We have to say that both participants are in good shape, Al Zawra'a enjoying a 6 point advantage on Al Najaf in the tables. Let's start!
- Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Iraqi League game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Al Quwa Al Jawiya. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Al Najaf form and stats
Al Najaf have played 8 Iraqi League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Al Najaf will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Iraqi League game against Al Shorta (placed 1st).
Ahead of that match, Al Najaf won a home game hosting Baghdad (1-0).Al Najaf aren't scoring a lot here at Al Najaf Stadium in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. Al Najaf are not conceding a lot of goals here at Najaf Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.
Al Zawra'a form and stats
The visitors are W3-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Iraqi League. Al Zawra'a are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Quwa Al Jawiya (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The Iraqi League match ended in a draw 2-2.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Al Shorta.Al Zawra'a find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Al Zawra'a are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Al Najaf victory, two draws and seven Al Zawra'a wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Al Najaf missing players
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| Al Najaf | Al Zawra'a | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 24 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 89% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 94% |
| 39% | 38% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 71% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 47% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 47% |
| 56% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 47% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 5.3 | 3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.3 | 10 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10 | 11.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
- Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Najaf have won significantly more corners at 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 | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Shorta | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Naft Al-Wasat | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Al Talaba | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Zakho | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Naft Al-Basra | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Naft | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Al Sinaah | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Naft Maysan | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Al-Qasim | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Erbil | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Baghdad | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Al Kahrabaa | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 16 | Al Karkh | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 16 |
| 17 | Newroz SC | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 13 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -21 | 4 |
