Iraqi League match preview and statistics: Naft fight Al Kahrabaa

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Thu 15.July
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al Taji Stadium (5000 seats)

Naft are placed 6th so far, while Al Kahrabaa are lagging 9 points behind in the table. Can they reduce the gap?

Insights:
  • Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Kahrabaa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Iraqi League.

Naft can neither be promoted or relegated from Iraqi League. For Kahrabaa most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Naft form and stats

5 victories, 9 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Naft have to build on here at Al Taji Stadium in the Iraqi League.

A good away victory last time out for Naft, who won 1-0 against Al Hudod (placed 19th).

Before that game, the home loss against Al Quwa Al Jawiya with the scoreline 1-4.

The Naft fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 18 matches. Naft are not conceding a lot of goals here at Al Taji Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 17 from 18 matches.

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Al Kahrabaa form and stats

Al Kahrabaa have only collected 18 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 3-9-6 (18 played).

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Iraqi League home defeat versus Al Shorta with 0-3 on the scoreboard.

Before that, Al Kahrabaa travelled to Erbil and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Kahrabaa find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. Al Kahrabaa have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Al Kahrabaa - Naft 0-1 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Naft won four, Al Kahrabaa won three and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Naft missing players

Al Kahrabaa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Naft Al Kahrabaa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
11 5 1 Won W 0 3 8
16 9 3 Drew D 4 9 16
9 4 2 Lost L 1 6 12
34 18 6 Scored S 3 19 35
33 17 7 Conceded C 4 20 37
86% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 83% 86%
58% 56% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 56% 50%
19% 22% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 33% 33%
14% 22% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 33% 25%
8% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
47% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 56% 44%
39% 39% 17% Clean Sheets C S 40% 17% 28%
28% 28% 17% Failed to Score F T 60% 44% 42%
 
3.3 3 1 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.5 2.8
4.3 4.4 9 Corners against (avg) C A 15 8.5 5.6
1.6 1.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.5 1.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.1 9.4 10 Shots (avg) S ( 1 4.5 7.8
2.4 2.5 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 1.4
48% 55% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 45%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Kahrabaa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Al Kahrabaa have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 Quwa Al Jawiya 36 24 8 4 66 26 19 14 3 2 44 19 17 10 5 2 22 7 40 80
2 Al Zawra'a 36 19 15 2 43 17 18 10 7 1 25 9 18 9 8 1 18 8 26 72
3 Al Shorta 36 19 11 6 58 26 18 10 7 1 34 11 18 9 4 5 24 15 32 68
4 Al Najaf 36 19 11 6 44 26 18 9 7 2 22 13 18 10 4 4 22 13 18 68
5 Naft Al-Wasat 36 16 13 7 45 30 18 8 5 5 22 15 18 8 8 2 23 15 15 61
6 Naft 36 11 16 9 34 33 18 5 9 4 18 17 18 6 7 5 16 16 1 49
7 Baghdad 36 13 9 14 30 32 18 5 6 7 14 15 18 8 3 7 16 17 -2 48
8 Zakho 36 10 16 10 34 37 17 6 8 3 17 15 19 4 8 7 17 22 -3 46
9 Al Minaa Basra 36 11 12 13 42 43 17 8 4 5 22 16 19 3 8 8 20 27 -1 45
10 Naft Al-Janoob 36 10 14 12 35 43 18 7 5 6 19 20 18 3 9 6 16 23 -8 44
11 Al Karkh 36 10 11 15 34 40 18 7 4 7 19 21 18 3 7 8 15 19 -6 41
12 Al Kahrabaa 36 8 16 12 35 37 18 5 7 6 16 17 18 3 9 6 19 20 -2 40
13 Naft Maysan 36 8 15 13 36 47 19 3 8 8 17 26 17 5 7 5 19 21 -11 39
14 Erbil 35 8 14 13 36 38 17 5 7 5 23 15 18 3 7 8 13 23 -2 38
15 Al-Qasim 36 8 14 14 36 47 18 5 6 7 20 23 18 3 8 7 16 24 -11 38
16 Al Diwaniya 36 6 19 11 19 34 19 5 11 3 12 10 17 1 8 8 7 24 -15 37
17 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 36 7 15 14 26 37 18 6 9 3 13 11 18 1 6 11 13 26 -11 36
18 Al Talaba 36 7 14 15 34 46 18 4 6 8 18 22 18 3 8 7 16 24 -12 35
19 Al Hudod 35 4 18 13 30 44 17 1 10 6 16 23 18 3 8 7 14 21 -14 30
20 Al Simawa 36 5 11 20 18 52 18 4 7 7 10 16 18 1 4 13 8 36 -34 26

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 Quwa Al Jawiya 36 24 8 4 66 26 19 14 3 2 44 19 17 10 5 2 22 7 40 80
2 Al Zawra'a 36 19 15 2 43 17 18 10 7 1 25 9 18 9 8 1 18 8 26 72
3 Al Shorta 36 19 11 6 58 26 18 10 7 1 34 11 18 9 4 5 24 15 32 68
4 Al Najaf 36 19 11 6 44 26 18 9 7 2 22 13 18 10 4 4 22 13 18 68
5 Naft Al-Wasat 36 16 13 7 45 30 18 8 5 5 22 15 18 8 8 2 23 15 15 61
6 Naft 36 11 16 9 34 33 18 5 9 4 18 17 18 6 7 5 16 16 1 49
7 Baghdad 36 13 9 14 30 32 18 5 6 7 14 15 18 8 3 7 16 17 -2 48
8 Zakho 36 10 16 10 34 37 17 6 8 3 17 15 19 4 8 7 17 22 -3 46
9 Al Minaa Basra 36 11 12 13 42 43 17 8 4 5 22 16 19 3 8 8 20 27 -1 45
10 Naft Al-Janoob 36 10 14 12 35 43 18 7 5 6 19 20 18 3 9 6 16 23 -8 44
11 Al Karkh 36 10 11 15 34 40 18 7 4 7 19 21 18 3 7 8 15 19 -6 41
12 Al Kahrabaa 36 8 16 12 35 37 18 5 7 6 16 17 18 3 9 6 19 20 -2 40
13 Naft Maysan 36 8 15 13 36 47 19 3 8 8 17 26 17 5 7 5 19 21 -11 39
14 Erbil 35 8 14 13 36 38 17 5 7 5 23 15 18 3 7 8 13 23 -2 38
15 Al-Qasim 36 8 14 14 36 47 18 5 6 7 20 23 18 3 8 7 16 24 -11 38
16 Al Diwaniya 36 6 19 11 19 34 19 5 11 3 12 10 17 1 8 8 7 24 -15 37
17 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 36 7 15 14 26 37 18 6 9 3 13 11 18 1 6 11 13 26 -11 36
18 Al Talaba 36 7 14 15 34 46 18 4 6 8 18 22 18 3 8 7 16 24 -12 35
19 Al Hudod 35 4 18 13 30 44 17 1 10 6 16 23 18 3 8 7 14 21 -14 30
20 Al Simawa 36 5 11 20 18 52 18 4 7 7 10 16 18 1 4 13 8 36 -34 26

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