Al Najaf have performed better than Al Diwaniya so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Al Najaf has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Iraqi League
- Al Diwaniya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
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.
Al Najaf form and stats
2 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Al Najaf have to build on here at Al Najaf Stadium in the Iraqi League.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Zakho that ended 1-1.
Najaf have scored 5 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Najaf have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al Diwaniya form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Diwaniya so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-3 (win-draw-lose).
Al Diwaniya have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 237 minutes since they last conceded in Iraqi League.
Diwaniya are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 9 away games. As opposed to that, Diwaniya have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Al Diwaniya - Najaf 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - four - one (Al Najaf wins - draws - Al Diwaniya wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Al Najaf missing players
Al Diwaniya missing players
| Al Najaf | Al Diwaniya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 79% | 67% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 68% |
| 47% | 44% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 56% | 47% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 11% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 26% |
| 58% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 53% |
| 37% | 56% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 56% | 53% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.4 | 8.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36% | 29% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 50% |
- Al Diwaniya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Al Diwaniya have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Najaf has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Iraqi League
| 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 Quwa Al Jawiya | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 41 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Naft Al-Wasat | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Al Najaf | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Zakho | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Naft | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Al Diwaniya | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Al Karkh | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | Al Minaa Basra | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Naft Al-Janoob | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 | Al Kahrabaa | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Erbil | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 16 | Al Talaba | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 17 | Al-Qasim | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -16 | 17 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 16 |
| 20 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 15 |