Naft oppose Al Shorta for recognition and football prosperity.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
It's no vacation for neither Naft nor Al Shorta 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.
Naft form and stats
Naft's first Iraqi League home game here at Amman International Stadium ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats from 19 matches.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Naft, who played 1-1 against Al Shorta. That match was also played at this venue (Amman International Stadium).
Heartbreak before that as Naft lost 0-1 at Duhok's place.Early season league goal statistics from Naft's 1 home game: {1 goals}, 2 conceded.
Al Shorta form and stats
One match played away so far in the Iraqi League for Al Shorta and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 14 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss from 19 games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Naft (placed 18th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Al Diwaniya.{1 goals} so far away for Al Shorta, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Al Shorta have pulled off a sequence of 18 consecutive matches without defeat (8-10-0) when playing Naft.Naft missing players
Al Shorta missing players
| Naft | Al Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 67% | 67% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naft | Last season | Al Shorta | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 14 | 28 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Scored | S | 32 | 64 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Conceded | C | 10 | 21 | ||
| 71% | 74% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 92% | ||
| 39% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 68% | 66% | ||
| 26% | 26% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 37% | 39% | ||
| 13% | 16% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 16% | 18% | ||
| 3% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 8% | ||
| 29% | 32% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 37% | ||
| 61% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 63% | ||
| 39% | 37% | Failed to Score | F T | 5% | 8% | ||
| 2.9 | 2.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.1 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.4 | ||
| 3 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 51% | ||
| 8.3 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.8 | 6.7 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 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 Talaba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Al Hudod | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Duhok | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Naft Maysan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Al Zawra'a | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Newroz SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Naft Al-Janoob | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Al Kahrabaa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Wasat | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Zakho | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Karbala | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Al Najaf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 17 | Erbil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Naft | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 19 | Al Diwaniya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Al Sinaah | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 43 | 91 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 39 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 71 |
| 3 | Al Talaba | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 69 |
| 4 | Naft | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 64 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 64 |
| 6 | Al Zawra'a | 38 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 61 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 57 |
| 8 | Newroz SC | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 29 | -3 | 51 |
| 9 | Al Kahrabaa | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 50 |
| 10 | Zakho | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 48 |
| 11 | Erbil | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -5 | 47 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Janoob | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 24 | -2 | 46 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 46 |
| 14 | Al Karkh | 38 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -4 | 43 |
| 15 | Al Sinaah | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 41 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 34 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 34 | -16 | 41 |
| 17 | Baghdad | 39 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 41 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 25 | -9 | 40 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 51 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 31 | -18 | 39 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 38 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 33 | 49 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 30 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 38 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 20 | 70 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 38 | -50 | 12 |