Naft Al-Basra vs Al Sinaah pre-match guide

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Sun 16.Jul
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Zubair Stadium (5000 seats)

This match features two teams dwelling in the cellar of the Iraqi League, Naft Al-Basra having 15th place and Al Sinaah in 19th. A good chance for one of the contenders to boost their situation.

Insights:
  • Naft Al-Basra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Al Sinaah have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Iraqi League

Naft Al-Basra are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Sinaah are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Naft Al-Basra form and stats

With 4 Iraqi League wins, 6 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Naft Al-Basra are certainly not brimming with confidence. When Naft Al-Basra hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Naft Al-Basra, Naft, Al-Qasim, Zakho, Naft Al-Wasat and Al Diwaniya), they have won 2 of 5 matches! Naft Al-Basra are slowly digging their own grave here at Zubair Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts.

Stress levels are on the rise for Naft Al-Basra's attacking players as they have now played 261 minutes without scoring in a league game. Khalil was their last goal scorer.

The followers are hoping that Naft Al-Basra will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Al Karkh (placed 10th).

Before that, Al-Basra drew at home versus Al Zawra'a.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Naft Al-Basra here at Zubair Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 18 games). Naft Al-Basra's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al Sinaah form and stats

Al Sinaah have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 3-3-12 (18 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Sinaah as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Naft Al-Wasat match.

Al Sinaah failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Al Quwa Al Jawiya (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-2.

Prior to that match, the Sinaah manager faced defeat when travelling to Al Talaba and losing 1-2.

The attacking power of Al Sinaah when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 18 league matches away. Sinaah's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 30 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Al Sinaah have not lost in the last 5 matches (1-4-0) facing Naft Al-Basra.

The teams have played each other before in this season, with the match result Al Sinaah - Naft Al-Basra 1-0 written in the official records.

Naft Al-Basra missing players

Al Sinaah missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Naft Al-Basra Al Sinaah
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 5 18 36
8 4 2 Won W 1 3 7
15 6 1 Drew D 2 3 6
13 8 2 Lost L 2 12 23
31 13 5 Scored S 4 12 25
38 22 7 Conceded C 5 30 52
83% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 89% 86%
58% 61% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 78% 64%
33% 33% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 42%
14% 11% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 17%
3% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
47% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 33% 31%
31% 28% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 22% 25%
39% 44% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 56% 58%
 
0.8 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.1 4.1
2.5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 2.9 4.1
0.9 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.9 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
1.8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 5.8 7.4
0.7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.1 2.4
135% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 35% 31%
 
3.3 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 6 6.9 7.4
1 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 2.7 2.8
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Sinaah have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al Sinaah have created more than twice as many corners as Naft Al-Basra.
  • Al Sinaah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Sinaah have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Iraqi League
  • Al Sinaah have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Naft Al-Basra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • 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 36 23 7 6 58 23 18 13 4 1 27 8 18 10 3 5 31 15 35 76
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 36 21 9 6 59 25 18 10 4 4 31 15 18 11 5 2 28 10 34 72
3 Al Zawra'a 36 17 13 6 48 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 19 8 8 3 24 16 17 64
4 Al Talaba 36 17 9 10 48 37 18 9 4 5 25 19 18 8 5 5 23 18 11 60
5 Al Kahrabaa 36 16 11 9 46 37 17 7 6 4 19 15 19 9 5 5 27 22 9 59
6 Al Najaf 36 15 11 10 45 38 18 8 4 6 26 24 18 7 7 4 19 14 7 56
7 Karbala 36 14 10 12 38 34 18 9 6 3 22 14 18 5 4 9 16 20 4 52
8 Erbil 36 14 10 12 40 39 17 8 5 4 17 14 19 6 5 8 23 25 1 52
9 Newroz SC 36 14 9 13 44 40 18 10 4 4 30 22 18 4 5 9 14 18 4 51
10 Al Karkh 36 13 11 12 39 34 19 8 6 5 23 18 17 5 5 7 16 16 5 50
11 Duhok 36 11 16 9 33 36 18 7 8 3 21 17 18 4 8 6 12 19 -3 49
12 Naft Maysan 36 12 12 12 41 51 18 8 8 2 21 18 18 4 4 10 20 33 -10 48
13 Al Hudod 36 9 19 8 37 35 19 5 10 4 21 18 17 4 9 4 16 17 2 46
14 Zakho 36 9 14 13 36 38 18 6 8 4 18 16 18 3 6 9 18 22 -2 41
15 Naft Al-Basra 36 8 15 13 31 38 18 4 6 8 13 22 18 4 9 5 18 16 -7 39
16 Al-Qasim 36 8 13 15 29 36 18 5 6 7 14 15 18 3 7 8 15 21 -7 37
17 Naft Al-Wasat 36 5 21 10 25 31 18 3 11 4 13 14 18 2 10 6 12 17 -6 36
18 Naft 36 8 12 16 38 50 19 4 7 8 22 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -12 36
19 Al Sinaah 36 7 6 23 25 52 18 4 3 11 13 22 18 3 3 12 12 30 -27 27
20 Al Diwaniya 36 2 6 28 25 80 18 2 2 14 12 41 18 0 4 14 13 39 -55 12

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 36 23 7 6 58 23 18 13 4 1 27 8 18 10 3 5 31 15 35 76
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 36 21 9 6 59 25 18 10 4 4 31 15 18 11 5 2 28 10 34 72
3 Al Zawra'a 36 17 13 6 48 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 19 8 8 3 24 16 17 64
4 Al Talaba 36 17 9 10 48 37 18 9 4 5 25 19 18 8 5 5 23 18 11 60
5 Al Kahrabaa 36 16 11 9 46 37 17 7 6 4 19 15 19 9 5 5 27 22 9 59
6 Al Najaf 36 15 11 10 45 38 18 8 4 6 26 24 18 7 7 4 19 14 7 56
7 Karbala 36 14 10 12 38 34 18 9 6 3 22 14 18 5 4 9 16 20 4 52
8 Erbil 36 14 10 12 40 39 17 8 5 4 17 14 19 6 5 8 23 25 1 52
9 Newroz SC 36 14 9 13 44 40 18 10 4 4 30 22 18 4 5 9 14 18 4 51
10 Al Karkh 36 13 11 12 39 34 19 8 6 5 23 18 17 5 5 7 16 16 5 50
11 Duhok 36 11 16 9 33 36 18 7 8 3 21 17 18 4 8 6 12 19 -3 49
12 Naft Maysan 36 12 12 12 41 51 18 8 8 2 21 18 18 4 4 10 20 33 -10 48
13 Al Hudod 36 9 19 8 37 35 19 5 10 4 21 18 17 4 9 4 16 17 2 46
14 Zakho 36 9 14 13 36 38 18 6 8 4 18 16 18 3 6 9 18 22 -2 41
15 Naft Al-Basra 36 8 15 13 31 38 18 4 6 8 13 22 18 4 9 5 18 16 -7 39
16 Al-Qasim 36 8 13 15 29 36 18 5 6 7 14 15 18 3 7 8 15 21 -7 37
17 Naft Al-Wasat 36 5 21 10 25 31 18 3 11 4 13 14 18 2 10 6 12 17 -6 36
18 Naft 36 8 12 16 38 50 19 4 7 8 22 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -12 36
19 Al Sinaah 36 7 6 23 25 52 18 4 3 11 13 22 18 3 3 12 12 30 -27 27
20 Al Diwaniya 36 2 6 28 25 80 18 2 2 14 12 41 18 0 4 14 13 39 -55 12

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