Football match preview: Naft Al-Wasat vs Al Sinaah

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Thu 22.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al Najaf Stadium (12000 seats)

This duo has had a low return so far, but a win in this crucial game would definitely help. Get set for Naft Al-Wasat - Al Sinaah!

Insights:
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Iraqi League
  • Al Sinaah have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Iraqi League

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Naft Al-Wasat form and stats

The story so far in the Iraqi League for Naft Al-Wasat at their home stadium (Al Najaf Stadium) is 3 wins, 10 draws and 3 defeats.

Stress levels are on the rise for Naft Al-Wasat's attacking players as they have now played 234 minutes without scoring in a league game. Lucas was their last goal scorer. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 210 minutes.

The home team returns to Al Najaf Stadium after drawing with Al Karkh (placed 10th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Naft Al-Janoob that ended 0-0.

It should be taken into account that a look at the 12 latest league matches reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Naft Al-Wasat aren't scoring a lot here at Al Najaf Stadium in the league, with only {12 goals} from 16 games. From these home matches, Al-Wasat have conceded only 11 goals. Naft Al-Wasat has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 5 of 5 times.

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Al Sinaah form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Sinaah so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-11 (win-draw-lose). Al Sinaah seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Al Sinaah won their last game, 3-0 versus Naft played at home. Those three points felt nice as this club had gone three league matches without winning.

A 1-2 defeat away at Al Diwaniya before that.

Stats flash: 14 of the latest 18 league matches featuring this side have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sinaah as they have only managed to score 10 times from 16 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Al Sinaah have conceded 27 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also encountered each other previously this match year: Al Sinaah - Naft Al-Wasat 1-2. Previous three meetings featuring these teams: Al-Wasat won one, Al Sinaah were winners in one and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Naft Al-Wasat missing players

Al Sinaah missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Naft Al-Wasat Al Sinaah
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 16 32
5 3 1 Won W 1 3 7
20 10 3 Drew D 1 2 5
7 3 1 Lost L 2 11 20
22 12 3 Scored S 3 10 22
23 11 2 Conceded C 4 27 45
59% 62% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 84%
47% 50% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 59%
22% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 41%
6% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 19%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
38% 44% 20% BTTS BTTS 50% 25% 25%
50% 50% 60% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 28%
53% 44% 60% Failed to Score F T 25% 62% 62%
 
1.3 1.1 1.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 1.8 3.8
1.3 0.5 1.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 2.8 4.1
0.9 0.4 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
2.1 2.4 4.5 Shots (avg) S ( 3.3 5.2 7.1
1 1.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 2.1 2.3
73% 64% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 33% 31%
 
