Iraqi League match prediction and preview for Al Najaf vs Al Minaa Basra clash

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Date: Wed 24.July
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al Najaf Stadium (12000 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 16th place.

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

When playing at home, Al Najaf have managed 5 wins, 6 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 18 games. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in eleven attempts. Al Najaf are slowly digging their own grave here at Al Najaf Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Al Talaba match.

Al Najaf manager and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Al Simawa in the Iraqi League. 1-1 away at Baghdad before that.

Al Najaf has scored 21 goals at home this season, in 18 matches. On the other hand, Al Najaf have conceded 24 goals.

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Al Minaa Basra form and stats

Al Minaa Basra have only collected 11 points from their away games after 2-5-11 (18 played). Al Minaa Basra seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

There were no winners in Al Minaa Basra's previous match, a Iraqi League home game that ended 1-1 vs Baghdad. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Al Shorta.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 18 away games, an average of less than one per game. 26 goals have been conceded by Al Minaa Basra in these games.

Head 2 Head

Al Minaa Basra - Al Najaf 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Al Najaf 2 wins, 2 draws and Al Minaa Basra 6 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Mohammed Jabbar Shwkan
10 goals
Taher Hameed
5 goals
E. Junuzovic
5 goals

Al Najaf missing players

Al Minaa Basra missing players

Al Najaf Al Minaa Basra
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played 5 18 37
8 5 2 Won 1 2 8
17 6 0 Drew 3 5 16
12 7 3 Lost 1 11 13
38 21 5 Scored 4 14 34
43 24 7 Conceded 4 26 39
86% 94% 100% Over 0.5 60% 89% 78%
62% 67% 60% Over 1.5 40% 61% 59%
35% 44% 60% Over 2.5 40% 50% 41%
24% 28% 20% Over 3.5 20% 11% 11%
8% 11% 0% Over 4.5 0% 6% 5%
54% 61% 60% BTTS 40% 56% 51%
24% 17% 20% Clean Sheets 40% 17% 35%
35% 28% 20% Failed To Score 60% 39% 35%
 
2.3 1 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
1.7 2 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
1.3 2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Al Minaa Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Najaf have created more than twice as many corners as Al Minaa Basra.
  • Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Najaf have won significantly less corners at home than away.

Al Najaf
All Iraqi League
All Home Away
01-06-19 IL Al Najaf 0 - 1 Al Quwa Al Jawiya
14-06-19 IL Al Hussein 0 - 0 Al Najaf
19-06-19 IL Al Najaf 1 - 1 Al Diwaniya
24-06-19 IL Erbil 0 - 0 Al Najaf
30-06-19 IL Al Najaf 0 - 1 Al Hudod
05-07-19 IL Al Najaf 3 - 3 Al Zawra'a
09-07-19 IL Al Najaf 0 - 0 Al Shorta
14-07-19 IL Baghdad 1 - 1 Al Najaf
18-07-19 IL Al Simawa 1 - 1 Al Najaf
24-07-19 IL Al Najaf 13:30 Al Minaa Basra
Al Minaa Basra
All Iraqi League
All Home Away
26-05-19 IL Al Kahrabaa 1 - 1 Al Minaa Basra
01-06-19 IL Al Minaa Basra 1 - 1 Naft Maysan
15-06-19 IL Al Quwa Al Jawiya 1 - 1 Al Minaa Basra
19-06-19 IL Al Minaa Basra 3 - 2 Al Hussein
24-06-19 IL Al Diwaniya 1 - 0 Al Minaa Basra
30-06-19 IL Al Minaa Basra 0 - 0 Erbil
07-07-19 IL Al Hudod 2 - 1 Al Minaa Basra
14-07-19 IL Al Minaa Basra 1 - 0 Al Shorta
19-07-19 IL Al Minaa Basra 1 - 1 Baghdad
24-07-19 IL Al Najaf 13:30 Al Minaa Basra

  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 37 27 8 2 72 19 19 15 3 1 42 12 18 12 5 1 30 7 53 89
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 37 24 9 4 56 26 18 10 5 3 29 16 19 14 4 1 27 10 30 81
3 Al Zawra'a 37 17 13 7 57 40 18 8 7 3 30 18 19 9 6 4 27 22 17 64
4 Naft 37 15 15 7 58 39 18 8 5 5 26 18 19 7 10 2 32 21 19 60
5 Naft Maysan 37 15 13 9 57 47 19 12 6 1 39 21 18 3 7 8 18 26 10 58
6 Al Karkh 37 15 11 11 43 34 18 9 4 5 22 16 19 6 7 6 21 18 9 56
7 Baghdad 37 12 13 12 35 34 19 7 6 6 17 16 18 5 7 6 18 18 1 49
8 Naft Al-Wasat 37 11 16 10 36 35 19 7 6 6 17 13 18 4 10 4 19 22 1 49
9 Al Hudod 37 12 13 12 33 39 18 8 5 5 21 19 19 4 8 7 12 20 -6 49
10 Erbil 37 12 11 14 34 36 19 9 7 3 22 7 18 3 4 11 12 29 -2 47
11 Al Kahrabaa 37 9 18 10 39 41 18 4 8 6 17 20 19 5 10 4 22 21 -2 45
12 Al Talaba 37 10 14 13 47 50 19 6 8 5 27 24 18 4 6 8 20 26 -3 44
13 Al Diwaniya 37 9 17 11 32 41 19 6 8 5 20 23 18 3 9 6 12 18 -9 44
14 Naft Al-Janoob 37 11 9 17 36 51 19 7 5 7 23 25 18 4 4 10 13 26 -15 42
15 Al Najaf 37 8 17 12 38 43 18 5 6 7 21 24 19 3 11 5 17 19 -5 41
16 Al Minaa Basra 37 8 16 13 34 39 19 6 11 2 20 13 18 2 5 11 14 26 -5 40
17 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 37 9 13 15 30 38 18 5 6 7 16 18 19 4 7 8 14 20 -8 40
18 Al Simawa 37 8 9 20 26 57 19 4 7 8 13 20 18 4 2 12 13 37 -31 33
19 Al Bahri 37 5 11 21 36 65 18 2 8 8 18 28 19 3 3 13 18 37 -29 26
20 Al Hussein 37 4 12 21 27 52 18 3 8 7 15 20 19 1 4 14 12 32 -25 24

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