Only a win will satisfy Al Karkh supporters in this Al-Karkh Stadium clash with Al Najaf, having a healthy lead in the Iraqi League table.
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Al Karkh form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Al-Karkh Stadium as Al Karkh has scored 13 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).Al Karkh drew their last game, 1-1 away at Baghdad (placed 13th). Before that, Al Karkh drew at home versus Al Shorta.
Al Karkh are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 13 goals in 9 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Al Karkh have only let in 4 goals at home.
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Al Najaf form and stats
The loot brought home from travels has not been plentiful for Al Najaf as they have only collected 8 points from their 10 away games. Al Najaf only has 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 5 draws. Two points from the last two away games for Al Najaf, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.Al Najaf are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Al Minaa Basra (placed 15th). Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Al Simawa.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Najaf as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games. As opposed to that, Al Najaf have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Al Najaf - Al Karkh 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Al Karkh won 1 game, 4 matches ended with a draw and Al Najaf has 4 wins.Al Karkh missing players
Al Najaf missing players
| Al Karkh | Al Najaf | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | Played | 9 | 19 |
| 95% | 89% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 95% |
| 58% | 56% | Over 1.5 | 78% | 68% |
| 26% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 56% | 42% |
| 11% | 11% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 26% |
| 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 33% | Both teams to score | 67% | 58% |
| 42% | 56% | Clean Sheet | 11% | 11% |
| 21% | 22% | Failed To Score | 22% | 37% |
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Al Shorta | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 35 | 47 |
| 2 | Al Karkh | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
| 5 | Naft Maysan | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | Naft Al-Wasat | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Naft | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Erbil | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Al Talaba | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | Al Hudod | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 24 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 12 | Al Kahrabaa | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 | Baghdad | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Al Najaf | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Al Minaa Basra | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Al Diwaniya | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -15 | 16 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 16 |
| 19 | Al Bahri | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 14 |
| 20 | Al Hussein | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 13 |
