Al Talaba vs Naft: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Wed 30.June
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shaab Stadium (40000 seats)

The visiting Naft side should be favourites in this visit to Al Talaba, as the away team holds a 15 point advantage from their 33 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Al Talaba have the fewest clean sheets (7) in Iraqi League
  • Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Iraqi League. That game was an away game at Al Shorta, so at least Al Talaba are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Naft, who are travelling more than 1500 kilometers to play this game.

Relegation threatens Talaba who should definitely be looking for some points here. Naft is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Al Talaba form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Iraqi League this season. Al Talaba have only managed 3 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses from their games here at Al-Shaab Stadium. Talaba have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Talaba lost their last game at Al Shorta (placed 2nd) after a 0-2 scoreline.

Before that, Talaba drew at home versus Erbil.

Al Talaba aren't scoring a lot here at Al-Shaab Stadium in the league, with only 14 goals from 16 games. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Naft form and stats

5-6-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Naft in their Iraqi League matches away.

Naft's last game was the home draw against Al Minaa Basra (1-1).

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Al Shorta.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Naft as they have only managed to score 15 times from 16 away games in the league. Naft have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Naft - Talaba 1-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Talaba, two draws and seven wins for Naft. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Al Talaba missing players

Naft missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Talaba Naft
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
6 3 0 Won W 2 5 10
12 5 1 Drew D 2 6 15
15 8 4 Lost L 1 5 8
29 14 2 Scored S 4 15 32
43 20 8 Conceded C 2 16 29
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 88%
67% 69% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 69% 61%
36% 38% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 19% 18%
18% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 12%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
48% 56% 20% BTTS BTTS 20% 50% 48%
21% 19% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 31% 36%
39% 31% 80% Failed to Score F T 40% 25% 27%
 
5.3 7.2 3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.7 3.4
4.2 4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.2 4.2
1.4 1 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.8 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.4 11 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6.3 8
3.4 4.7 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.2 2.4
39% 21% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 38% 48%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Talaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Talaba have the fewest clean sheets (7) in Iraqi League
  • Al Talaba 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 33 22 7 4 59 24 17 13 2 2 41 18 16 9 5 2 18 6 35 73
2 Al Shorta 33 18 11 4 54 22 17 10 7 0 33 9 16 8 4 4 21 13 32 65
3 Al Zawra'a 33 16 15 2 38 16 17 9 7 1 23 9 16 7 8 1 15 7 22 63
4 Al Najaf 33 17 11 5 40 22 16 7 7 2 18 11 17 10 4 3 22 11 18 62
5 Naft Al-Wasat 33 15 12 6 39 26 16 7 4 5 17 13 17 8 8 1 22 13 13 57
6 Naft 33 10 15 8 32 29 17 5 9 3 17 13 16 5 6 5 15 16 3 45
7 Baghdad 33 12 9 12 26 25 17 4 6 7 12 14 16 8 3 5 14 11 1 45
8 Al Minaa Basra 33 10 12 11 38 37 16 7 4 5 20 15 17 3 8 6 18 22 1 42
9 Zakho 33 9 14 10 30 35 16 6 7 3 16 14 17 3 7 7 14 21 -5 41
10 Al Karkh 33 9 11 13 28 34 17 6 4 7 15 19 16 3 7 6 13 15 -6 38
11 Naft Al-Janoob 33 8 14 11 30 38 16 5 5 6 16 19 17 3 9 5 14 19 -8 38
12 Naft Maysan 33 8 14 11 33 42 17 3 7 7 15 23 16 5 7 4 18 19 -9 38
13 Erbil 33 8 13 12 35 36 16 5 6 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 37
14 Al Kahrabaa 33 7 15 11 33 33 16 4 7 5 15 14 17 3 8 6 18 19 0 36
15 Al-Qasim 33 7 13 13 32 43 17 4 6 7 18 22 16 3 7 6 14 21 -11 34
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 33 6 14 13 20 31 17 5 9 3 10 9 16 1 5 10 10 22 -11 32
17 Al Diwaniya 33 5 17 11 16 32 17 4 10 3 10 9 16 1 7 8 6 23 -16 32
18 Al Talaba 33 6 12 15 29 43 16 3 5 8 14 20 17 3 7 7 15 23 -14 30
19 Al Hudod 33 3 18 12 28 42 16 1 10 5 16 22 17 2 8 7 12 20 -14 27
20 Al Simawa 33 5 11 17 16 46 16 4 7 5 9 12 17 1 4 12 7 34 -30 26

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 33 22 7 4 59 24 17 13 2 2 41 18 16 9 5 2 18 6 35 73
2 Al Shorta 33 18 11 4 54 22 17 10 7 0 33 9 16 8 4 4 21 13 32 65
3 Al Zawra'a 33 16 15 2 38 16 17 9 7 1 23 9 16 7 8 1 15 7 22 63
4 Al Najaf 33 17 11 5 40 22 16 7 7 2 18 11 17 10 4 3 22 11 18 62
5 Naft Al-Wasat 33 15 12 6 39 26 16 7 4 5 17 13 17 8 8 1 22 13 13 57
6 Naft 33 10 15 8 32 29 17 5 9 3 17 13 16 5 6 5 15 16 3 45
7 Baghdad 33 12 9 12 26 25 17 4 6 7 12 14 16 8 3 5 14 11 1 45
8 Al Minaa Basra 33 10 12 11 38 37 16 7 4 5 20 15 17 3 8 6 18 22 1 42
9 Zakho 33 9 14 10 30 35 16 6 7 3 16 14 17 3 7 7 14 21 -5 41
10 Al Karkh 33 9 11 13 28 34 17 6 4 7 15 19 16 3 7 6 13 15 -6 38
11 Naft Al-Janoob 33 8 14 11 30 38 16 5 5 6 16 19 17 3 9 5 14 19 -8 38
12 Naft Maysan 33 8 14 11 33 42 17 3 7 7 15 23 16 5 7 4 18 19 -9 38
13 Erbil 33 8 13 12 35 36 16 5 6 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 37
14 Al Kahrabaa 33 7 15 11 33 33 16 4 7 5 15 14 17 3 8 6 18 19 0 36
15 Al-Qasim 33 7 13 13 32 43 17 4 6 7 18 22 16 3 7 6 14 21 -11 34
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 33 6 14 13 20 31 17 5 9 3 10 9 16 1 5 10 10 22 -11 32
17 Al Diwaniya 33 5 17 11 16 32 17 4 10 3 10 9 16 1 7 8 6 23 -16 32
18 Al Talaba 33 6 12 15 29 43 16 3 5 8 14 20 17 3 7 7 15 23 -14 30
19 Al Hudod 33 3 18 12 28 42 16 1 10 5 16 22 17 2 8 7 12 20 -14 27
20 Al Simawa 33 5 11 17 16 46 16 4 7 5 9 12 17 1 4 12 7 34 -30 26

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