Another adrenaline-fuelled game in Iraqi League as Al Najaf entertain Baghdad

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Wed 05.January
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al Najaf Stadium (12000 seats)

Iraqi League: Al Najaf host Baghdad in what is nearly guaranteed to be an absorbing football match. Tipsway gives you everything you need to know!

Insights:
  • Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Baghdad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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 Najaf form and stats

Al Najaf have collected 10 points from their Iraqi League home games so far after 3-1-3.

An away draw last time out for Al Najaf, facing Al Minaa Basra in a game that ended 1-1.

1-1 away at Al Karkh before that.

Najaf have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Al Najaf have conceded only 6 goals.

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Baghdad form and stats

As the visiting team in Iraqi League matches, Baghdad have produced an overall stat of 2-2-3 so far.

The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Iraqi League match played at their home ground Bagdad Stadium. Baghdad suffered a 1-3 loss to Al Shorta (placed 1st).

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Al Zawra'a.

The attacking power of Baghdad when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. 8 goals have been conceded by Baghdad in these games.

Head 2 Head

Al Najaf-Baghdad H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Najaf four wins, Baghdad two wins, four draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Al Najaf missing players

Baghdad missing players

Al Najaf Baghdad
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 3 Played P 2 7 16
7 3 0 Won W 0 2 4
4 1 1 Drew D 0 2 7
5 3 2 Lost L 2 3 5
14 6 0 Scored S 1 6 14
10 6 5 Conceded C 4 8 17
88% 86% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 81%
44% 43% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 69%
12% 29% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 31%
6% 14% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
12% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 50%
56% 57% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 38%
44% 57% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 31%
 
4.5 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2 4.2
3 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7 6.2
1.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11 9.6
1.5 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1 2.8
67% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 100% 41%
 
6 6 0 Shots against (avg) S A 10 10 10.8
1 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2 4.1
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Najaf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Baghdad have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Baghdad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Baghdad have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 16 14 2 0 32 9 8 6 2 0 15 5 8 8 0 0 17 4 23 44
2 Al Zawra'a 15 10 3 2 21 9 8 7 0 1 14 5 7 3 3 1 7 4 12 33
3 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 15 10 2 3 20 8 7 7 0 0 13 2 8 3 2 3 7 6 12 32
4 Naft Al-Wasat 16 9 3 4 21 13 8 5 1 2 12 5 8 4 2 2 9 8 8 30
5 Al Talaba 15 8 3 4 23 14 7 5 2 0 15 6 8 3 1 4 8 8 9 27
6 Al Najaf 16 7 4 5 14 10 7 3 1 3 6 6 9 4 3 2 8 4 4 25
7 Zakho 15 6 6 3 15 9 7 3 2 2 6 4 8 3 4 1 9 5 6 24
8 Naft Al-Janoob 15 5 7 3 19 14 8 2 5 1 8 7 7 3 2 2 11 7 5 22
9 Al Sinaah 15 5 5 5 11 12 7 4 0 3 5 4 8 1 5 2 6 8 -1 20
10 Baghdad 16 4 7 5 14 17 9 2 5 2 8 9 7 2 2 3 6 8 -3 19
11 Naft Maysan 16 5 4 7 11 17 9 4 1 4 8 10 7 1 3 3 3 7 -6 19
12 Naft 15 3 9 3 8 9 8 1 5 2 2 3 7 2 4 1 6 6 -1 18
13 Al Kahrabaa 16 4 6 6 14 16 7 2 3 2 7 6 9 2 3 4 7 10 -2 18
14 Al-Qasim 15 2 9 4 11 15 7 2 5 0 5 3 8 0 4 4 6 12 -4 15
15 Erbil 16 3 5 8 10 19 8 2 2 4 5 7 8 1 3 4 5 12 -9 14
16 Newroz SC 15 3 4 8 13 20 7 1 3 3 6 10 8 2 1 5 7 10 -7 13
17 Al Diwaniya 14 3 3 8 11 23 7 2 2 3 9 12 7 1 1 5 2 11 -12 12
18 Al Karkh 15 0 10 5 8 13 8 0 5 3 5 8 7 0 5 2 3 5 -5 10
19 Al Minaa Basra 16 0 10 6 12 22 9 0 7 2 7 10 7 0 3 4 5 12 -10 10
20 Samaraa 16 0 4 12 6 25 8 0 2 6 3 13 8 0 2 6 3 12 -19 4