Naft Al-Wasat vs Newroz SC match preview

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Wed 05.Jul
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Karbala Stadium (9000 seats)

Naft Al-Wasat believe to fill the stadium for this game despite that the season has been gruelling so far with 36 points and a 16th place in the Iraqi League table. Opponents Newroz SC are in 12th place with 45 pts.

Insights:
  • Naft Al-Wasat is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Newroz SC have the most points from losing position (14) in Iraqi League

This promises to be an engrossing fixture with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!

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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 (Karbala Stadium) is 3 wins, 11 draws and 3 defeats. Al-Wasat have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

In their previous game, the manager Shamran led his Naft Al-Wasat to a defeat away at Zakho. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Karbala Stadium.

Before that, Naft Al-Wasat drew at home versus Al Sinaah.

Low on goals? In this club's last 14 league matches, 11 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).

Al-Wasat have scored {13 league goals} here from 17 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Naft Al-Wasat have conceded only 12 goals.

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Newroz SC form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Newroz SC so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-9 (win-draw-lose).

Newroz SC delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Naft (placed 18th) in their previous fixture.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Al Diwaniya at their stadium, the result 3-1.

Sports betting fact: Both sides have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's latest 12 league games.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Newroz have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Data for the preceeding two meetings featuring these two teams are: one win for Naft Al-Wasat, zero draws and one win for Newroz SC. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Naft Al-Wasat missing players

Newroz SC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Naft Al-Wasat Newroz SC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 12 3 Played P 6 17 27
5 3 0 Won W 3 3 9
13 7 3 Drew D 2 5 9
5 2 0 Lost L 1 9 9
16 9 1 Scored S 8 12 31
14 7 1 Conceded C 4 18 29
61% 67% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 93%
48% 50% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 53% 67%
22% 17% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 24% 41%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 12% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
39% 42% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 41% 59%
52% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 24% 19%
48% 42% 67% Failed to Score F T 17% 47% 30%
 
1.2 1.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.2 2.5
1 1.2 1 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.2 3.7
0.6 0.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
2.5 4.1 8 Shots (avg) S ( 6 5.9 5.5
1.5 2.4 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 1.9 2
52% 32% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 39% 56%
 
2.4 2.1 3 Shots against (avg) S A 3.2 6.8 5.7
0.8 1 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.8 2.1 1.9
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Wasat have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Naft Al-Wasat is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Newroz SC have created more than twice as many corners as Naft Al-Wasat.
  • Newroz SC have the most points from losing position (14) in Iraqi League
  • Newroz SC have won significantly more corners away than at home.

  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 22 7 5 56 22 17 12 4 1 25 8 17 10 3 4 31 14 34 73
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 34 19 9 6 55 24 17 9 4 4 29 14 17 10 5 2 26 10 31 66
3 Al Zawra'a 34 16 12 6 47 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 17 7 7 3 23 16 16 60
4 Al Kahrabaa 34 16 10 8 44 33 17 7 6 4 19 15 17 9 4 4 25 18 11 58
5 Al Talaba 34 16 8 10 45 35 17 8 4 5 23 18 17 8 4 5 22 17 10 56
6 Al Najaf 34 14 10 10 42 37 17 7 4 6 23 23 17 7 6 4 19 14 5 52
7 Erbil 34 13 10 11 37 36 16 7 5 4 15 13 18 6 5 7 22 23 1 49
8 Al Karkh 34 12 11 11 37 32 18 7 6 5 22 18 16 5 5 6 15 14 5 47
9 Duhok 34 11 14 9 30 33 17 7 7 3 19 15 17 4 7 6 11 18 -3 47
10 Naft Maysan 34 12 11 11 39 47 17 8 7 2 20 17 17 4 4 9 19 30 -8 47
11 Karbala 34 12 10 12 34 33 17 8 6 3 21 14 17 4 4 9 13 19 1 46
12 Newroz SC 34 12 9 13 40 39 17 9 4 4 28 21 17 3 5 9 12 18 1 45
13 Al Hudod 34 8 19 7 34 33 17 4 10 3 18 16 17 4 9 4 16 17 1 43
14 Zakho 34 9 13 12 34 35 17 6 7 4 17 15 17 3 6 8 17 20 -1 40
15 Naft Al-Basra 34 8 14 12 31 37 17 4 5 8 13 22 17 4 9 4 18 15 -6 38
16 Naft Al-Wasat 34 5 21 8 24 26 17 3 11 3 13 12 17 2 10 5 11 14 -2 36
17 Al-Qasim 34 7 13 14 26 34 17 4 6 7 11 15 17 3 7 7 15 19 -8 34
18 Naft 34 7 11 16 36 50 17 3 6 8 20 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -14 32
19 Al Sinaah 34 7 6 21 24 48 17 4 3 10 13 20 17 3 3 11 11 28 -24 27
20 Al Diwaniya 34 2 6 26 24 74 17 2 2 13 11 38 17 0 4 13 13 36 -50 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 34 22 7 5 56 22 17 12 4 1 25 8 17 10 3 4 31 14 34 73
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 34 19 9 6 55 24 17 9 4 4 29 14 17 10 5 2 26 10 31 66
3 Al Zawra'a 34 16 12 6 47 31 17 9 5 3 24 15 17 7 7 3 23 16 16 60
4 Al Kahrabaa 34 16 10 8 44 33 17 7 6 4 19 15 17 9 4 4 25 18 11 58
5 Al Talaba 34 16 8 10 45 35 17 8 4 5 23 18 17 8 4 5 22 17 10 56
6 Al Najaf 34 14 10 10 42 37 17 7 4 6 23 23 17 7 6 4 19 14 5 52
7 Erbil 34 13 10 11 37 36 16 7 5 4 15 13 18 6 5 7 22 23 1 49
8 Al Karkh 34 12 11 11 37 32 18 7 6 5 22 18 16 5 5 6 15 14 5 47
9 Duhok 34 11 14 9 30 33 17 7 7 3 19 15 17 4 7 6 11 18 -3 47
10 Naft Maysan 34 12 11 11 39 47 17 8 7 2 20 17 17 4 4 9 19 30 -8 47
11 Karbala 34 12 10 12 34 33 17 8 6 3 21 14 17 4 4 9 13 19 1 46
12 Newroz SC 34 12 9 13 40 39 17 9 4 4 28 21 17 3 5 9 12 18 1 45
13 Al Hudod 34 8 19 7 34 33 17 4 10 3 18 16 17 4 9 4 16 17 1 43
14 Zakho 34 9 13 12 34 35 17 6 7 4 17 15 17 3 6 8 17 20 -1 40
15 Naft Al-Basra 34 8 14 12 31 37 17 4 5 8 13 22 17 4 9 4 18 15 -6 38
16 Naft Al-Wasat 34 5 21 8 24 26 17 3 11 3 13 12 17 2 10 5 11 14 -2 36
17 Al-Qasim 34 7 13 14 26 34 17 4 6 7 11 15 17 3 7 7 15 19 -8 34
18 Naft 34 7 11 16 36 50 17 3 6 8 20 26 17 4 5 8 16 24 -14 32
19 Al Sinaah 34 7 6 21 24 48 17 4 3 10 13 20 17 3 3 11 11 28 -24 27
20 Al Diwaniya 34 2 6 26 24 74 17 2 2 13 11 38 17 0 4 13 13 36 -50 12

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