Iraqi League: Naft Al-Wasat - Karbala news and stats

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Thu 20.Jul
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al Najaf Stadium (12000 seats)

Naft Al-Wasat are banking on their home crowd to support them when playing this match against Karbala. Who wins at Al Najaf Stadium?

Insights:
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Iraqi League
  • Karbala have won significantly more corners away than at home.

For Al-Wasat relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Karbala is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Naft Al-Wasat form and stats

Naft Al-Wasat have collected 20 points from their Iraqi League home games so far after 3-11-4. It's trouble wherever Naft Al-Wasat are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

Al-Wasat faced defeat in their previous match, away at Al-Qasim (1-2).

Heartbreak before that as Naft Al-Wasat lost 1-3 at Al Najaf's place.

Al-Wasat aren't scoring a lot here at Al Najaf Stadium in the league, with only {13 goals} from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Naft Al-Wasat have conceded only 14 goals.

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Karbala form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Iraqi League travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats.

Karbala's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Naft that finished 0-0.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Al Diwaniya with the score of 3-1.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Karbala have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Naft Al-Wasat have won at least one point in the last 6 games (3-3-0) against Karbala.

Karbala - Al-Wasat 0-0 was the output when this pair of squads last played each other, some time ago this season.

Naft Al-Wasat missing players

Karbala missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Naft Al-Wasat Karbala
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
5 3 0 Won W 2 5 14
21 11 5 Drew D 2 4 11
11 4 1 Lost L 2 9 12
26 13 1 Scored S 5 16 38
33 14 3 Conceded C 5 20 34
65% 67% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 89% 86%
54% 56% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 39% 51%
27% 22% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 28% 30%
8% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 28% 19%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 5%
43% 44% 17% BTTS BTTS 33% 39% 43%
43% 44% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 28% 35%
49% 44% 83% Failed to Score F T 50% 44% 35%
 
1.2 1.2 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.8 1.7
1.5 1.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 1.8 2.9 1.8
1 0.5 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.6 1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
2.3 2.8 3.7 Shots (avg) S ( 4.2 4.3 2.7
1.1 1.5 0.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.4 1.4 0.9
69% 53% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 71% 65% 116%
 
2.8 1.9 3.7 Shots against (avg) S A 6.8 7.9 4.8
1.1 0.9 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.4 2.3 1.3
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Karbala have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Iraqi League

  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 37 24 7 6 61 23 18 13 4 1 27 8 19 11 3 5 34 15 38 79
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 37 22 9 6 61 26 19 11 4 4 33 16 18 11 5 2 28 10 35 75
3 Al Zawra'a 37 18 13 6 49 31 18 10 5 3 25 15 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 67
4 Al Talaba 37 18 9 10 50 38 19 10 4 5 27 20 18 8 5 5 23 18 12 63
5 Al Kahrabaa 37 17 11 9 51 37 18 8 6 4 24 15 19 9 5 5 27 22 14 62
6 Al Najaf 37 15 11 11 45 39 18 8 4 6 26 24 19 7 7 5 19 15 6 56
7 Erbil 37 15 10 12 41 39 18 9 5 4 18 14 19 6 5 8 23 25 2 55
8 Karbala 37 14 11 12 38 34 19 9 7 3 22 14 18 5 4 9 16 20 4 53
9 Newroz SC 37 14 9 14 45 42 18 10 4 4 30 22 19 4 5 10 15 20 3 51
10 Al Karkh 37 13 11 13 39 35 19 8 6 5 23 18 18 5 5 8 16 17 4 50
11 Al Hudod 37 10 19 8 39 35 19 5 10 4 21 18 18 5 9 4 18 17 4 49
12 Duhok 37 11 16 10 33 38 19 7 8 4 21 19 18 4 8 6 12 19 -5 49
13 Naft Maysan 37 12 12 13 41 54 19 8 8 3 21 21 18 4 4 10 20 33 -13 48
14 Naft Al-Janoob 37 9 15 13 32 38 19 5 6 8 14 22 18 4 9 5 18 16 -6 42
15 Zakho 37 9 14 14 37 40 18 6 8 4 18 16 19 3 6 10 19 24 -3 41
16 Al-Qasim 37 9 13 15 31 37 19 6 6 7 16 16 18 3 7 8 15 21 -6 40
17 Naft 37 8 13 16 38 50 19 4 7 8 22 26 18 4 6 8 16 24 -12 37
18 Naft Al-Wasat 37 5 21 11 26 33 18 3 11 4 13 14 19 2 10 7 13 19 -7 36
19 Al Sinaah 37 7 6 24 25 53 18 4 3 11 13 22 19 3 3 13 12 31 -28 27
20 Al Diwaniya 37 2 6 29 25 85 18 2 2 14 12 41 19 0 4 15 13 44 -60 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 37 24 7 6 61 23 18 13 4 1 27 8 19 11 3 5 34 15 38 79
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 37 22 9 6 61 26 19 11 4 4 33 16 18 11 5 2 28 10 35 75
3 Al Zawra'a 37 18 13 6 49 31 18 10 5 3 25 15 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 67
4 Al Talaba 37 18 9 10 50 38 19 10 4 5 27 20 18 8 5 5 23 18 12 63
5 Al Kahrabaa 37 17 11 9 51 37 18 8 6 4 24 15 19 9 5 5 27 22 14 62
6 Al Najaf 37 15 11 11 45 39 18 8 4 6 26 24 19 7 7 5 19 15 6 56
7 Erbil 37 15 10 12 41 39 18 9 5 4 18 14 19 6 5 8 23 25 2 55
8 Karbala 37 14 11 12 38 34 19 9 7 3 22 14 18 5 4 9 16 20 4 53
9 Newroz SC 37 14 9 14 45 42 18 10 4 4 30 22 19 4 5 10 15 20 3 51
10 Al Karkh 37 13 11 13 39 35 19 8 6 5 23 18 18 5 5 8 16 17 4 50
11 Al Hudod 37 10 19 8 39 35 19 5 10 4 21 18 18 5 9 4 18 17 4 49
12 Duhok 37 11 16 10 33 38 19 7 8 4 21 19 18 4 8 6 12 19 -5 49
13 Naft Maysan 37 12 12 13 41 54 19 8 8 3 21 21 18 4 4 10 20 33 -13 48
14 Naft Al-Janoob 37 9 15 13 32 38 19 5 6 8 14 22 18 4 9 5 18 16 -6 42
15 Zakho 37 9 14 14 37 40 18 6 8 4 18 16 19 3 6 10 19 24 -3 41
16 Al-Qasim 37 9 13 15 31 37 19 6 6 7 16 16 18 3 7 8 15 21 -6 40
17 Naft 37 8 13 16 38 50 19 4 7 8 22 26 18 4 6 8 16 24 -12 37
18 Naft Al-Wasat 37 5 21 11 26 33 18 3 11 4 13 14 19 2 10 7 13 19 -7 36
19 Al Sinaah 37 7 6 24 25 53 18 4 3 11 13 22 19 3 3 13 12 31 -28 27
20 Al Diwaniya 37 2 6 29 25 85 18 2 2 14 12 41 19 0 4 15 13 44 -60 12

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