Naft Al-Wasat are positioned 3rd, while Al Kahrabaa are lingering 18 points behind in the table. Can they crop the gap?
- Naft Al-Wasat have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Naft Al-Wasat have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Kahrabaa have scored away.
This could be an engaging match with lots of action and excitement as both sides are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Naft Al-Wasat form and stats
30 points is a decent return from 14 Iraqi League games here at Al Najaf Stadium for Naft Al-Wasat. The data says 9 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. Al-Wasat has recorded two wins in a row here at Al Najaf Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Naft Al-Wasat are returning here after visiting Al Talaba and winning with a 3-2 scoreline.
Before that, Naft Al-Wasat had a home game versus Al Diwaniya which ended with a victory 2-0.A decent goal production from Naft Al-Wasat in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 14 league matches. Al-Wasat are not conceding a lot of goals here at Al Najaf Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 14 matches.
Al Kahrabaa form and stats
Al Kahrabaa have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 3-5-6 (14 played).
Al Kahrabaa's previous game was their home loss versus Naft (0-1).
Prior to that result Kahrabaa won their away game at Zakho. The scoreline was 1-0.The visitors have scored 10 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also played each other previously this campaign: Al Kahrabaa - Naft Al-Wasat 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Naft Al-Wasat wins - draws - Al Kahrabaa wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Naft Al-Wasat missing players
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| Naft Al-Wasat | Al Kahrabaa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 43 | 24 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| 27 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| 93% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 86% | 83% |
| 76% | 79% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 57% | 59% |
| 38% | 43% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 21% | 28% |
| 21% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 7% | 10% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 36% | 34% |
| 41% | 50% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | 41% |
| 24% | 21% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 43% | 41% |
| 3.2 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.8 | 14 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8 | 7.6 |
| 3.2 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 60% | 41% |
| 8.4 | 12 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2 | 2.4 |
- Al Kahrabaa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Naft Al-Wasat have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Naft Al-Wasat have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Naft Al-Wasat have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Kahrabaa have scored away.
- Naft Al-Wasat have won significantly more corners at 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 Shorta | 29 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 37 | 76 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 56 |
| 3 | Naft Al-Wasat | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 54 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 51 |
| 5 | Naft | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 49 |
| 6 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 48 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 45 |
| 8 | Zakho | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 40 |
| 9 | Al Kahrabaa | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 36 |
| 10 | Erbil | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 36 |
| 11 | Naft Maysan | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 36 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Basra | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -2 | 35 |
| 13 | Newroz SC | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 35 |
| 14 | Baghdad | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 34 |
| 15 | Al Sinaah | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 33 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 30 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -13 | 30 |
| 17 | Al Karkh | 30 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -7 | 28 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 28 | -26 | 24 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 29 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 41 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -18 | 18 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 30 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 23 | -32 | 11 |
