Iraqi League match preview: Baghdad versus Naft

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Date: Fri 19.April
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Bagdad Stadium

Baghdad will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Naft.

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.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Baghdad form and stats

With 2 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Baghdad are certainly not brimming with confidence. Baghdad have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

A good away victory last time out for Baghdad, who won 1-0 against Al Zawra'a. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Naft Al-Wasat.

Baghdad aren't scoring a lot here at Bagdad Stadium with only 6 goals from 11 games. Baghdad are not conceding a lot of goals here at Bagdad Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches.

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Naft form and stats

The visitors are W4-D6-L1 on the road this term.

Naft failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Al Shorta that ended with defeat 0-1. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Al Hudod.

The travelling fans enjoy Naft's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 11 away matches. Naft have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Naft - Baghdad 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Baghdad victories, 2 draws and 4 Naft wins.

Baghdad missing players

Naft missing players

Baghdad Naft
Total Home Statistic Away Total
22 11 Played 11 22
18 6 Scored 18 36
21 10 Conceded 11 25
77% 64% Over 0.5 82% 91%
55% 45% Over 1.5 73% 77%
32% 36% Over 2.5 45% 59%
5% 0% Over 3.5 45% 32%
5% 0% Over 4.5 9% 9%
41% 36% Both teams to score 55% 59%
41% 45% Clean Sheet 36% 32%
41% 55% Failed To Score 27% 18%
 
0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0
0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0
0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0
0 0 Red Cards (avg) 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Baghdad is involved in more matches over 2.5 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 22 16 6 0 44 7 11 8 3 0 22 3 11 8 3 0 22 4 37 54
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 21 13 6 2 31 15 10 6 3 1 17 9 11 7 3 1 14 6 16 45
3 Al Karkh 22 12 6 4 30 17 11 7 2 2 15 7 11 5 4 2 15 10 13 42
4 Al Zawra'a 21 10 8 3 27 20 11 4 6 1 15 10 10 6 2 2 12 10 7 38
5 Naft Maysan 22 9 8 5 31 26 12 7 4 1 22 12 10 2 4 4 9 14 5 35
6 Naft 22 8 8 6 36 25 11 4 2 5 18 14 11 4 6 1 18 11 11 32
7 Naft Al-Wasat 22 8 8 6 17 16 12 4 3 5 6 7 10 4 5 1 11 9 1 32
8 Al Talaba 22 6 11 5 29 21 11 4 6 1 19 10 11 2 5 4 10 11 8 29
9 Naft Al-Janoob 22 8 5 9 23 29 11 6 2 3 17 15 11 2 3 6 6 14 -6 29
10 Erbil 22 7 6 9 19 24 11 4 4 3 10 6 11 3 2 6 9 18 -5 27
11 Al Najaf 22 6 8 8 24 27 10 4 2 4 12 13 12 2 6 4 12 14 -3 26
12 Baghdad 22 6 8 8 18 21 11 2 5 4 6 10 11 4 3 4 12 11 -3 26
13 Al Hudod 22 6 8 8 20 28 11 5 2 4 13 15 11 1 6 4 7 13 -8 26
14 Al Minaa Basra 22 5 8 9 20 24 11 4 5 2 12 7 11 1 3 7 8 17 -4 23
15 Al Kahrabaa 22 5 8 9 22 27 10 1 3 6 8 14 12 4 5 3 14 13 -5 23
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 22 4 9 9 14 21 11 2 5 4 8 10 11 2 4 5 6 11 -7 21
17 Al Diwaniya 22 3 11 8 16 30 11 2 6 3 8 15 11 1 5 5 8 15 -14 20
18 Al Simawa 22 5 4 13 14 34 11 3 2 6 6 13 11 2 2 7 8 21 -20 19
19 Al Hussein 22 3 8 11 17 28 11 2 5 4 12 14 11 1 3 7 5 14 -11 17
20 Al Bahri 22 2 10 10 17 29 11 0 7 4 7 12 11 2 3 6 10 17 -12 16

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