Al Najaf vs Naft Al-Janoob Preview & Prediction 27 Jun 2021

Al Najaf perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Naft Al-Janoob can look both up and down from their 12th position.

Insights:

Naft Al-Janoob have won significantly more corners away than at home.

Naft Al-Janoob could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Iraqi League game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Al Simawa, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Naft Al-Janoob.

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Al Najaf form and stats

When playing at home in the Iraqi League, Al Najaf have managed 7 wins, 6 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 15 games. Najaf are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Najaf manager H. Ahmad and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Al Kahrabaa (placed 14th) in the Iraqi League.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Al Hudod.

Najaf are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 15 games. Najaf have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Naft Al-Janoob form and stats

Playing away, Naft Al-Janoob have won 3 games, drawn 8 and suffered 5 defeats in the Iraqi League this season. Al-Janoob has drawn their two previous away games.

Al-Janoob has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Al Simawa for a Iraqi League game that ended a draw (0-0).

A 2-3 loss hosting Naft Al-Wasat before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al-Janoob as they have only managed to score 13 times from 16 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Naft Al-Janoob have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Naft Al-Janoob - Najaf 0-3 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Najaf, three draws and four wins for Naft Al-Janoob. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

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Total First Half Second Half

Al Najaf				Naft Al-Janoob
Total	Home	vs mid	Statistics	Stat	vs top	Away	Total
32	15	5	Played	P	4	16	32
17	7	1	Won	W	0	3	8
10	6	4	Drew	D	1	8	13
5	2	0	Lost	L	3	5	11
39	17	4	Scored	S	4	13	29
21	10	3	Conceded	C	8	18	37
84%	80%	60%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	100%	81%	84%
56%	60%	40%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	100%	69%	62%
28%	27%	20%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	50%	31%	38%
9%	13%	20%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	25%	6%	12%
3%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	25%	6%	9%
34%	33%	40%	BTTS	BTTS	75%	56%	53%
53%	53%	60%	Clean Sheets	C S	0%	25%	28%
28%	33%	40%	Failed to Score	F T	25%	38%	34%

3.8	4.2	4.5	Corners for (avg)	C F	1	5.8	4.8
4.9	4.7	4	Corners against (avg)	C A	4	4.2	3.7
1.8	1.8	1.5	Yellow cards (avg)	Y C	1	1.7	2.2
0	0	0	Red cards	R C	0	0	0

7.8	9.3	8.5	Shots (avg)	S (	8	6.5	6
3	3.7	4	Shots on Target (avg)	S O	5	1.8	2.2
39%	36%	25%	Goal Efficiency	G E	40%	45%	34%

Al Najaf			First Half	Naft Al-Janoob
Total	Home	vs mid	Statistics	Stat	vs top	Away	Total
29	13	5	Played	P	3	15	31
11	5	2	Won	W	0	3	7
14	6	3	Drew	D	0	7	14
4	2	0	Lost	L	3	5	10
15	6	2	Scored	S	0	5	11
7	3	0	Conceded	C	5	10	18
59%	62%	40%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	100%	60%	65%
14%	8%	0%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	67%	33%	26%
3%	0%	0%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	0%	7%	3%
0%	0%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	0%	0%
0%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	0%
10%	8%	0%	BTTS	BTTS	0%	13%	13%
76%	77%	100%	Clean Sheets	C S	0%	53%	55%
55%	54%	60%	Failed to Score	F T	100%	73%	68%

Al Najaf			Second Half	Naft Al-Janoob
Total	Home	vs mid	Statistics	Stat	vs top	Away	Total
29	13	5	Played	P	3	15	31
13	6	1	Won	W	1	2	7
12	5	2	Drew	D	2	11	15
4	2	2	Lost	L	0	2	9
21	9	2	Scored	S	3	7	17
10	4	3	Conceded	C	2	7	18
66%	62%	60%	Over 0.5	O 0.5	67%	53%	65%
24%	23%	20%	Over 1.5	O 1.5	67%	33%	35%
14%	15%	20%	Over 2.5	O 2.5	33%	7%	13%
3%	0%	0%	Over 3.5	O 3.5	0%	0%	3%
0%	0%	0%	Over 4.5	O 4.5	0%	0%	0%
17%	15%	20%	BTTS	BTTS	67%	33%	29%
72%	77%	60%	Clean Sheets	C S	33%	53%	52%
45%	46%	60%	Failed to Score	F T	33%	60%	52%

Key stats in Iraqi League this season:

