Al Naft Stadium: Naft vs Al Diwaniya Iraqi League preview

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Date: Tue 22.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al Naft Stadium

The season is still fairly new and the Iraqi League table has to be read with caution. So far Naft find themselves in 11th position and Al Diwaniya are placed 10th.

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 and Al Diwaniya.

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Naft form and stats

The hosts won their first Iraqi League game here at Al Naft Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Naft last season were 9 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses from 19 games.

Naft drew their last game, also a home match. Al Diwaniya (placed 10th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Ahead of that match, Naft won a home game hosting Naft Al-Janoob (1-0).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Naft have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found one game) they have won 0 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.

Early season league goal statistics from Naft's 1 home game: 1 goal, 0 conceded.

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Al Diwaniya form and stats

Al Diwaniya have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Iraqi League were 3 victories, 9 draws and 7 defeats from 19 fixtures.

Al Diwaniya has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Naft for a Iraqi League game that ended a draw (0-0). Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Al-Qasim.

Al Diwaniya are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. From a total of one match.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Al Diwaniya has managed 1 goal and let in 3 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Naft, 1 draw and 0 wins for Al Diwaniya. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

NaftMohammad Dawood
Mohammad Dawood
19 goals
NaftFarhan Shukor
Farhan Shukor
12 goals
NaftMazin Fayyadh
Mazin Fayyadh
9 goals

Naft missing players

Al Diwaniya missing players

Naft Al Diwaniya
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
3 2 0 Played P 1 2 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
1 1 0 Scored S 1 1 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 3 3 3
67% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 33%
67% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 67%
67% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 33%
 
0.5 0.5 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 0 0
1.5 1.5 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.5 0.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Naft Last season Al Diwaniya
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
16 9   Won W   3 9
15 5   Drew D   9 17
7 5   Lost L   7 12
60 28   Scored S   12 32
39 18   Conceded C   20 43
89% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   68% 74%
71% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   47% 55%
53% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   26% 29%
29% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 18%
11% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 11%
58% 58%   BTTS BTTS   37% 45%
34% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 39%
18% 11%   Failed to Score F T   53% 42%
 
4.5 0   Corners For (avg) C F   0 0
4.5 0   Corners Against (avg) C A   0 0
1 0   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   0 0
0 0   Red Cards R C   0 0
Key stats last season:
  • Naft have created more than twice as many corners as Al Diwaniya.
  • Naft have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Diwaniya have scored away.
  • Naft have won significantly less corners at home than away.

Naft
All Arab Club Championship Iraqi League
All Home Away Home vs mid
24-06-19 IL Naft 1 - 0 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya
02-07-19 IL Al Kahrabaa 3 - 3 Naft
06-07-19 IL Naft 1 - 1 Naft Maysan
14-07-19 IL Al Quwa Al Jawiya 1 - 2 Naft
18-07-19 IL Naft 2 - 1 Al Hussein
24-07-19 IL Naft 2 - 0 Al Diwaniya
18-09-19 IL Al-Qasim 1 - 0 Naft
27-09-19 IL Naft 1 - 0 Naft Al-Janoob
22-10-19 IL Naft 14:00 Al Diwaniya
29-10-19 IL Al Talaba 13:00 Naft
Al Diwaniya
All Iraqi League
All Home Away Away vs mid
24-06-19 IL Al Diwaniya 1 - 0 Al Minaa Basra
29-06-19 IL Al Karkh 0 - 1 Al Diwaniya
08-07-19 IL Al Diwaniya 1 - 2 Al Bahri
13-07-19 IL Naft Al-Wasat 0 - 0 Al Diwaniya
18-07-19 IL Al Diwaniya 3 - 2 Al Zawra'a
24-07-19 IL Naft 2 - 0 Al Diwaniya
18-09-19 IL Naft Al-Wasat 3 - 1 Al Diwaniya
26-09-19 IL Al Diwaniya 2 - 0 Al-Qasim
22-10-19 IL Naft 14:00 Al Diwaniya
29-10-19 IL Al Diwaniya 13:00 Erbil

  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 Minaa Basra 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 7
3 Al Kahrabaa 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 5
4 Al Zawra'a 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
5 Al Najaf 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Baghdad 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 4
7 Al Karkh 3 1 1 1 5 7 3 1 1 1 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 4
8 Naft Al-Wasat 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
9 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 3
10 Al Diwaniya 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 3
11 Naft 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Al Shorta 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
13 Al-Qasim 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
14 Al Simawa 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
15 Erbil 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
16 Naft Al-Janoob 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1
17 Al Hudod 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 1
19 Naft Maysan 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
20 Zakho 3 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
Last season 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 38 27 8 3 73 22 19 15 3 1 42 12 19 12 5 2 31 10 51 89
2 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 38 25 9 4 58 27 19 11 5 3 31 17 19 14 4 1 27 10 31 84
3 Al Zawra'a 38 17 14 7 57 40 19 8 8 3 30 18 19 9 6 4 27 22 17 65
4 Naft 38 16 15 7 60 39 19 9 5 5 28 18 19 7 10 2 32 21 21 63
5 Naft Maysan 38 15 14 9 57 47 19 12 6 1 39 21 19 3 8 8 18 26 10 59
6 Al Karkh 38 15 12 11 44 35 19 9 5 5 23 17 19 6 7 6 21 18 9 57
7 Baghdad 38 12 14 12 36 35 19 7 6 6 17 16 19 5 8 6 19 19 1 50
8 Naft Al-Wasat 38 11 17 10 38 37 19 7 6 6 17 13 19 4 11 4 21 24 1 50
9 Al Hudod 38 12 14 12 35 41 19 8 6 5 23 21 19 4 8 7 12 20 -6 50
10 Al Kahrabaa 38 10 18 10 41 41 19 5 8 6 19 20 19 5 10 4 22 21 0 48
11 Erbil 38 12 12 14 34 36 19 9 7 3 22 7 19 3 5 11 12 29 -2 48
12 Al Najaf 38 9 17 12 41 43 19 6 6 7 24 24 19 3 11 5 17 19 -2 44
13 Al Talaba 38 10 14 14 47 52 19 6 8 5 27 24 19 4 6 9 20 28 -5 44
14 Al Diwaniya 38 9 17 12 32 43 19 6 8 5 20 23 19 3 9 7 12 20 -11 44
15 Naft Al-Janoob 38 11 9 18 37 53 19 7 5 7 23 25 19 4 4 11 14 28 -16 42
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 38 9 14 15 30 38 19 5 7 7 16 18 19 4 7 8 14 20 -8 41
17 Al Minaa Basra 38 8 16 14 34 42 19 6 11 2 20 13 19 2 5 12 14 29 -8 40
18 Al Simawa 38 8 9 21 26 59 19 4 7 8 13 20 19 4 2 13 13 39 -33 33
19 Al Bahri 38 6 11 21 39 66 19 3 8 8 21 29 19 3 3 13 18 37 -27 29
20 Al Hussein 38 5 12 21 29 52 19 4 8 7 17 20 19 1 4 14 12 32 -23 27

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