Naft Al-Basra and Al Karkh have both delivered a "par" performance so far this season, to use a golf phrase. Both reside in mid-table positions in the Iraqi League.
- Naft Al-Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
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.
Naft Al-Basra form and stats
3-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Iraqi League numbers at home for Naft Al-Basra so far this season.
An away draw last time out for Al-Basra, facing Al Zawra'a in a game that ended 2-2.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Al Quwa Al Jawiya and winning 1-0.Take note that 9 of the most recent 12 league games from these players have had goals from both sides.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Naft Al-Basra at home in the league. 8 on target and 8 scored by the opposition; from 8 matches.
Al Karkh form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Iraqi League travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Home advantage was not enough for Al Karkh in their previous game as they lost hosting Al Quwa Al Jawiya, 1-2. Al Karkh were so close to getting something from the game against Al Quwa Al Jawiya, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal four minutes into overtime.
Prior to that match, the Karkh manager faced defeat when travelling to Al Talaba and losing 0-2.It's not easy to score on Al Karkh as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Al-Basra wins - draws - Al Karkh wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Naft Al-Basra missing players
Al Karkh missing players
| Naft Al-Basra | Al Karkh | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 56% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 38% |
| 31% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 2.7 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 7.8 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 2.8 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.8 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 33% | 41% |
| 8.8 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.2 | 8.4 |
| 2.7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
- Naft Al-Basra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Naft Al-Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Naft Al-Basra have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Naft Al-Basra haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Talaba | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Al Kahrabaa | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Al Shorta | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | Duhok | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Naft Al-Basra | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Hudod | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Newroz SC | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Zakho | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Naft Al-Wasat | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 15 | Karbala | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 16 | Erbil | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 14 |
| 17 | Al-Qasim | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Naft | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Al Sinaah | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 9 |
| 20 | Al Diwaniya | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -20 | 6 |
