Al Karkh vs Naft Al-Wasat: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Date: Thu 25.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Karkh Stadium

The managers are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Iraqi League league table.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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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 have scored 15 goals to get 23 points from 11 games. The overall stats are 7-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

A good away victory last time out for Al Karkh, who won 3-1 against Al Bahri. Ahead of that match, Al Karkh won a home game hosting Al Simawa (2-1).

The Al Karkh fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 15 in 11 matches. From these home matches, Al Karkh have conceded only 7 goals.

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Naft Al-Wasat form and stats

4-6-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Naft Al-Wasat in their matches away. Naft Al-Wasat are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing. Naft Al-Wasat have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Minaa Basra in their previous outing. The Iraqi League match ended in a draw 0-0. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Al Najaf.

Naft Al-Wasat have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, 11 away games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Naft Al-Wasat - Al Karkh 1-0 entered in the official records. Al Karkh-Naft Al-Wasat H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Al Karkh 1 win, Naft Al-Wasat 5 wins, 1 draw.

Al Karkh missing players

Naft Al-Wasat missing players

Al Karkh Naft Al-Wasat
Total Home Statistic Away Total
23 11 Played 11 23
33 15 Scored 11 17
18 7 Conceded 9 16
96% 91% Over 0.5 64% 74%
65% 64% Over 1.5 64% 35%
30% 36% Over 2.5 45% 26%
13% 9% Over 3.5 9% 9%
4% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0%
48% 36% Both teams to score 55% 30%
35% 45% Clean Sheet 36% 43%
22% 27% Failed To Score 45% 52%
 
0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0
0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0
0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0
0 0 Red Cards (total) 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Naft Al-Wasat is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Al Karkh is involved in more matches over 2.5 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 D P
1 Al Shorta 23 17 6 0 46 7 11 8 3 0 22 3 12 9 3 0 24 4 39 57
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 22 14 6 2 34 15 11 7 3 1 20 9 11 7 3 1 14 6 19 48
3 Al Karkh 23 13 6 4 33 18 11 7 2 2 15 7 12 6 4 2 18 11 15 45
4 Al Zawra'a 21 10 8 3 27 20 11 4 6 1 15 10 10 6 2 2 12 10 7 38
5 Naft Maysan 23 9 8 6 31 27 12 7 4 1 22 12 11 2 4 5 9 15 4 35
6 Naft Al-Wasat 23 8 9 6 17 16 12 4 3 5 6 7 11 4 6 1 11 9 1 33
7 Naft 23 8 8 7 36 26 11 4 2 5 18 14 12 4 6 2 18 12 10 32
8 Naft Al-Janoob 23 8 6 9 23 29 12 6 3 3 17 15 11 2 3 6 6 14 -6 30
9 Al Talaba 23 6 11 6 29 23 12 4 6 2 19 12 11 2 5 4 10 11 6 29
10 Baghdad 23 7 8 8 19 21 12 3 5 4 7 10 11 4 3 4 12 11 -2 29
11 Erbil 23 7 6 10 20 26 11 4 4 3 10 6 12 3 2 7 10 20 -6 27
12 Al Hudod 23 6 9 8 20 28 11 5 2 4 13 15 12 1 7 4 7 13 -8 27
13 Al Najaf 22 6 8 8 24 27 10 4 2 4 12 13 12 2 6 4 12 14 -3 26
14 Al Minaa Basra 23 5 9 9 20 24 12 4 6 2 12 7 11 1 3 7 8 17 -4 24
15 Al Kahrabaa 23 5 9 9 22 27 11 1 4 6 8 14 12 4 5 3 14 13 -5 24
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 23 5 9 9 16 22 12 3 5 4 10 11 11 2 4 5 6 11 -6 24
17 Al Diwaniya 23 3 12 8 16 30 11 2 6 3 8 15 12 1 6 5 8 15 -14 21
18 Al Hussein 23 4 8 11 18 28 12 3 5 4 13 14 11 1 3 7 5 14 -10 20
19 Al Simawa 23 5 4 14 14 37 11 3 2 6 6 13 12 2 2 8 8 24 -23 19
20 Al Bahri 23 2 10 11 18 32 12 0 7 5 8 15 11 2 3 6 10 17 -14 16

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