Iraqi League: Samaraa are 31 points short of Naft Al-Basra, but are psyched to go full throttle. Game on!
- Samaraa have the fewest scored goals (20) in Iraqi League
- Naft Al-Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
For Samaraa relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely.
Both squads have had enough rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's aim for an in-your-face fixture!
Samaraa form and stats
Samaraa's results here at Samaraa Stadium in the Iraqi League have been very modest with 1 victory, 4 draws and 12 defeats. All in all it has been a very rough period for days ago.
Samaraa faced defeat in their previous match, away at Erbil (1-2).
Before that game, the home loss against Al Kahrabaa with the scoreline 1-2.Samaraa have scored 13 league goals here from 17 matches, not a lot. Samaraa have conceded 29 from these games.
Naft Al-Basra form and stats
As the visiting team in Iraqi League matches, Naft Al-Basra have produced an overall stat of 5-4-9 so far.
The manager Hussain was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Al Faihaa Stadium. Naft Al-Basra suffered a 0-1 loss to Al-Qasim (placed 15th).
A 1-1 draw at Al Sinaah's stadium before that.The visiting Naft Al-Basra have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 21 goals from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Al-Basra have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The participants have faced each other before in this season, with the result Naft Al-Basra - Samaraa 2-1 registered in the official records.Samaraa missing players
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| Samaraa | Naft Al-Basra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 35 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 26 | 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 20 | 13 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 21 | 36 |
| 64 | 29 | 13 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | 39 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 83% | 77% |
| 74% | 71% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | 63% |
| 40% | 47% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 43% |
| 17% | 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 20% |
| 9% | 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 11% |
| 46% | 53% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 51% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 37% |
| 54% | 47% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 28% | 34% |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 6.6 | 7.2 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 2.4 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.4 | 5.8 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 19% | 20% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 71% | 71% |
| 11 | 9.5 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
- Naft Al-Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Samaraa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Samaraa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Samaraa have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the fewest points (7) at home in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the fewest scored goals (20) in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the most conceded goals (29) at home in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the most conceded goals (64) in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the the worst goal difference (-16) at home in Iraqi League
- Samaraa have the the worst goal difference (-44) 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 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 41 | 86 |
| 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 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 66 |
| 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 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 57 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 53 |
| 8 | Al Kahrabaa | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 47 |
| 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 | Erbil | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -5 | 43 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Basra | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 42 |
| 13 | Al Karkh | 35 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -4 | 39 |
| 14 | Naft Maysan | 35 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 39 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 35 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 31 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 31 | -14 | 37 |
| 16 | Baghdad | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 23 | -9 | 36 |
| 17 | Al Sinaah | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 35 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 35 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 31 | -20 | 32 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 35 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -17 | 26 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 35 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 20 | 64 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 35 | -44 | 11 |