The team playing at home, Al Quwa Al Jawiya, should be favourites in this game, but Naft have exhibited both smartness and spirit. Read more about the game!
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have the most points (21) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have scored more than double the goals of Naft.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Both squads have had plenty of rest since their previous game. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated fixture!
Al Quwa Al Jawiya form and stats
Al Quwa Al Jawiya have been very solid at home in the Iraqi League so far, with 21 points collected from 7 matches (7-0-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. Ever since the Al-Qasim game Al Quwa Al Jawiya has been unbeatable here producing seven straight wins.
The home team returns after being equal after 90 minutes with Zakho (placed 6th) on their last time out; the Iraqi League game ended 0-0.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Naft Al-Basra.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Jawiya as they are travelling to their away game against Naft Al-Wasat in the Iraqi League. That match is four days after this one.
A decent goal production from Jawiya in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Jawiya have only let in 2 goals at home.
Naft form and stats
2-4-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Naft in their Iraqi League matches away.
There were no winners in Naft's previous match, a Iraqi League home game that ended 1-1 vs Naft Al-Wasat (placed 3rd).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Al Zawra'a at their stadium, the result 2-1.A new game in only four days for Naft, the Iraqi League home match versus Al Sinaah. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Naft as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Naft as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - two - one (Jawiya wins - draws - Naft wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Al Quwa Al Jawiya missing players
Naft missing players
| Al Quwa Al Jawiya | Naft | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | 13 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 57% | 53% |
| 60% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 43% | 27% |
| 33% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 13% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 27% |
| 60% | 71% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 57% | 60% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 60% |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7 | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.1 |
| 53% | 54% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 45% | 35% |
| 8.5 | 8.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 11.7 | 8.9 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 5.7 | 2.5 |
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have scored more than double the goals of Naft.
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have the most points (21) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Iraqi League
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya have won all their matches at home so far.
- Al Quwa Al Jawiya haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 41 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | Naft Al-Wasat | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 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 | Zakho | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Naft Al-Basra | 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 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Al Kahrabaa | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Naft | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 18 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 16 |
| 14 | Al-Qasim | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Newroz SC | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Al Diwaniya | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -12 | 12 |
| 17 | Erbil | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 11 |
| 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 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 9 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -18 | 4 |
