This could be an interesting match as Erbil have their presumed home advantage while Naft Al-Wasat are ahead 11 points in the Iraqi League table.
- Erbil have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Naft Al-Wasat have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Iraqi League
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.
Erbil form and stats
4-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Iraqi League numbers at home for Erbil so far this season.
A decent goal production from Erbil in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 league matches. Erbil have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Naft Al-Wasat form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Iraqi League travels is 5 wins, 7 draws and 0 defeats. Al-Wasat are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played twelve in a row without losing.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Naft Al-Wasat goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 231 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Naft Al-Wasat are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 12 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Al-Wasat are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Naft Al-Wasat - Erbil 1-0. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: zero - two - five (Erbil wins - draws - Naft Al-Wasat wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Erbil missing players
Naft Al-Wasat missing players
| Erbil | Naft Al-Wasat | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | 19 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 26 |
| 24 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 87% |
| 65% | 64% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 58% | 52% |
| 30% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 26% |
| 22% | 36% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 13% |
| 9% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 39% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 43% |
| 30% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 50% | 39% |
| 43% | 27% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.8 | 7.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 11.8 | 9.4 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 50% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 43% | 35% |
- Erbil have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Erbil haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Naft Al-Wasat have not yet lost a game away.
- Naft Al-Wasat have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Iraqi League
- Naft Al-Wasat have the most points from losing position (12) in Iraqi League
| 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 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 50 |
| 2 | Al Shorta | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 43 |
| 3 | Al Najaf | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 43 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 41 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Naft | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Naft Maysan | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 32 |
| 8 | Zakho | 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 30 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | Al Minaa Basra | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | Erbil | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 13 | Al Kahrabaa | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 14 | Al Diwaniya | 23 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 25 |
| 15 | Naft Al-Janoob | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 25 |
| 16 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 17 | Al Talaba | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 21 |
| 18 | Al-Qasim | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 21 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 23 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 19 |
| 20 | Al Simawa | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 25 | -20 | 18 |