Can Naft Al-Basra beat Al-Qasim in Al Faihaa Stadium clash?

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Wed 08.June
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al Faihaa Stadium (10000 seats)

Iraqi League: What this fixture might not have in glamour it should pay back in pace and commitment. Bring on Naft Al-Basra - Al-Qasim!

Insights:
  • Naft Al-Basra have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Iraqi League
  • Al-Qasim have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Naft Al-Basra and Al-Qasim 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.

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Naft Al-Basra form and stats

The complete Iraqi League results at home this season for Naft Al-Basra are 5-8-3 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Al-Basra after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The Naft Al-Basra manager Hussain and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Al Sinaah (placed 16th).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Al Quwa Al Jawiya in a game that was won 1-0.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al-Basra here at Al Faihaa Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 16 games). Naft Al-Basra are not conceding a lot of goals here at Al Faihaa Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 16 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Al-Qasim form and stats

There's been little loot from Al-Qasim's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 17 away games in the Iraqi League. Al-Qasim only have 1 win to counter their 10 defeats and 6 draws. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Al-Qasim are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Al-Qasim's last game was the home draw against Erbil (1-1).

A 1-3 defeat away at Al Kahrabaa before that.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Al-Qasim's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 31 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

This happened when the sides played each other earlier this campaign; Al-Qasim - Al-Basra 3-2. Naft Al-Basra-Al-Qasim H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Naft Al-Basra one win, Al-Qasim one win, one draw. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Naft Al-Basra missing players

Al-Qasim missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Naft Al-Basra Al-Qasim
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 16 6 Played P 6 17 34
10 5 3 Won W 0 1 6
12 8 2 Drew D 1 6 16
12 3 1 Lost L 5 10 12
36 15 7 Scored S 5 15 30
38 14 5 Conceded C 11 31 45
76% 69% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 82%
65% 56% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 62%
44% 31% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 53% 41%
21% 19% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 35% 24%
12% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 18% 12%
53% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 59% 53%
38% 44% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 29%
32% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 35% 35%
 
2.6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 12 7.2 6.4
4.3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.2 4
1.1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 7.5 6.6
1.2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 2.5 2.2
71% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 20% 18%
 
11.3 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8 10.5 8.8
2.2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 2.8 2.2
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al-Qasim have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Al-Qasim have created more than twice as many corners as Naft Al-Basra.
  • Al-Qasim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Naft Al-Basra have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Basra have won significantly less corners at home than 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 Shorta 34 26 5 3 59 20 17 12 3 2 28 11 17 14 2 1 31 9 39 83
2 Al Talaba 34 20 6 8 51 29 17 11 4 2 32 15 17 9 2 6 19 14 22 66
3 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 35 19 8 8 45 28 18 14 2 2 29 12 17 5 6 6 16 16 17 65
4 Naft Al-Wasat 34 17 11 6 47 30 17 10 4 3 26 13 17 7 7 3 21 17 17 62
5 Al Zawra'a 34 15 14 5 38 22 17 11 3 3 24 11 17 4 11 2 14 11 16 59
6 Naft 34 14 14 6 32 20 17 7 7 3 18 10 17 7 7 3 14 10 12 56
7 Al Najaf 34 14 10 10 35 30 17 6 7 4 16 15 17 8 3 6 19 15 5 52
8 Al Kahrabaa 34 12 10 12 34 33 17 7 4 6 20 17 17 5 6 6 14 16 1 46
9 Newroz SC 34 12 9 13 38 40 17 9 5 3 22 14 17 3 4 10 16 26 -2 45
10 Zakho 34 10 14 10 29 26 16 4 7 5 11 11 18 6 7 5 18 15 3 44
11 Naft Al-Basra 34 10 12 12 36 38 16 5 8 3 15 14 18 5 4 9 21 24 -2 42
12 Erbil 34 10 10 14 32 38 18 9 2 7 23 18 16 1 8 7 9 20 -6 40
13 Naft Maysan 34 8 14 12 25 33 17 6 5 6 18 19 17 2 9 6 7 14 -8 38
14 Al Karkh 34 6 18 10 29 34 17 2 9 6 13 17 17 4 9 4 16 17 -5 36
15 Baghdad 35 8 12 15 28 35 18 3 10 5 13 14 17 5 2 10 15 21 -7 36
16 Al Sinaah 34 7 14 13 25 33 17 5 5 7 12 12 17 2 9 6 13 21 -8 35
17 Al-Qasim 34 6 16 12 30 45 17 5 10 2 15 14 17 1 6 10 15 31 -15 34
18 Al Diwaniya 34 8 8 18 30 49 17 6 5 6 22 19 17 2 3 12 8 30 -19 32
19 Al Minaa Basra 34 2 19 13 27 44 17 1 12 4 16 18 17 1 7 9 11 26 -17 25
20 Samaraa 34 1 8 25 19 62 17 1 4 12 13 29 17 0 4 13 6 33 -43 11

Table
  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 34 26 5 3 59 20 17 12 3 2 28 11 17 14 2 1 31 9 39 83
2 Al Talaba 34 20 6 8 51 29 17 11 4 2 32 15 17 9 2 6 19 14 22 66
3 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 35 19 8 8 45 28 18 14 2 2 29 12 17 5 6 6 16 16 17 65
4 Naft Al-Wasat 34 17 11 6 47 30 17 10 4 3 26 13 17 7 7 3 21 17 17 62
5 Al Zawra'a 34 15 14 5 38 22 17 11 3 3 24 11 17 4 11 2 14 11 16 59
6 Naft 34 14 14 6 32 20 17 7 7 3 18 10 17 7 7 3 14 10 12 56
7 Al Najaf 34 14 10 10 35 30 17 6 7 4 16 15 17 8 3 6 19 15 5 52
8 Al Kahrabaa 34 12 10 12 34 33 17 7 4 6 20 17 17 5 6 6 14 16 1 46
9 Newroz SC 34 12 9 13 38 40 17 9 5 3 22 14 17 3 4 10 16 26 -2 45
10 Zakho 34 10 14 10 29 26 16 4 7 5 11 11 18 6 7 5 18 15 3 44
11 Naft Al-Basra 34 10 12 12 36 38 16 5 8 3 15 14 18 5 4 9 21 24 -2 42
12 Erbil 34 10 10 14 32 38 18 9 2 7 23 18 16 1 8 7 9 20 -6 40
13 Naft Maysan 34 8 14 12 25 33 17 6 5 6 18 19 17 2 9 6 7 14 -8 38
14 Al Karkh 34 6 18 10 29 34 17 2 9 6 13 17 17 4 9 4 16 17 -5 36
15 Baghdad 35 8 12 15 28 35 18 3 10 5 13 14 17 5 2 10 15 21 -7 36
16 Al Sinaah 34 7 14 13 25 33 17 5 5 7 12 12 17 2 9 6 13 21 -8 35
17 Al-Qasim 34 6 16 12 30 45 17 5 10 2 15 14 17 1 6 10 15 31 -15 34
18 Al Diwaniya 34 8 8 18 30 49 17 6 5 6 22 19 17 2 3 12 8 30 -19 32
19 Al Minaa Basra 34 2 19 13 27 44 17 1 12 4 16 18 17 1 7 9 11 26 -17 25
20 Samaraa 34 1 8 25 19 62 17 1 4 12 13 29 17 0 4 13 6 33 -43 11

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