Match preview Iraqi League: Al Najaf - Al Kahrabaa at Al Najaf Stadium

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Date: Tue 21.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al Najaf Stadium (12000 seats)

With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Al Najaf fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Al Kahrabaa.

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!

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Al Najaf form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Al Najaf are 5-2-5 (wins-draw-losses).

Happy days for Al Najaf in their previous game, a Iraqi League match away at Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya that ended with a 1-0 victory. Preceding that match was the home game against Naft Al-Janoob that was lost 1-2.

The Al Najaf fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. Al Najaf have conceded 17 in these home matches.

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Al Kahrabaa form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 4 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Al Kahrabaa, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 3-5 versus Al Shorta. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Al Hudod.

Al Kahrabaa are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 14 games. 18 goals have been conceded by Al Kahrabaa in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Al Kahrabaa - Al Najaf 2-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Al Najaf, 4 draws and 2 wins for Al Kahrabaa. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.

Al Najaf missing players

Al Kahrabaa missing players

Al Najaf Al Kahrabaa
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
26 12 4 Played 4 14 26
8 5 2 Won 1 4 5
9 2 0 Drew 2 6 11
9 5 2 Lost 1 4 10
29 16 4 Scored 3 17 25
31 17 5 Conceded 3 18 32
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 50% 71% 77%
65% 75% 50% Over 1.5 50% 64% 58%
42% 58% 50% Over 2.5 50% 50% 38%
27% 33% 25% Over 3.5 0% 21% 19%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 0% 21% 15%
54% 67% 50% BTTS 50% 64% 54%
23% 17% 25% Clean Sheets 50% 36% 27%
31% 17% 25% Failed To Score 50% 29% 42%
 
0 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Al Kahrabaa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Najaf haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Al Najaf
11-04-19 IL Naft Al-Wasat 2 - 2 Al Najaf
26-04-19 IL Naft 0 - 0 Al Najaf
02-05-19 IL Al Najaf 3 - 2 Al Talaba
09-05-19 IL Al Najaf 1 - 2 Naft Al-Janoob
15-05-19 IL Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 0 - 1 Al Najaf
21-05-19 IL Al Najaf 10:30 Al Shorta
21-05-19 IL Al Najaf 19:00 Al Kahrabaa
27-05-19 IL Baghdad 10:30 Al Najaf
02-06-19 IL Al Simawa 10:30 Al Najaf
08-06-19 IL Al Najaf 10:30 Al Minaa Basra
Al Kahrabaa
12-04-19 IL Al Hussein 3 - 2 Al Kahrabaa
17-04-19 IL Al Kahrabaa 0 - 0 Al Diwaniya
27-04-19 IL Erbil 0 - 0 Al Kahrabaa
03-05-19 IL Al Kahrabaa 0 - 0 Al Hudod
10-05-19 IL Al Shorta 5 - 3 Al Kahrabaa
21-05-19 IL Al Talaba 10:30 Al Kahrabaa
21-05-19 IL Al Najaf 19:00 Al Kahrabaa
27-05-19 IL Naft Al-Janoob 10:30 Al Kahrabaa
02-06-19 IL Al Kahrabaa 10:30 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya
08-06-19 IL Al Kahrabaa 10:30 Al Simawa

  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 27 20 7 0 57 11 13 10 3 0 31 6 14 10 4 0 26 5 46 67
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 25 16 7 2 36 15 12 8 3 1 21 9 13 8 4 1 15 6 21 55
3 Al Karkh 27 15 7 5 37 21 14 9 3 2 19 9 13 6 4 3 18 12 16 52
4 Al Zawra'a 25 12 9 4 35 25 13 5 7 1 19 13 12 7 2 3 16 12 10 45
5 Naft Maysan 27 10 10 7 36 32 14 8 5 1 25 13 13 2 5 6 11 19 4 40
6 Naft Al-Wasat 27 9 12 6 25 21 13 5 3 5 9 7 14 4 9 1 16 14 4 39
7 Naft 26 9 10 7 37 26 13 5 3 5 19 14 13 4 7 2 18 12 11 37
8 Al Talaba 27 7 12 8 34 29 14 5 7 2 21 13 13 2 5 6 13 16 5 33
9 Al Najaf 26 8 9 9 29 31 12 5 2 5 16 17 14 3 7 4 13 14 -2 33
10 Baghdad 26 8 9 9 21 24 13 3 5 5 7 11 13 5 4 4 14 12 -3 33
11 Naft Al-Janoob 27 9 6 12 27 38 14 6 3 5 19 19 13 3 3 7 8 19 -11 33
12 Al Hudod 26 7 11 8 22 29 13 6 3 4 15 16 13 1 8 4 7 13 -7 32
13 Erbil 26 7 8 11 20 28 13 4 6 3 10 6 13 3 2 8 10 22 -8 29
14 Al Minaa Basra 27 6 10 11 23 28 13 4 7 2 12 7 14 2 3 9 11 21 -5 28
15 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 27 6 9 12 17 25 14 3 5 6 10 13 13 3 4 6 7 12 -8 27
16 Al Diwaniya 26 5 12 9 23 33 13 3 6 4 11 17 13 2 6 5 10 16 -10 27
17 Al Kahrabaa 26 5 11 10 26 32 12 1 5 6 8 14 14 4 6 4 17 18 -6 26
18 Al Simawa 26 7 5 14 19 40 13 4 3 6 10 14 13 3 2 8 9 24 -21 26
19 Al Hussein 26 4 8 14 19 32 14 3 5 6 14 17 12 1 3 8 5 15 -13 20
20 Al Bahri 26 2 10 14 19 42 13 0 7 6 9 19 13 2 3 8 10 23 -23 16