
| 9 | Zakho | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 44 |
| 10 | Al Kahrabaa | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 43 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 23 | -2 | 41 |
| 12 | Erbil | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -6 | 39 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 37 |
| 14 | Baghdad | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 36 |
| 15 | Al Karkh | 33 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -5 | 35 |
| 16 | Al Sinaah | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 34 |
| 17 | Al-Qasim | 33 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -15 | 33 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 30 | -20 | 29 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 33 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -17 | 24 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 33 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 60 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 33 | -42 | 11 |