Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Erbil in 8th and Naft in 7th place.
Erbil form and stats
Overall stats at home this season for Erbil are 4-3-2 (wins-draw-losses).Erbil's last game was hosting Al Zawra'a (placed 4th) and winning 4-0. Before that game, the home loss against Naft Al-Wasat with the scoreline 1-2.
Erbil has scored 10 goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Erbil have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals.
Naft form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 3 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat.The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Iraqi League match played at their home ground Franso Hariri Stadium. Naft suffered a 1-2 loss to Naft Al-Wasat (placed 6th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Al Shorta wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
The travelling fans enjoy Naft's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 10 away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Naft in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Naft - Erbil 2-2 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Erbil victories, 4 draws and 1 Naft win.Erbil missing players
Naft missing players
| Erbil | Naft | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | Played | 9 | 19 |
| 84% | 78% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 89% |
| 53% | 44% | Over 1.5 | 89% | 79% |
| 42% | 22% | Over 2.5 | 78% | 63% |
| 16% | 11% | Over 3.5 | 22% | 37% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 11% | 11% |
| 37% | 22% | Both teams to score | 78% | 68% |
| 47% | 67% | Clean Sheet | 22% | 26% |
| 32% | 33% | Failed To Score | 0% | 16% |
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 35 | 47 |
| 2 | Al Karkh | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
| 5 | Naft Maysan | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | Naft Al-Wasat | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Naft | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Erbil | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Al Talaba | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | Al Hudod | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 24 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 12 | Al Kahrabaa | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 | Baghdad | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Al Najaf | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Al Minaa Basra | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Al Diwaniya | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -15 | 16 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 16 |
| 19 | Al Bahri | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 14 |
| 20 | Al Hussein | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 13 |
