The visiting Naft Al-Wasat side should be favourites in this visit to Baghdad, as the away team holds a 8 point advantage from their 20 league games this season.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Baghdad form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Baghdad have only managed 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses so far from their games here at Bagdad Stadium.The home team returns to Bagdad Stadium after sharing the points with Al Bahri on their last time out; the Iraqi League game ended 1-1. In the match before that, Baghdad hosted Al Karkh and drew the game 1-1.
Baghdad aren't scoring a lot here at Bagdad Stadium with only 6 goals from 10 games. Baghdad have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Naft Al-Wasat form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Naft Al-Wasat playing as the away team this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Al Shorta game have they lost an away game, meaning Naft Al-Wasat has taken points from eight away matches in a row.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Iraqi League home defeat versus Al Shorta with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game was the away victory against Naft with the score of 2-1.
Naft Al-Wasat are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games. Naft Al-Wasat have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Naft Al-Wasat - Baghdad 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Baghdad, 2 draws and 2 wins for Naft Al-Wasat.Baghdad missing players
Naft Al-Wasat missing players
| Baghdad | Naft Al-Wasat | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | Played | 9 | 20 |
| 17 | 6 | Scored | 11 | 15 |
| 21 | 10 | Conceded | 9 | 14 |
| 80% | 70% | Over 0.5 | 78% | 80% |
| 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 78% | 35% |
| 35% | 40% | Over 2.5 | 56% | 25% |
| 5% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 11% | 5% |
| 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 40% | Both teams to score | 67% | 30% |
| 35% | 40% | Clean Sheet | 22% | 40% |
| 40% | 50% | Failed To Score | 33% | 50% |
- Naft Al-Wasat is involved in more goals away, than home.
- Baghdad is involved in more goals home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Al Shorta | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 50 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 41 |
| 3 | Al Karkh | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | Naft Maysan | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Naft Al-Wasat | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Naft | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| 8 | Erbil | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 | Al Talaba | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Al Hudod | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 25 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 12 | Al Kahrabaa | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Al Najaf | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 14 | Baghdad | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 15 | Al Minaa Basra | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 16 | Al Diwaniya | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -13 | 19 |
| 17 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 17 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -20 | 16 |
| 19 | Al Bahri | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 15 |
| 20 | Al Hussein | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 14 |
