Iraqi League news and guide: Naft Al-Wasat odds-on thought to outplay Naft

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Sat 04.June
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al Najaf Stadium (12000 seats)

A total of 34 sets of matches are finished and both Naft Al-Wasat and Naft are high up in the table. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Naft have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Iraqi League

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Naft Al-Wasat and Naft.

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Naft Al-Wasat form and stats

Naft Al-Wasat have performed here at Al Najaf Stadium this season with 10 wins from 17 Iraqi League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 3.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 181 minutes without scoring a league goal. Deda was the last player to find the net.

Naft Al-Wasat's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Naft (placed 6th).

A 0-0 draw away before that, with Zakho the opponent.

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. Naft 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 13 from 17 matches.

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Naft form and stats

7-7-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Naft in their Iraqi League matches away. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Naft are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

It's the second away game in a row for Naft, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Naft Al-Wasat (placed 4th) last time out.

A draw for Naft before that, at their own venue hosting Al Zawra'a (2-2).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Naft as they have only managed to score 14 times from 17 away games in the league. Naft are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams faced each other earlier on this campaign: Naft Al-Wasat - Naft 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Naft Al-Wasat three wins, four draws and Naft three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Naft Al-Wasat missing players

Naft missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Naft Al-Wasat Naft
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 3 Played P 4 17 34
17 10 2 Won W 2 7 14
11 4 1 Drew D 0 7 14
6 3 0 Lost L 2 3 6
47 26 6 Scored S 4 14 32
30 13 4 Conceded C 5 10 20
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 71% 74%
74% 76% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 35% 38%
32% 35% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 24% 24%
18% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 12% 15%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
38% 35% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 29% 32%
44% 47% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 59% 56%
26% 24% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 41% 38%
 
3.7 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1.8 2.8 2.8
2.8 3.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.8 4.7
1.3 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.3 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6 5.5 7
3.2 4.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.4 2.9
26% 22% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 47% 41%
 
7.8 8.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 9.6 8.7
3.8 4.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 3 2.4
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • 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.
  • Naft have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Naft have the most matches under the total-line (5) 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 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 33 14 9 10 34 29 16 6 6 4 15 14 17 8 3 6 19 15 5 51
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 33 12 9 12 38 39 17 9 5 3 22 14 16 3 4 9 16 25 -1 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-Janoob 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 Baghdad 35 8 12 15 28 35 18 3 10 5 13 14 17 5 2 10 15 21 -7 36
15 Al Karkh 33 6 17 10 28 33 17 2 9 6 13 17 16 4 8 4 15 16 -5 35
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 33 7 8 18 29 49 16 5 5 6 21 19 17 2 3 12 8 30 -20 29
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 33 14 9 10 34 29 16 6 6 4 15 14 17 8 3 6 19 15 5 51
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 33 12 9 12 38 39 17 9 5 3 22 14 16 3 4 9 16 25 -1 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-Janoob 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 Baghdad 35 8 12 15 28 35 18 3 10 5 13 14 17 5 2 10 15 21 -7 36
15 Al Karkh 33 6 17 10 28 33 17 2 9 6 13 17 16 4 8 4 15 16 -5 35
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 33 7 8 18 29 49 16 5 5 6 21 19 17 2 3 12 8 30 -20 29
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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