The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Erbil are in the 10th position while the guesting Naft Al-Janoob worry at 15th.
- Erbil haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
These teams have little in common geographically as Naft Al-Janoob have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Erbil form and stats
The story so far in the Iraqi League for Erbil at their home stadium (Franso Hariri Stadium) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
There will be little rest for Erbil after this match as they are travelling to Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya for a Iraqi League game in only four days.
Erbil have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Franso Hariri Stadium with 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Erbil have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Naft Al-Janoob form and stats
Naft Al-Janoob have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 1-4-3 (8 played).
The attacking power of Naft Al-Janoob when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Al-Janoob have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - five - five (Erbil wins - draws - Naft Al-Janoob wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Erbil missing players
Naft Al-Janoob missing players
| Erbil | Naft Al-Janoob | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 | 12 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 62% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 44% |
| 19% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 50% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.7 | 9.7 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| 2.3 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 50% | 44% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 50% | 50% |
- Erbil haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
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| # | 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 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Naft Al-Wasat | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Al Najaf | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Zakho | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Naft | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Erbil | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | Al Kahrabaa | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Al Diwaniya | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | Al Karkh | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 14 | Al Minaa Basra | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Naft Al-Janoob | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | Al Simawa | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -13 | 16 |
| 17 | Al Talaba | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Al Hudod | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 19 | Al-Qasim | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 12 |
| 20 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 11 |