Can Naft Al-Wasat outdo Al Zawra'a in Al Najaf Stadium clash?

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Wed 08.June
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al Najaf Stadium (12000 seats)

Iraqi League: A pair of squads who have done well so far. Get to know Naft Al-Wasat - Al Zawra'a with this comprehensive guide!

Insights:
  • Naft Al-Wasat have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Zawra'a have the most clean sheets (10) away in Iraqi League

Naft Al-Wasat have less rest than Al Zawra'a in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Iraqi League game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Al Najaf Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Al Zawra'a have had more rest.

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Naft Al-Wasat form and stats

Naft Al-Wasat are steadily winning Iraqi League games and points here at Al Najaf Stadium. 10 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 17 games.

Al-Wasat haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 181 minutes ago. Deda scored that one.

The Naft Al-Wasat followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Al Najaf Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Naft (placed 6th).

Before that, Naft Al-Wasat played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Zakho.

Naft Al-Wasat have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Al Najaf Stadium with 26 goals in 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Al-Wasat have conceded only 13 goals.

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Al Zawra'a form and stats

4-11-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Zawra'a, who have the most clean sheets (10) away in Iraqi League, in their Iraqi League matches away. It's three draws from Al Zawra'a's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

The fans enjoyed Zawra'a's previous match versus Baghdad (placed 15th), a 2-1 win played at home.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Naft.

The attacking power of Al Zawra'a when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 17 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).

Head 2 Head

The previous head-to-head match ended Al Zawra'a - Naft Al-Wasat 2-0, earlier this season. Statistics for the former ten meetings involving these two sides are: two wins for Naft Al-Wasat, four draws and four wins for Al Zawra'a. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

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Al Zawra'a missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Naft Al-Wasat Al Zawra'a
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 3 17 34
17 10 2 Won W 0 4 15
11 4 1 Drew D 2 11 14
6 3 1 Lost L 1 2 5
47 26 6 Scored S 4 14 38
30 13 6 Conceded C 6 11 22
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 65% 76%
74% 76% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 41% 56%
32% 35% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 24% 35%
18% 18% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 18% 9%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 35% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 29% 38%
44% 47% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 59% 53%
26% 24% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 47% 32%
 
3.7 6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 5.7 5.3
2.8 3.5 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 2.8 3.5
1.3 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.8 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.3 10 6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 10 10.8
3.2 4.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.3 3.6
26% 22% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 35% 42%
 
7.8 8.5 5 Shots against (avg) S A 8 7 6.4
3.8 4.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 1.8 1.9
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Zawra'a have the most clean sheets (10) away in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Wasat have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 34 26 5 3 59 20 17 12 3 2 28 11 17 14 2 1 31 9 39 83
2 Al Talaba 34 20 6 8 51 29 17 11 4 2 32 15 17 9 2 6 19 14 22 66
3 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 35 19 8 8 45 28 18 14 2 2 29 12 17 5 6 6 16 16 17 65
4 Naft Al-Wasat 34 17 11 6 47 30 17 10 4 3 26 13 17 7 7 3 21 17 17 62
5 Al Zawra'a 34 15 14 5 38 22 17 11 3 3 24 11 17 4 11 2 14 11 16 59
6 Naft 34 14 14 6 32 20 17 7 7 3 18 10 17 7 7 3 14 10 12 56
7 Al Najaf 34 14 10 10 35 30 17 6 7 4 16 15 17 8 3 6 19 15 5 52
8 Al Kahrabaa 34 12 10 12 34 33 17 7 4 6 20 17 17 5 6 6 14 16 1 46
9 Newroz SC 34 12 9 13 38 40 17 9 5 3 22 14 17 3 4 10 16 26 -2 45
10 Zakho 34 10 14 10 29 26 16 4 7 5 11 11 18 6 7 5 18 15 3 44
11 Naft Al-Basra 34 10 12 12 36 38 16 5 8 3 15 14 18 5 4 9 21 24 -2 42
12 Erbil 34 10 10 14 32 38 18 9 2 7 23 18 16 1 8 7 9 20 -6 40
13 Naft Maysan 34 8 14 12 25 33 17 6 5 6 18 19 17 2 9 6 7 14 -8 38
14 Al Karkh 34 6 18 10 29 34 17 2 9 6 13 17 17 4 9 4 16 17 -5 36
15 Baghdad 35 8 12 15 28 35 18 3 10 5 13 14 17 5 2 10 15 21 -7 36
16 Al Sinaah 34 7 14 13 25 33 17 5 5 7 12 12 17 2 9 6 13 21 -8 35
17 Al-Qasim 34 6 16 12 30 45 17 5 10 2 15 14 17 1 6 10 15 31 -15 34
18 Al Diwaniya 34 8 8 18 30 49 17 6 5 6 22 19 17 2 3 12 8 30 -19 32
19 Al Minaa Basra 34 2 19 13 27 44 17 1 12 4 16 18 17 1 7 9 11 26 -17 25
20 Samaraa 34 1 8 25 19 62 17 1 4 12 13 29 17 0 4 13 6 33 -43 11

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 34 26 5 3 59 20 17 12 3 2 28 11 17 14 2 1 31 9 39 83
2 Al Talaba 34 20 6 8 51 29 17 11 4 2 32 15 17 9 2 6 19 14 22 66
3 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 35 19 8 8 45 28 18 14 2 2 29 12 17 5 6 6 16 16 17 65
4 Naft Al-Wasat 34 17 11 6 47 30 17 10 4 3 26 13 17 7 7 3 21 17 17 62
5 Al Zawra'a 34 15 14 5 38 22 17 11 3 3 24 11 17 4 11 2 14 11 16 59
6 Naft 34 14 14 6 32 20 17 7 7 3 18 10 17 7 7 3 14 10 12 56
7 Al Najaf 34 14 10 10 35 30 17 6 7 4 16 15 17 8 3 6 19 15 5 52
8 Al Kahrabaa 34 12 10 12 34 33 17 7 4 6 20 17 17 5 6 6 14 16 1 46
9 Newroz SC 34 12 9 13 38 40 17 9 5 3 22 14 17 3 4 10 16 26 -2 45
10 Zakho 34 10 14 10 29 26 16 4 7 5 11 11 18 6 7 5 18 15 3 44
11 Naft Al-Basra 34 10 12 12 36 38 16 5 8 3 15 14 18 5 4 9 21 24 -2 42
12 Erbil 34 10 10 14 32 38 18 9 2 7 23 18 16 1 8 7 9 20 -6 40
13 Naft Maysan 34 8 14 12 25 33 17 6 5 6 18 19 17 2 9 6 7 14 -8 38
14 Al Karkh 34 6 18 10 29 34 17 2 9 6 13 17 17 4 9 4 16 17 -5 36
15 Baghdad 35 8 12 15 28 35 18 3 10 5 13 14 17 5 2 10 15 21 -7 36
16 Al Sinaah 34 7 14 13 25 33 17 5 5 7 12 12 17 2 9 6 13 21 -8 35
17 Al-Qasim 34 6 16 12 30 45 17 5 10 2 15 14 17 1 6 10 15 31 -15 34
18 Al Diwaniya 34 8 8 18 30 49 17 6 5 6 22 19 17 2 3 12 8 30 -19 32
19 Al Minaa Basra 34 2 19 13 27 44 17 1 12 4 16 18 17 1 7 9 11 26 -17 25
20 Samaraa 34 1 8 25 19 62 17 1 4 12 13 29 17 0 4 13 6 33 -43 11

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