Al Shorta have delivered well so far this season, proven by 1st place in the table. Al Najaf have an outlook both direction in the table from their 7th place.
- Al Shorta have the most scored goals (34) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have scored more than double the goals of Al Najaf.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Shorta form and stats
Home games in the Iraqi League have been a walk in the park for Al Shorta so far, with 20 points won from 8 matches; 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Shorta has a nice streak going on as they have played 17 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Al Talaba defeat 111 days ago.
Al Shorta are returning here after visiting Al Zawra'a in a Iraqi League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Baghdad.A decent goal production from Al Shorta in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 8 league matches. Shorta have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Najaf form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Al Najaf playing as the away team in the Iraqi League this season. Al Najaf has drawn their two previous away games.
Al Najaf won their last game, 1-0 versus Baghdad played at home.
Before that, Al Najaf travelled to Al Minaa Basra and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.The attacking power of Al Najaf when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Al Najaf are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 4 goals away. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings with these sides: Al Shorta won four, Al Najaf were winners in two and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Al Shorta missing players
Al Najaf missing players
| Al Shorta | Al Najaf | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 65% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 44% | 41% |
| 53% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 12% |
| 59% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 56% | 59% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 41% |
| 5.4 | 6.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1.4 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 10.6 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3.3 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 61% | 44% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 5.8 | 7.2 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2.1 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 1 |
- Al Shorta have not yet lost a game.
- Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Shorta have scored more than double the goals of Al Najaf.
- Al Shorta have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most clean sheets (10) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most points from losing position (13) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most scored goals (34) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have the the best goal difference (+24) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Shorta is in the best form (6-0-0) in Iraqi League
| 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 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Naft Al-Wasat | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 | Al Talaba | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Zakho | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Naft Al-Janoob | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Naft | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Al Sinaah | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Baghdad | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Naft Maysan | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 19 |
| 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 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Erbil | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | Al Karkh | 16 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 13 |
| 17 | Newroz SC | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -13 | 12 |
| 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 |