2.5 0.8 1.5 Shots against (avg) S A 5.7 6.5 7.3
0.9 0.5 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2.5 2.7
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Sinaah have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Al Sinaah have created more than twice as many corners as Naft Al-Wasat.
  • Al Sinaah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Sinaah have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Iraqi League
  • Al Sinaah 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 the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Wasat have won significantly less 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 32 20 7 5 50 22 16 11 4 1 24 8 16 9 3 4 26 14 28 67
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 32 19 8 5 54 22 16 9 4 3 29 13 16 10 4 2 25 9 32 65
3 Al Zawra'a 32 15 12 5 45 29 16 9 5 2 23 13 16 6 7 3 22 16 16 57
4 Al Kahrabaa 32 15 9 8 41 31 16 6 6 4 18 15 16 9 3 4 23 16 10 54
5 Al Talaba 32 15 8 9 43 33 16 7 4 5 21 17 16 8 4 4 22 16 10 53
6 Al Najaf 32 12 10 10 38 33 16 7 4 5 23 18 16 5 6 5 15 15 5 46
7 Karbala 32 12 9 11 31 28 17 9 6 2 23 12 15 3 3 9 8 16 3 45
8 Erbil 32 12 9 11 35 35 15 7 4 4 15 13 17 5 5 7 20 22 0 45
9 Duhok 32 11 12 9 29 32 16 7 6 3 18 14 16 4 6 6 11 18 -3 45
10 Al Karkh 32 11 10 11 36 32 17 6 6 5 21 18 15 5 4 6 15 14 4 43
11 Al Hudod 32 8 19 5 32 28 16 4 10 2 16 12 16 4 9 3 16 16 4 43
12 Naft Maysan 32 11 10 11 35 44 16 8 6 2 18 15 16 3 4 9 17 29 -9 43
13 Newroz SC 32 11 8 13 35 36 16 9 3 4 26 19 16 2 5 9 9 17 -1 41
14 Naft Al-Janoob 32 8 13 11 29 34 16 4 4 8 12 21 16 4 9 3 17 13 -5 37
15 Zakho 32 8 12 12 31 33 16 5 7 4 15 14 16 3 5 8 16 19 -2 36
16 Naft Al-Wasat 32 5 20 7 22 23 16 3 10 3 12 11 16 2 10 4 10 12 -1 35
17 Al-Qasim 32 7 12 13 26 33 16 4 5 7 11 15 16 3 7 6 15 18 -7 33
18 Naft 32 7 9 16 33 47 16 3 5 8 19 25 16 4 4 8 14 22 -14 30
19 Al Sinaah 32 7 5 20 22 45 16 4 3 9 12 18 16 3 2 11 10 27 -23 26
20 Al Diwaniya 32 2 6 24 22 69 15 2 2 11 9 33 17 0 4 13 13 36 -47 12

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 32 20 7 5 50 22 16 11 4 1 24 8 16 9 3 4 26 14 28 67
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 32 19 8 5 54 22 16 9 4 3 29 13 16 10 4 2 25 9 32 65
3 Al Zawra'a 32 15 12 5 45 29 16 9 5 2 23 13 16 6 7 3 22 16 16 57
4 Al Kahrabaa 32 15 9 8 41 31 16 6 6 4 18 15 16 9 3 4 23 16 10 54
5 Al Talaba 32 15 8 9 43 33 16 7 4 5 21 17 16 8 4 4 22 16 10 53
6 Al Najaf 32 12 10 10 38 33 16 7 4 5 23 18 16 5 6 5 15 15 5 46
7 Karbala 32 12 9 11 31 28 17 9 6 2 23 12 15 3 3 9 8 16 3 45
8 Erbil 32 12 9 11 35 35 15 7 4 4 15 13 17 5 5 7 20 22 0 45
9 Duhok 32 11 12 9 29 32 16 7 6 3 18 14 16 4 6 6 11 18 -3 45
10 Al Karkh 32 11 10 11 36 32 17 6 6 5 21 18 15 5 4 6 15 14 4 43
11 Al Hudod 32 8 19 5 32 28 16 4 10 2 16 12 16 4 9 3 16 16 4 43
12 Naft Maysan 32 11 10 11 35 44 16 8 6 2 18 15 16 3 4 9 17 29 -9 43
13 Newroz SC 32 11 8 13 35 36 16 9 3 4 26 19 16 2 5 9 9 17 -1 41
14 Naft Al-Janoob 32 8 13 11 29 34 16 4 4 8 12 21 16 4 9 3 17 13 -5 37
15 Zakho 32 8 12 12 31 33 16 5 7 4 15 14 16 3 5 8 16 19 -2 36
16 Naft Al-Wasat 32 5 20 7 22 23 16 3 10 3 12 11 16 2 10 4 10 12 -1 35
17 Al-Qasim 32 7 12 13 26 33 16 4 5 7 11 15 16 3 7 6 15 18 -7 33
18 Naft 32 7 9 16 33 47 16 3 5 8 19 25 16 4 4 8 14 22 -14 30
19 Al Sinaah 32 7 5 20 22 45 16 4 3 9 12 18 16 3 2 11 10 27 -23 26
20 Al Diwaniya 32 2 6 24 22 69 15 2 2 11 9 33 17 0 4 13 13 36 -47 12

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