This game features two participants residing in the cellar of the Iraqi League, Naft holding 18th place and Al Diwaniya in 20th. A good chance for one of the squads to better their situation.
- Naft have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest scored goals (11) in Iraqi League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Naft form and stats
Naft's results here at Al-Shaab Stadium in the Iraqi League have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
The supporters are hoping that Naft will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Al Shorta (placed 1st).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Duhok in a game that was won 4-0.The Naft fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. 16 goals have been conceded. Naft has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Al Diwaniya form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Diwaniya's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 12 away games in the Iraqi League. Al Diwaniya only have 0 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 2 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.
Diwaniya are looking to quickly end their 306 minutes long goal drought in the Iraqi League.
Al Diwaniya are travelling again after losing away to Al Zawra'a in their previous match (0-1).
A loss against Al Shorta was the result prior to that, in a home game.Al Diwaniya are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {6 goals} from 12 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Diwaniya have conceded 20 goals in these games. When Al Diwaniya is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Al-Qasim, Al Sinaah, Zakho, Naft Al-Wasat, Karbala and Al Diwaniya.
Head 2 Head
Naft and Al Diwaniya have duelled previously this season: Al Diwaniya - Naft 2-2. Head to head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Naft won five games, four matches ended with a draw and Al Diwaniya managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Naft missing players
Al Diwaniya missing players
| Naft | Al Diwaniya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 23 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 34 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | 44 |
| 91% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 65% | 82% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 58% | 61% |
| 52% | 64% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 43% |
| 26% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 25% | 26% |
| 9% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 9% |
| 52% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 42% | 35% |
| 22% | 27% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 9% |
| 35% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 58% | 61% |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.8 | 7.1 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 47% | 55% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 31% | 33% |
| 7.2 | 5.8 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
| 2.4 | 1.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
- Al Diwaniya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest points (2) away in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the fewest scored goals (11) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the most conceded goals (44) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the the worst goal difference (-14) away in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have the the worst goal difference (-33) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Al Diwaniya have yet to win a game away.
- Al Diwaniya is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Naft have scored more than double the goals of Al Diwaniya.
- Naft have the most dropped points from leading position (14) 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 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 47 |
| 3 | Al Kahrabaa | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 45 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 44 |
| 5 | Al Talaba | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Duhok | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | Naft Maysan | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 35 |
| 8 | Al Karkh | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | Al Najaf | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Al Hudod | 23 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 11 | Newroz SC | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 32 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Janoob | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 30 |
| 13 | Erbil | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 14 | Karbala | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | Zakho | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 16 | Naft Al-Wasat | 23 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 24 |
| 17 | Al-Qasim | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 18 | Naft | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Al Sinaah | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -22 | 16 |
| 20 | Al Diwaniya | 23 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 20 | -33 | 6 |
