It's looking good for Naft Al-Basra so far, with the 6th spot in the Iraqi League table and looking forward to facing Zakho (who are sitting at 7th).
- Naft Al-Basra have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Iraqi League
Both contenders have had adequate rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's wish for an energetic game!
These teams have little in common geographically as Zakho have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Naft Al-Basra form and stats
The complete Iraqi League statistics playing at home this season for Naft Al-Basra are 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Naft Al-Basra.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Naft Al-Basra, who played 0-0 against Al Zawra'a. That match was also played at this venue (Al Faihaa Stadium).
In the game before, an away victory match versus Erbil with a 2-1 scoreline.Al-Basra are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. Naft Al-Basra's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zakho form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Zakho playing as the away team in the Iraqi League this season.
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. Zakho goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 270 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two travels in a row for Zakho, whose manager could celebrate last time after the Iraqi League win against Erbil.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Al Kahrabaa that ended 0-0.Zakho have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 7 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Zakho have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Al-Basra won six games, three matches ended in a draw and Zakho got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightNaft Al-Basra missing players
Zakho missing players
| Naft Al-Basra | Zakho | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 60% |
| 70% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 40% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 20% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 20% | 10% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 40% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 2.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 29% | 29% |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3 |
- 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.
| 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 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Naft Al-Wasat | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Al Talaba | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Naft Al-Basra | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | Zakho | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 8 | Al Najaf | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Al Sinaah | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 10 | Al Kahrabaa | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Baghdad | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 12 | Naft Maysan | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Naft | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Al-Qasim | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Newroz SC | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Erbil | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 17 | Al Karkh | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | Al Minaa Basra | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 19 | Al Diwaniya | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -14 | 4 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -13 | 3 |