Naft Al-Janoob have won significantly more corners away than 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 Quwa Al Jawiya	32	22	6	4	59	24	17	13	2	2	41	18	15	9	4	2	18	6	35	72
2	Al Shorta	32	17	11	4	52	22	16	9	7	0	31	9	16	8	4	4	21	13	30	62
3	Al Zawra'a	32	16	14	2	37	15	16	9	6	1	22	8	16	7	8	1	15	7	22	62
4	Al Najaf	32	17	10	5	39	21	15	7	6	2	17	10	17	10	4	3	22	11	18	61
5	Naft Al-Wasat	32	15	11	6	38	25	16	7	4	5	17	13	16	8	7	1	21	12	13	56
6	Naft	32	10	14	8	31	28	16	5	8	3	16	12	16	5	6	5	15	16	3	44
7	Baghdad	32	11	9	12	25	25	17	4	6	7	12	14	15	7	3	5	13	11	0	42
8	Al Minaa Basra	32	10	11	11	37	36	16	7	4	5	20	15	16	3	7	6	17	21	1	41
9	Zakho	32	9	14	9	29	33	16	6	7	3	16	14	16	3	7	6	13	19	-4	41
10	Al Karkh	32	9	11	12	28	33	16	6	4	6	15	18	16	3	7	6	13	15	-5	38
11	Naft Maysan	32	8	14	10	31	38	16	3	7	6	13	19	16	5	7	4	18	19	-7	38
12	Naft Al-Janoob	32	8	13	11	29	37	16	5	5	6	16	19	16	3	8	5	13	18	-8	37
13	Erbil	32	8	12	12	35	36	15	5	5	5	22	14	17	3	7	7	13	22	-1	36
14	Al Kahrabaa	32	6	15	11	29	31	16	4	7	5	15	14	16	2	8	6	14	17	-2	33
15	Al Diwaniya	32	5	17	10	16	31	16	4	10	2	10	8	16	1	7	8	6	23	-15	32
16	Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya	32	6	13	13	20	31	16	5	8	3	10	9	16	1	5	10	10	22	-11	31
17	Al-Qasim	32	6	13	13	30	42	16	3	6	7	16	21	16	3	7	6	14	21	-12	31
18	Al Talaba	32	6	12	14	29	41	16	3	5	8	14	20	16	3	7	6	15	21	-12	30
19	Al Simawa	32	5	10	17	16	46	16	4	7	5	9	12	16	1	3	12	7	34	-30	25
20	Al Hudod	32	2	18	12	27	42	16	1	10	5	16	22	16	1	8	7	11	20	-15	24

Table

		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	32	22	6	4	59	24	17	13	2	2	41	18	15	9	4	2	18	6	35	72
2	Al Shorta	32	17	11	4	52	22	16	9	7	0	31	9	16	8	4	4	21	13	30	62
3	Al Zawra'a	32	16	14	2	37	15	16	9	6	1	22	8	16	7	8	1	15	7	22	62
4	Al Najaf	32	17	10	5	39	21	15	7	6	2	17	10	17	10	4	3	22	11	18	61
5	Naft Al-Wasat	32	15	11	6	38	25	16	7	4	5	17	13	16	8	7	1	21	12	13	56
6	Naft	32	10	14	8	31	28	16	5	8	3	16	12	16	5	6	5	15	16	3	44
7	Baghdad	32	11	9	12	25	25	17	4	6	7	12	14	15	7	3	5	13	11	0	42
8	Al Minaa Basra	32	10	11	11	37	36	16	7	4	5	20	15	16	3	7	6	17	21	1	41
9	Zakho	32	9	14	9	29	33	16	6	7	3	16	14	16	3	7	6	13	19	-4	41
10	Al Karkh	32	9	11	12	28	33	16	6	4	6	15	18	16	3	7	6	13	15	-5	38
11	Naft Maysan	32	8	14	10	31	38	16	3	7	6	13	19	16	5	7	4	18	19	-7	38
12	Naft Al-Janoob	32	8	13	11	29	37	16	5	5	6	16	19	16	3	8	5	13	18	-8	37
13	Erbil	32	8	12	12	35	36	15	5	5	5	22	14	17	3	7	7	13	22	-1	36
14	Al Kahrabaa	32	6	15	11	29	31	16	4	7	5	15	14	16	2	8	6	14	17	-2	33
15	Al Diwaniya	32	5	17	10	16	31	16	4	10	2	10	8	16	1	7	8	6	23	-15	32
16	Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya	32	6	13	13	20	31	16	5	8	3	10	9	16	1	5	10	10	22	-11	31
17	Al-Qasim	32	6	13	13	30	42	16	3	6	7	16	21	16	3	7	6	14	21	-12	31
18	Al Talaba	32	6	12	14	29	41	16	3	5	8	14	20	16	3	7	6	15	21	-12	30
19	Al Simawa	32	5	10	17	16	46	16	4	7	5	9	12	16	1	3	12	7	34	-30	25
20	Al Hudod	32	2	18	12	27	42	16	1	10	5	16	22	16	1	8	7	11	20	-15	24

Al Najaf vs Naft Al-Janoob: Match guide and preview

Al Najaf perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Naft Al-Janoob can look both up and down from their 12th position.

Al Najaf form and stats

Naft Al-Janoob form and stats

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Al Najaf vs Naft Al-Janoob: Match guide and preview

Al Najaf perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Naft Al-Janoob can look both up and down from their 12th position.

Al Najaf form and stats

Naft Al-Janoob form and stats

Head 2 Head

Verdict

Al Najaf missing players

Naft Al-Janoob missing players

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