Football tips: Al Shorta vs Naft - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Sat 19.June
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shaab Stadium (40000 seats)

The Al Shorta & Naft managers are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Iraqi League league table.

Insights:
  • Al Shorta have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Naft have scored away.

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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Al Shorta form and stats

Al Shorta have performed here at Al-Shaab Stadium this season with 9 wins from 15 Iraqi League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 6 games and lost 0. The Al Shorta fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Al-Shaab Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Al Shorta has played 23 games in a row here without a defeat.

It's back home for Al Shorta, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Al Minaa Basra away with the result 3-2.

Ahead of that match, Shorta won a home game hosting Erbil (2-1).

Al Shorta can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 30 times. Shorta have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Naft form and stats

5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Naft playing as the away team in the Iraqi League this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Naft, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Naft Maysan (placed 11th) in the Iraqi League last time out.

A 1-2 defeat away at Erbil before that.

The attacking power of Naft when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 15 league matches away. As opposed to that, Naft have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Naft - Al Shorta 2-2 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Al Shorta won two games, eight matches ended with a draw and Naft has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Al Shorta missing players

Naft missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Shorta Naft
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 15 31
17 9 0 Won W 0 5 10
10 6 4 Drew D 1 5 13
4 0 0 Lost L 3 5 8
51 30 2 Scored S 2 14 30
21 8 2 Conceded C 8 15 27
87% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 87%
65% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 67% 58%
35% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 20% 19%
23% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 7% 13%
13% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 6%
39% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 45%
52% 53% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 39%
23% 20% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 27% 29%
 
5.1 8 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.2 3.2
2 2.8 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.2 4.2
1.1 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
8 8.2 6 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 6.8 8.3
2.7 3.6 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.4 2.5
37% 28% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 33% 47%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Shorta have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Al Shorta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Naft have scored away.
  • Al Shorta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • 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 Quwa Al Jawiya 30 20 6 4 54 22 16 12 2 2 38 16 14 8 4 2 16 6 32 66
2 Al Shorta 31 17 10 4 51 21 15 9 6 0 30 8 16 8 4 4 21 13 30 61
3 Al Najaf 31 17 9 5 39 21 15 7 6 2 17 10 16 10 3 3 22 11 18 60
4 Al Zawra'a 31 15 14 2 36 15 16 9 6 1 22 8 15 6 8 1 14 7 21 59
5 Naft Al-Wasat 31 14 11 6 35 23 15 6 4 5 14 11 16 8 7 1 21 12 12 53
6 Naft 31 10 13 8 30 27 16 5 8 3 16 12 15 5 5 5 14 15 3 43
7 Baghdad 31 11 9 11 25 24 16 4 6 6 12 13 15 7 3 5 13 11 1 42
8 Zakho 31 9 14 8 28 30 16 6 7 3 16 14 15 3 7 5 12 16 -2 41
9 Al Minaa Basra 31 9 11 11 34 35 15 6 4 5 17 14 16 3 7 6 17 21 -1 38
10 Al Karkh 31 9 11 11 26 30 16 6 4 6 15 18 15 3 7 5 11 12 -4 38
11 Naft Maysan 31 8 13 10 29 36 16 3 7 6 13 19 15 5 6 4 16 17 -7 37
12 Naft Al-Janoob 31 8 12 11 29 37 16 5 5 6 16 19 15 3 7 5 13 18 -8 36
13 Erbil 31 8 11 12 34 35 15 5 5 5 22 14 16 3 6 7 12 21 -1 35
14 Al Kahrabaa 31 6 14 11 29 31 15 4 6 5 15 14 16 2 8 6 14 17 -2 32
15 Al Diwaniya 31 5 17 9 16 30 15 4 10 1 10 7 16 1 7 8 6 23 -14 32
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 31 6 13 12 18 28 16 5 8 3 10 9 15 1 5 9 8 19 -10 31
17 Al Talaba 31 6 11 14 28 40 15 3 4 8 13 19 16 3 7 6 15 21 -12 29
18 Al-Qasim 31 5 13 13 29 42 16 3 6 7 16 21 15 2 7 6 13 21 -13 28
19 Al Simawa 30 5 9 16 16 44 14 4 6 4 9 10 16 1 3 12 7 34 -28 24
20 Al Hudod 31 2 17 12 25 40 15 1 9 5 14 20 16 1 8 7 11 20 -15 23

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 30 20 6 4 54 22 16 12 2 2 38 16 14 8 4 2 16 6 32 66
2 Al Shorta 31 17 10 4 51 21 15 9 6 0 30 8 16 8 4 4 21 13 30 61
3 Al Najaf 31 17 9 5 39 21 15 7 6 2 17 10 16 10 3 3 22 11 18 60
4 Al Zawra'a 31 15 14 2 36 15 16 9 6 1 22 8 15 6 8 1 14 7 21 59
5 Naft Al-Wasat 31 14 11 6 35 23 15 6 4 5 14 11 16 8 7 1 21 12 12 53
6 Naft 31 10 13 8 30 27 16 5 8 3 16 12 15 5 5 5 14 15 3 43
7 Baghdad 31 11 9 11 25 24 16 4 6 6 12 13 15 7 3 5 13 11 1 42
8 Zakho 31 9 14 8 28 30 16 6 7 3 16 14 15 3 7 5 12 16 -2 41
9 Al Minaa Basra 31 9 11 11 34 35 15 6 4 5 17 14 16 3 7 6 17 21 -1 38
10 Al Karkh 31 9 11 11 26 30 16 6 4 6 15 18 15 3 7 5 11 12 -4 38
11 Naft Maysan 31 8 13 10 29 36 16 3 7 6 13 19 15 5 6 4 16 17 -7 37
12 Naft Al-Janoob 31 8 12 11 29 37 16 5 5 6 16 19 15 3 7 5 13 18 -8 36
13 Erbil 31 8 11 12 34 35 15 5 5 5 22 14 16 3 6 7 12 21 -1 35
14 Al Kahrabaa 31 6 14 11 29 31 15 4 6 5 15 14 16 2 8 6 14 17 -2 32
15 Al Diwaniya 31 5 17 9 16 30 15 4 10 1 10 7 16 1 7 8 6 23 -14 32
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 31 6 13 12 18 28 16 5 8 3 10 9 15 1 5 9 8 19 -10 31
17 Al Talaba 31 6 11 14 28 40 15 3 4 8 13 19 16 3 7 6 15 21 -12 29
18 Al-Qasim 31 5 13 13 29 42 16 3 6 7 16 21 15 2 7 6 13 21 -13 28
19 Al Simawa 30 5 9 16 16 44 14 4 6 4 9 10 16 1 3 12 7 34 -28 24
20 Al Hudod 31 2 17 12 25 40 15 1 9 5 14 20 16 1 8 7 11 20 -15 23

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