Iraqi League match forecast and news & stats for the Zakho vs Naft Al-Basra battle

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Fri 21.Jul
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Zakho Stadium (6000 seats)

Iraqi League: Tipsway are previewing an action-packed and very important match starring Zakho and Naft Al-Basra at Zakho Stadium. Both teams need the win!

Insights:
  • Zakho have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Zakho are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Naft Al-Basra most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Zakho form and stats

Zakho have played 18 Iraqi League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-8-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Zakho hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Naft, Al-Qasim, Al Sinaah, Zakho, Naft Al-Wasat and Al Diwaniya), they have won 4 of 5 matches!

Zakho are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Al Quwa Al Jawiya.

Before that, Zakho drew at home versus Al Talaba.

Take note: 9 of the latest 10 league games from this football club have seen goals scored by both teams.

Zakho have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Naft Al-Basra form and stats

4-9-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Naft Al-Basra in their Iraqi League matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Naft Al-Basra are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Naft Al-Basra are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against Al Sinaah (placed 19th). Eureka; their first three points in the league after seven rounds not winning.

A 0-1 defeat away at Al Karkh before that.

It's not easy to score on Al-Basra as they have only conceded 16 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The participants have met each other previously this season, with the final score Naft Al-Basra - Zakho 3-2 entered in the official records. Stats for the last ten meetings involving these two teams are: two wins for Zakho, three draws and five wins for Naft Al-Basra. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Zakho missing players

Naft Al-Basra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Zakho Naft Al-Basra
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
9 6 4 Won W 3 4 9
14 8 1 Drew D 1 9 15
14 4 0 Lost L 1 5 13
37 18 10 Scored S 7 18 32
40 16 5 Conceded C 2 16 38
86% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 83% 84%
62% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 56% 57%
35% 28% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 33% 32%
16% 11% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 14%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
54% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 20% 50% 46%
24% 28% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 33% 32%
35% 39% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 33% 38%
 
0.9 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1.8 1.4 0.8
2.3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.1 2.4
1.1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.4 0.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
2.8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 1.8 2.9 1.7
0.7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.8 1.1 0.6
132% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 175% 106% 141%
 
4.4 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 4.4 5.4 3.2
1.1 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 1.6 0.9
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Naft Al-Basra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Naft Al-Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Naft Al-Basra have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Zakho have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Zakho have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) 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 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-Basra 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-Basra 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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