A important fixture in Iraqi League as both sides are struggling for the top positions. With Naft Al-Basra in 6th place and Naft Al-Wasat located at 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Naft Al-Basra have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Iraqi League
- Naft Al-Wasat have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Naft Al-Basra and Naft Al-Wasat.
Naft Al-Basra form and stats
2-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Iraqi League numbers at home for Naft Al-Basra so far this season. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Al-Basra has four draws from their last four matches.
Al-Basra haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 330 minutes ago. Mbengue scored that one. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 300 minutes.
The spoils were shared in Naft Al-Basra's previous game, also at home. Visiting Naft Al-Wasat (placed 2nd) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Naft the opponent.The Al-Basra fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. On the other hand, Al-Basra have conceded 6 goals.
Naft Al-Wasat form and stats
Playing away, Naft Al-Wasat have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Iraqi League this season.
Al-Wasat has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Naft Al-Basra for a Iraqi League game that ended a draw (0-0).
Before that, Al-Wasat secured a home win against Erbil with the score 3-0.Al-Wasat have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Al-Basra victories, two draws and six Naft Al-Wasat wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Naft Al-Basra missing players
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| Naft Al-Basra | Naft Al-Wasat | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 62% | 57% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 62% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 69% |
| 54% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 31% |
| 31% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 46% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 69% |
| 38% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 23% |
| 2.7 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 1.7 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 0.3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
- Naft Al-Basra have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Iraqi League
- Naft Al-Basra have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Naft Al-Wasat have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Naft Al-Wasat have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 Shorta | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Naft Al-Wasat | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 5 | Al Talaba | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 6 | Naft Al-Basra | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Zakho | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 10 | Al Sinaah | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 15 |
| 11 | Al Kahrabaa | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 | Naft | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 13 |
| 14 | Al-Qasim | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 11 |
| 15 | Newroz SC | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Al Karkh | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Erbil | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 8 |
| 18 | Al Minaa Basra | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 19 | Al Diwaniya | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -14 | 5 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -15 | 3 |