Al Karkh hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 14 points and a 14th position in the Iraqi League table. Visiting Al Najaf holds 10th place with 17 pts.
- Al Karkh haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Al Najaf has the most clean sheets (8) in Iraqi League
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Al Karkh form and stats
When playing at home in the Iraqi League, Al Karkh have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 5 games. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Karkh, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Al Talaba.
This is expected to be a close game, with Al Karkh perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Al Karkh as a small favourite), we find three games. Al Karkh has won zero of these, drawn one and lost two.
Karkh have scored 4 league goals here from 5 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Karkh have conceded 6 goals.
Al Najaf form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Al Najaf, who have the most clean sheets (8) in Iraqi League, playing as the away team in the Iraqi League this season.
A 1-2 defeat away at Al Hudod before that.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Najaf playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one Al Najaf win, two draws and one defeat.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Najaf as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Al Karkh won one, Al Najaf won five and four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Al Karkh missing players
Al Najaf missing players
| Al Karkh | Al Najaf | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 67% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 40% | 42% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 20% | 17% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 20% | 17% |
| 25% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | 67% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| 2.8 | 1.3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 35% | 50% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 50% | 46% |
- Al Karkh haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Al Najaf has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Iraqi League
- Al Najaf has the most clean sheets (8) in Iraqi League
- Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Naft Al-Wasat | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Naft Maysan | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Zakho | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Baghdad | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | Erbil | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | Naft | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Al Najaf | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Al Diwaniya | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Kahrabaa | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Al Talaba | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 15 |
| 14 | Al Karkh | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Naft Al-Janoob | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 16 | Al Hudod | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 17 | Al Simawa | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -14 | 12 |
| 18 | Al Minaa Basra | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 19 | Al-Qasim | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 20 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 10 |