Iraqi League match information and facts: Naft against Al Najaf

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Mon 04.April
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al Naft Stadium

Both these teams are doing all right, Al Najaf having a 1 point lead on Naft in the league table. Let's go!

It's no vacation for neither Naft nor Al Najaf as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Naft form and stats

All-inclusive Iraqi League results playing at home this season for Naft are 5-6-3 (wins-draws-losses).

The Naft crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Al Najaf here at Al Naft Stadium.

Prior to that, an away loss at Al Shorta.

Naft have scored 13 league goals here from 14 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Naft have conceded only 8 goals.

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Al Najaf form and stats

The visitors are W7-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Iraqi League. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Al Najaf are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Najaf play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Naft (placed 7th).

A draw for Al Najaf before that, at their own venue hosting Zakho (1-1).

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Najaf have scored 15 goals in 14 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the scoreline when the squads played each other earlier this campaign; Naft - Al Najaf 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Naft four wins, four draws and Al Najaf two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Naft missing players

Al Najaf missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Naft Al Najaf
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 14 2 Played P 6 14 26
9 5 0 Won W 4 7 11
12 6 1 Drew D 1 3 7
5 3 1 Lost L 1 4 8
23 13 1 Scored S 8 15 26
17 8 2 Conceded C 4 10 22
69% 71% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 93% 88%
38% 36% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 57% 54%
27% 21% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 14% 23%
15% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 7% 15%
4% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 7% 4%
38% 36% 50% BTTS BTTS 17% 29% 27%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 43% 46%
42% 43% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 38%
 
2.8 2.8 1 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.7 4.8
4.3 3.8 7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.7 5
1.9 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.1 8 4 Shots (avg) S ( 6 5 6.2
2.8 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 1.7 1.5
38% 37% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 33%
 
8.8 7.7 7 Shots against (avg) S A 9 10 9
2.1 1.2 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.7 2.8

  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 25 21 4 0 43 12 13 10 3 0 21 6 12 11 1 0 22 6 31 67
2 Al Talaba 25 16 4 5 36 17 12 8 3 1 20 7 13 8 1 4 16 10 19 52
3 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 25 14 6 5 34 18 13 10 2 1 22 7 12 4 4 4 12 11 16 48
4 Al Zawra'a 25 12 9 4 29 16 12 8 1 3 17 8 13 4 8 1 12 8 13 45
5 Naft Al-Wasat 25 12 8 5 35 23 12 7 3 2 20 9 13 5 5 3 15 14 12 44
6 Al Najaf 26 11 7 8 26 22 12 4 4 4 11 12 14 7 3 4 15 10 4 40
7 Naft 26 9 12 5 23 17 14 5 6 3 13 8 12 4 6 2 10 9 6 39
8 Zakho 25 8 13 4 22 15 11 3 6 2 8 6 14 5 7 2 14 9 7 37
9 Naft Al-Janoob 25 8 9 8 29 29 12 3 6 3 12 13 13 5 3 5 17 16 0 33
10 Naft Maysan 25 8 8 9 20 24 13 6 2 5 15 14 12 2 6 4 5 10 -4 32
11 Al Kahrabaa 25 7 9 9 22 24 13 5 4 4 13 11 12 2 5 5 9 13 -2 30
12 Erbil 25 7 8 10 24 26 13 6 2 5 18 12 12 1 6 5 6 14 -2 29
13 Al Sinaah 25 6 11 8 20 23 13 5 3 5 10 8 12 1 8 3 10 15 -3 29
14 Newroz SC 25 7 6 12 25 33 12 5 4 3 14 12 13 2 2 9 11 21 -8 27
15 Al-Qasim 25 4 14 7 21 28 12 3 9 0 10 7 13 1 5 7 11 21 -7 26
16 Baghdad 25 5 9 11 19 27 13 2 7 4 10 13 12 3 2 7 9 14 -8 24
17 Al Karkh 25 2 14 9 17 25 13 0 7 6 8 14 12 2 7 3 9 11 -8 20
18 Al Diwaniya 25 4 5 16 17 43 13 3 4 6 12 18 12 1 1 10 5 25 -26 17
19 Al Minaa Basra 25 1 13 11 20 36 12 1 8 3 13 14 13 0 5 8 7 22 -16 16
20 Samaraa 25 1 7 17 13 37 13 1 4 8 9 20 12 0 3 9 4 17 -24 10

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 25 21 4 0 43 12 13 10 3 0 21 6 12 11 1 0 22 6 31 67
2 Al Talaba 25 16 4 5 36 17 12 8 3 1 20 7 13 8 1 4 16 10 19 52
3 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 25 14 6 5 34 18 13 10 2 1 22 7 12 4 4 4 12 11 16 48
4 Al Zawra'a 25 12 9 4 29 16 12 8 1 3 17 8 13 4 8 1 12 8 13 45
5 Naft Al-Wasat 25 12 8 5 35 23 12 7 3 2 20 9 13 5 5 3 15 14 12 44
6 Al Najaf 26 11 7 8 26 22 12 4 4 4 11 12 14 7 3 4 15 10 4 40
7 Naft 26 9 12 5 23 17 14 5 6 3 13 8 12 4 6 2 10 9 6 39
8 Zakho 25 8 13 4 22 15 11 3 6 2 8 6 14 5 7 2 14 9 7 37
9 Naft Al-Janoob 25 8 9 8 29 29 12 3 6 3 12 13 13 5 3 5 17 16 0 33
10 Naft Maysan 25 8 8 9 20 24 13 6 2 5 15 14 12 2 6 4 5 10 -4 32
11 Al Kahrabaa 25 7 9 9 22 24 13 5 4 4 13 11 12 2 5 5 9 13 -2 30
12 Erbil 25 7 8 10 24 26 13 6 2 5 18 12 12 1 6 5 6 14 -2 29
13 Al Sinaah 25 6 11 8 20 23 13 5 3 5 10 8 12 1 8 3 10 15 -3 29
14 Newroz SC 25 7 6 12 25 33 12 5 4 3 14 12 13 2 2 9 11 21 -8 27
15 Al-Qasim 25 4 14 7 21 28 12 3 9 0 10 7 13 1 5 7 11 21 -7 26
16 Baghdad 25 5 9 11 19 27 13 2 7 4 10 13 12 3 2 7 9 14 -8 24
17 Al Karkh 25 2 14 9 17 25 13 0 7 6 8 14 12 2 7 3 9 11 -8 20
18 Al Diwaniya 25 4 5 16 17 43 13 3 4 6 12 18 12 1 1 10 5 25 -26 17
19 Al Minaa Basra 25 1 13 11 20 36 12 1 8 3 13 14 13 0 5 8 7 22 -16 16
20 Samaraa 25 1 7 17 13 37 13 1 4 8 9 20 12 0 3 9 4 17 -24 10

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