18th- against 7th spot might not seem all that inviting. Fear not: We have the knowledge that makes Naft - Al Najaf (even) more intriguing!
- Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Naft have created more than twice as many corners as Al Najaf.
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 and Al Najaf.
Naft form and stats
Naft's results here at Amman International Stadium in the Iraqi League have been very modest with 2 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats.
The Naft followers enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Al Najaf and win 1-0.
Preceding that match was the home game against Al Quwa Al Jawiya that was lost 0-2.Naft has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Naft defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Al Najaf form and stats
4-6-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Najaf in their Iraqi League matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Al Najaf are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Two away games in a row for Najaf, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Naft.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Al Kahrabaa.Few goals the story here? 9 of this side's most recent 12 league fixtures have had two goals or less.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
Naft and Al Najaf have played each other earlier this season: Naft - Al Najaf 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Naft five wins, three 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
| Naft | Al Najaf | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 28 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 34 |
| 42 | 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 31 |
| 90% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 87% |
| 67% | 81% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 53% | 60% |
| 47% | 50% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 13% | 30% |
| 20% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 20% |
| 7% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 50% | 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 40% | 47% |
| 23% | 25% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 40% | 37% |
| 37% | 25% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6.4 | 6.5 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.7 | 4.8 | 3.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 53% | 58% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 64% | 110% |
| 7 | 6.3 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.3 | 7.3 | 5.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
- Naft have created more than twice as many corners as Al Najaf.
- 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 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 32 | 59 |
| 2 | Al Shorta | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 25 | 58 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a | 29 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 56 |
| 4 | Al Kahrabaa | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 50 |
| 5 | Al Talaba | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Duhok | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 44 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Al Karkh | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 41 |
| 9 | Karbala | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 40 |
| 10 | Erbil | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 39 |
| 11 | Naft Maysan | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -9 | 39 |
| 12 | Al Hudod | 29 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 38 |
| 13 | Newroz SC | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 38 |
| 14 | Naft Al-Janoob | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 36 |
| 15 | Naft Al-Wasat | 29 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 33 |
| 16 | Zakho | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 17 | Al-Qasim | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -8 | 28 |
| 18 | Naft | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -15 | 24 |
| 19 | Al Sinaah | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -24 | 23 |
| 20 | Al Diwaniya | 29 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 65 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 33 | -47 | 8 |
