With their 8 point advantage in the league table, Naft Al-Janoob fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Al Minaa Basra.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Naft Al-Janoob form and stats
When playing at home, Naft Al-Janoob have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games.Naft Al-Janoob are returning here after visiting Al Najaf in a Iraqi League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Baghdad with the scoreline 1-2.
Naft Al-Janoob are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 18 goals in 13 matches. On the other hand, Naft Al-Janoob have conceded 17 goals.
Al Minaa Basra form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Minaa Basra so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-9 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.It might be tough going out on the road again for Al Minaa Basra, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Al Talaba. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Naft.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Minaa Basra as they have only managed to score 9 times from 13 away games. Al Minaa Basra have conceded 20 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Al Minaa Basra - Naft Al-Janoob 1-0, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Naft Al-Janoob victories, 5 draws and 1 Al Minaa Basra win. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 9 matches with two goals or less.Naft Al-Janoob missing players
Al Minaa Basra missing players
| Naft Al-Janoob | Al Minaa Basra | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | Won | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| 26 | 18 | 8 | Scored | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 36 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | 9 | 20 | 27 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 73% |
| 69% | 85% | 80% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 54% | 54% |
| 50% | 62% | 40% | Over 2.5 | 75% | 54% | 42% |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 15% | 8% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 4% |
| 54% | 69% | 60% | BTTS | 75% | 46% | 42% |
| 27% | 31% | 40% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 23% | 42% |
| 27% | 8% | 0% | Failed To Score | 25% | 46% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Al Minaa Basra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Al Minaa Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Naft Al-Janoob have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 12-04-19 | | Erbil | 0 - 0 | Naft Al-Janoob |
| 19-04-19 | | Naft Al-Janoob | 0 - 0 | Al Hudod |
| 25-04-19 | | Al Shorta | 4 - 0 | Naft Al-Janoob |
| 02-05-19 | | Naft Al-Janoob | 1 - 2 | Baghdad |
| 09-05-19 | | Al Najaf | 1 - 2 | Naft Al-Janoob |
| 15-05-19 | | Al Simawa | 10:30 | Naft Al-Janoob |
| 15-05-19 | | Naft Al-Janoob | 13:00 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 21-05-19 | | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 10:30 | Naft Al-Janoob |
| 27-05-19 | | Naft Al-Janoob | 10:30 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 02-06-19 | | Naft Al-Janoob | 10:30 | Naft Maysan |
| 12-04-19 | | Al Bahri | 2 - 2 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 17-04-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 0 - 0 | Naft Al-Wasat |
| 27-04-19 | | Al Zawra'a | 1 - 0 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 03-05-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 0 - 0 | Naft |
| 09-05-19 | | Al Talaba | 2 - 1 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 15-05-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 10:30 | Erbil |
| 15-05-19 | | Naft Al-Janoob | 13:00 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 21-05-19 | | Al Hudod | 10:30 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 27-05-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 10:30 | Al Shorta |
| 02-06-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 10:30 | Baghdad |
| 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 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 46 | 66 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 55 |
| 3 | Al Karkh | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 49 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Naft Maysan | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 39 |
| 6 | Naft Al-Wasat | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 38 |
| 7 | Naft | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 8 | Al Talaba | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 33 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | Naft Al-Janoob | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -10 | 33 |
| 11 | Al Hudod | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 32 |
| 12 | Al Najaf | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 30 |
| 13 | Erbil | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -8 | 29 |
| 14 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 27 |
| 15 | Al Diwaniya | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 27 |
| 16 | Al Kahrabaa | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -7 | 26 |
| 17 | Al Simawa | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -19 | 26 |
| 18 | Al Minaa Basra | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -6 | 25 |
| 19 | Al Hussein | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 20 |
| 20 | Al Bahri | 25 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -20 | 16 |