Iraqi League: Zakho - Naft Al-Basra pre-match thoughts and the hard facts

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Thu 05.May
Match begins: 12:15 (UTC)
Venue: Zakho Stadium (6000 seats)

The season has been a rollercoaster for these contenders so far, boom and bust leading to mid-table positions so far. Pave the way for Zakho - Naft Al-Basra!

Insights:
  • Zakho have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Basra have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Iraqi League

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Naft Al-Basra, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.

This promises to be an exciting fixture with lots of action and excitement as both squads are well renewed since they last played a game. Game on!

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Zakho form and stats

Zakho have played 13 Iraqi League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-6-4 (wins-draws-losses). Zakho are slowly digging their own grave here at Zakho Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Al Talaba match.

It's back home for Zakho, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Erbil away with the result 3-1.

Preceding that match was the home game against Al Kahrabaa that was lost 0-1.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Zakho here at Zakho Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 13 games). From these home matches, Zakho have conceded only 9 goals.

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Naft Al-Basra form and stats

The visitors are W5-D3-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Iraqi League. Naft Al-Basra has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Naft Al-Basra, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Al Zawra'a (placed 4th).

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Erbil.

Al-Basra have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 19 goals have been scored. Naft Al-Basra have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two teams get together this season, as the fixture list show this recent game: Naft Al-Basra - Zakho 0-0. Zakho-Naft Al-Basra H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Zakho one win, Naft Al-Basra five wins, four draws. one of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Zakho missing players

Naft Al-Basra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Zakho Naft Al-Basra
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 13 4 Played P 5 15 29
9 3 1 Won W 2 5 8
13 6 1 Drew D 1 3 11
7 4 2 Lost L 2 7 10
27 9 2 Scored S 8 19 32
21 9 3 Conceded C 7 20 34
76% 69% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 80% 72%
52% 46% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 73% 69%
24% 23% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 60% 48%
10% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 27% 24%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 20% 14%
41% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 60% 53% 55%
45% 38% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 40% 38%
38% 54% 75% Failed to Score F T 20% 27% 34%
 
2.3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2.8 2.3
3.5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.4 4.5
2.8 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.4 1.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 4 5.2 5.2
4.8 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.2 1.2
21% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 67% 67%
 
8.6 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 11 11.4 11.4
3.4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 1.4 1.4
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Naft Al-Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Naft Al-Basra have scored at least twice as many goals away as Zakho have scored home.
  • Naft Al-Basra have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Iraqi League
  • Zakho have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in Iraqi League
  • Zakho have won significantly less 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 29 24 4 1 51 14 15 12 3 0 25 6 14 12 1 1 26 8 37 76
2 Al Talaba 29 17 5 7 40 22 14 9 3 2 24 11 15 8 2 5 16 11 18 56
3 Naft Al-Wasat 29 15 9 5 43 27 14 9 3 2 24 10 15 6 6 3 19 17 16 54
4 Al Zawra'a 30 13 12 5 31 18 14 9 2 3 19 9 16 4 10 2 12 9 13 51
5 Naft 30 12 13 5 27 17 16 7 6 3 16 8 14 5 7 2 11 9 10 49
6 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 26 14 6 6 35 20 13 10 2 1 22 7 13 4 4 5 13 13 15 48
7 Al Najaf 29 12 9 8 29 24 15 5 6 4 14 14 14 7 3 4 15 10 5 45
8 Zakho 29 9 13 7 27 21 13 3 6 4 9 9 16 6 7 3 18 12 6 40
9 Al Kahrabaa 29 9 9 11 25 27 15 6 4 5 15 13 14 3 5 6 10 14 -2 36
10 Erbil 30 9 9 12 28 32 16 8 2 6 21 15 14 1 7 6 7 17 -4 36
11 Naft Maysan 30 8 12 10 22 27 15 6 4 5 17 16 15 2 8 5 5 11 -5 36
12 Naft Al-Basra 29 8 11 10 32 34 14 3 8 3 13 14 15 5 3 7 19 20 -2 35
13 Newroz SC 29 9 8 12 30 35 15 7 5 3 18 13 14 2 3 9 12 22 -5 35
14 Baghdad 29 8 10 11 26 28 15 3 8 4 13 13 14 5 2 7 13 15 -2 34
15 Al Sinaah 29 7 12 10 22 26 14 5 3 6 11 10 15 2 9 4 11 16 -4 33
16 Al-Qasim 30 5 15 10 26 39 14 4 9 1 12 11 16 1 6 9 14 28 -13 30
17 Al Karkh 30 4 16 10 24 31 16 1 9 6 11 16 14 3 7 4 13 15 -7 28
18 Al Diwaniya 29 6 6 17 21 47 15 4 5 6 14 19 14 2 1 11 7 28 -26 24
19 Al Minaa Basra 29 1 15 13 23 41 14 1 9 4 14 16 15 0 6 9 9 25 -18 18
20 Samaraa 30 1 8 21 16 48 15 1 4 10 11 25 15 0 4 11 5 23 -32 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 29 24 4 1 51 14 15 12 3 0 25 6 14 12 1 1 26 8 37 76
2 Al Talaba 29 17 5 7 40 22 14 9 3 2 24 11 15 8 2 5 16 11 18 56
3 Naft Al-Wasat 29 15 9 5 43 27 14 9 3 2 24 10 15 6 6 3 19 17 16 54
4 Al Zawra'a 30 13 12 5 31 18 14 9 2 3 19 9 16 4 10 2 12 9 13 51
5 Naft 30 12 13 5 27 17 16 7 6 3 16 8 14 5 7 2 11 9 10 49
6 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 26 14 6 6 35 20 13 10 2 1 22 7 13 4 4 5 13 13 15 48
7 Al Najaf 29 12 9 8 29 24 15 5 6 4 14 14 14 7 3 4 15 10 5 45
8 Zakho 29 9 13 7 27 21 13 3 6 4 9 9 16 6 7 3 18 12 6 40
9 Al Kahrabaa 29 9 9 11 25 27 15 6 4 5 15 13 14 3 5 6 10 14 -2 36
10 Erbil 30 9 9 12 28 32 16 8 2 6 21 15 14 1 7 6 7 17 -4 36
11 Naft Maysan 30 8 12 10 22 27 15 6 4 5 17 16 15 2 8 5 5 11 -5 36
12 Naft Al-Basra 29 8 11 10 32 34 14 3 8 3 13 14 15 5 3 7 19 20 -2 35
13 Newroz SC 29 9 8 12 30 35 15 7 5 3 18 13 14 2 3 9 12 22 -5 35
14 Baghdad 29 8 10 11 26 28 15 3 8 4 13 13 14 5 2 7 13 15 -2 34
15 Al Sinaah 29 7 12 10 22 26 14 5 3 6 11 10 15 2 9 4 11 16 -4 33
16 Al-Qasim 30 5 15 10 26 39 14 4 9 1 12 11 16 1 6 9 14 28 -13 30
17 Al Karkh 30 4 16 10 24 31 16 1 9 6 11 16 14 3 7 4 13 15 -7 28
18 Al Diwaniya 29 6 6 17 21 47 15 4 5 6 14 19 14 2 1 11 7 28 -26 24
19 Al Minaa Basra 29 1 15 13 23 41 14 1 9 4 14 16 15 0 6 9 9 25 -18 18
20 Samaraa 30 1 8 21 16 48 15 1 4 10 11 25 15 0 4 11 5 23 -32 11

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