Pre-match info: 14 points stand between the squads so far this season, Naft the superior team. Will Naft Al-Basra strike back?
- Naft Al-Basra have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Iraqi League
- Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Naft Al-Basra and Naft.
Naft Al-Basra form and stats
The story so far in the Iraqi League for Naft Al-Basra at their home stadium (Al Faihaa Stadium) is 3 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats.
The Al-Basra regulars enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Naft and win 1-0.
Heartbreak before that as Naft Al-Basra lost 1-2 at Zakho's place.Naft Al-Basra aren't scoring a lot here at Al Faihaa Stadium in the league, with only 13 goals from 14 games.
Naft form and stats
As the visiting team in Iraqi League matches, Naft have produced an overall stat of 5-7-2 so far.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Naft goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 380 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two away games in a row for Naft, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Naft Al-Basra.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Erbil.The attacking power of Naft when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The participants have met each other already this season, with the final score Naft - Naft Al-Basra 0-0 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Al-Basra zero wins, five draws and Naft five victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Naft Al-Basra missing players
Naft missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 34 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 27 |
| 36 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 74% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 25% | 67% | 71% |
| 68% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| 48% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| 23% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| 13% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 55% | 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 32% |
| 39% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 53% | 55% |
| 32% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 47% | 42% |
| 2.3 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 4.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.2 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 44% | 38% |
| 11.4 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 10.1 | 8.8 |
| 1.4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 3 | 2.2 |
- 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.
- Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 39 | 79 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 56 |
| 3 | Naft Al-Wasat | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 55 |
| 4 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 |
| 5 | Al Zawra'a | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 51 |
| 6 | Naft | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 49 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 48 |
| 8 | Zakho | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 43 |
| 9 | Al Kahrabaa | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 37 |
| 10 | Baghdad | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | Erbil | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 36 |
| 12 | Newroz SC | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -5 | 36 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 36 |
| 14 | Naft Al-Basra | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -3 | 35 |
| 15 | Al Sinaah | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 34 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 31 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -12 | 33 |
| 17 | Al Karkh | 31 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -7 | 29 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 29 | -27 | 25 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 31 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -18 | 20 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 31 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 23 | -33 | 11 |
