Al Najaf vs Al Talaba pre-match information

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Mon 14.February
Match begins: 12:45 (UTC)
Venue: Al Najaf Stadium (12000 seats)

The Al Najaf & Al Talaba managers are both dreading and eagerly anticipating this important fixture in the upper part of the Iraqi League standings.

Insights:
  • Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Talaba have won significantly more corners away than at home.

These teams have little in common geographically as Al Talaba have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Al Najaf form and stats

4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Al Najaf have to build on here at Al Najaf Stadium in the Iraqi League.

Happy days for Al Najaf in their previous game, a fixture away at Al Diwaniya (placed 18th) that ended with a 2-0 victory.

In the match before that, Al Najaf hosted Al Zawra'a and drew the game 2-2.

Najaf have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al Talaba form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Iraqi League travels is 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Al Talaba has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Al Talaba failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Al Shorta (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Baghdad.

Talaba find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Al Talaba as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Al Talaba - Al Najaf 1-0. Head-to-head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Najaf won five games, two matches ended in a draw and Al Talaba have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Al Najaf missing players

Al Talaba missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Najaf Al Talaba
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 9 2 Played P 2 10 20
9 4 1 Won W 0 5 11
5 2 1 Drew D 1 1 4
6 3 0 Lost L 1 4 5
19 9 3 Scored S 2 11 27
13 8 2 Conceded C 3 9 16
90% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
45% 44% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 55%
15% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 40%
10% 22% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 10% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
15% 11% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 30% 35%
55% 56% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 45%
40% 44% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 30% 25%
 
4 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.3 3.5
5.3 3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.3 4.5
1.7 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
6.3 10 10 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.3 8
1 1 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 2.9
67% 100% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 56%
 
9 6 6 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10 8.7
2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 2.6
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Najaf have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Al Talaba have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Al Talaba haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  • Cleethorpes Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (10) in Non League Div One: Northern East
  • Pickering Town CFC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Pickering Town CFC have the most conceded goals (69) in Non League Div One: Northern East
  • Pickering Town CFC have the the worst goal difference (-36) in Non League Div One: Northern East

    •   Total Home Away  
    # Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
    1 Liversedge 22 19 2 1 64 15 11 10 1 0 38 8 11 9 1 1 26 7 49 59
    2 Marske United 22 18 1 3 60 20 11 10 0 1 35 10 11 8 1 2 25 10 40 55
    3 Stockton Town 23 14 5 4 53 22 12 8 2 2 27 13 11 6 3 2 26 9 31 47
    4 Cleethorpes Town 23 15 2 6 57 34 11 5 2 4 27 21 12 10 0 2 30 13 23 47
    5 Shildon AFC 23 14 3 6 42 20 11 8 2 1 26 8 12 6 1 5 16 12 22 45
    6 Worksop Town 23 12 4 7 42 33 12 7 2 3 25 18 11 5 2 4 17 15 9 40
    7 Dunston 23 11 2 10 45 33 11 8 0 3 31 12 12 3 2 7 14 21 12 35
    8 Ossett United 23 9 5 9 27 41 11 5 2 4 13 17 12 4 3 5 14 24 -14 32
    9 Stocksbridge Park Steels 22 9 3 10 34 35 12 7 2 3 17 12 10 2 1 7 17 23 -1 30
    10 Yorkshire Amateur 22 9 3 10 28 34 12 7 2 3 19 11 10 2 1 7 9 23 -6 30
    11 Brighouse Town 21 6 7 8 30 32 11 4 5 2 14 10 10 2 2 6 16 22 -2 25
    12 Hebburn Town 21 7 4 10 26 32 11 4 2 5 15 22 10 3 2 5 11 10 -6 25
    13 Bridlington Town 23 6 4 13 25 43 11 5 2 4 18 21 12 1 2 9 7 22 -18 22
    14 Pontefract Collieries 22 6 2 14 22 40 11 4 0 7 13 19 11 2 2 7 9 21 -18 20
    15 Lincoln United 22 5 5 12 31 61 11 2 4 5 11 23 11 3 1 7 20 38 -30 20
    16 Tadcaster Albion 23 5 4 14 32 45 10 2 2 6 14 21 13 3 2 8 18 24 -13 19
    17 Frickley Athletic 21 5 4 12 15 33 11 2 1 8 7 17 10 3 3 4 8 16 -18 19
    18 Sheffield 22 4 5 13 24 48 11 4 2 5 13 14 11 0 3 8 11 34 -24 17
    19 Pickering Town CFC 23 4 3 16 33 69 11 3 1 7 17 33 12 1 2 9 16 36 -36 15

    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 Liversedge 22 19 2 1 64 15 11 10 1 0 38 8 11 9 1 1 26 7 49 59
    2 Marske United 22 18 1 3 60 20 11 10 0 1 35 10 11 8 1 2 25 10 40 55
    3 Stockton Town 23 14 5 4 53 22 12 8 2 2 27 13 11 6 3 2 26 9 31 47
    4 Cleethorpes Town 23 15 2 6 57 34 11 5 2 4 27 21 12 10 0 2 30 13 23 47
    5 Shildon AFC 23 14 3 6 42 20 11 8 2 1 26 8 12 6 1 5 16 12 22 45
    6 Worksop Town 23 12 4 7 42 33 12 7 2 3 25 18 11 5 2 4 17 15 9 40
    7 Dunston 23 11 2 10 45 33 11 8 0 3 31 12 12 3 2 7 14 21 12 35
    8 Ossett United 23 9 5 9 27 41 11 5 2 4 13 17 12 4 3 5 14 24 -14 32
    9 Stocksbridge Park Steels 22 9 3 10 34 35 12 7 2 3 17 12 10 2 1 7 17 23 -1 30
    10 Yorkshire Amateur 22 9 3 10 28 34 12 7 2 3 19 11 10 2 1 7 9 23 -6 30
    11 Brighouse Town 21 6 7 8 30 32 11 4 5 2 14 10 10 2 2 6 16 22 -2 25
    12 Hebburn Town 21 7 4 10 26 32 11 4 2 5 15 22 10 3 2 5 11 10 -6 25
    13 Bridlington Town 23 6 4 13 25 43 11 5 2 4 18 21 12 1 2 9 7 22 -18 22
    14 Pontefract Collieries 22 6 2 14 22 40 11 4 0 7 13 19 11 2 2 7 9 21 -18 20
    15 Lincoln United 22 5 5 12 31 61 11 2 4 5 11 23 11 3 1 7 20 38 -30 20
    16 Tadcaster Albion 23 5 4 14 32 45 10 2 2 6 14 21 13 3 2 8 18 24 -13 19
    17 Frickley Athletic 21 5 4 12 15 33 11 2 1 8 7 17 10 3 3 4 8 16 -18 19
    18 Sheffield 22 4 5 13 24 48 11 4 2 5 13 14 11 0 3 8 11 34 -24 17
    19 Pickering Town CFC 23 4 3 16 33 69 11 3 1 7 17 33 12 1 2 9 16 36 -36 15

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