Let's look at this engrossing fixture in the Iraqi League. Naft Al-Janoob is in the 4th place after completing three games. They host Al Shorta who are placed 3rd after three games.
- Naft Al-Janoob have the most points from losing position (3) in Iraqi League
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!
Al-Janoob's stadium has a sand pitch surface. Al Shorta have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Al Shorta when playing on sand pitch; 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses from two matches. They have scored 8 goals in these games and conceded 1.
Naft Al-Janoob form and stats
The hosts won their first Iraqi League game here, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Naft Al-Janoob last season were 7 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses from 19 games.
Naft Al-Janoob travelled for their previous game, a trip to Baghdad that ended 0-0.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Al Minaa Basra in a game that was won 3-1.Early season league goal statistics from Naft Al-Janoob's 1 home game: 3 goals, 1 conceded.
Al Shorta form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Iraqi League, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 9 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats from 19 matches.
Shorta delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Erbil (placed 13th) in their previous match; a Iraqi League game.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Al Kahrabaa at their stadium, the result 2-0.Al Shorta have the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Al-Janoob victories, one draw and seven Al Shorta wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Naft Al-Janoob missing players
Al Shorta missing players
| Naft Al-Janoob | Al Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10 | 11.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 100% |
- Naft Al-Janoob have the most points from losing position (3) in Iraqi League
| Naft Al-Janoob | Last season | Al Shorta | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 20 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 12 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Scored | S | 25 | 60 | ||
| 45 | 21 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | ||
| 87% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 89% | ||
| 61% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 68% | 68% | ||
| 37% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 32% | 34% | ||
| 13% | 16% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 16% | 18% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 11% | ||
| 53% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 32% | 39% | ||
| 26% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 50% | ||
| 34% | 32% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 21% | ||
| 4.8 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 5.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.9 | ||
| 34% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | ||
| 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 Quwa Al Jawiya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Naft Al-Wasat | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Naft Al-Janoob | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Zakho | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Al Zawra'a | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Al Najaf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Al Kahrabaa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Al Talaba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Al Sinaah | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Baghdad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Naft | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Erbil | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Al Karkh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Al Diwaniya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Newroz SC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Al Minaa Basra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Al-Qasim | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 19 | Naft Maysan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 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 Quwa Al Jawiya | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 39 | 83 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 27 | 75 |
| 3 | Al Najaf | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 74 |
| 4 | Al Shorta | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 60 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 33 | 72 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 46 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 63 |
| 6 | Naft | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 53 |
| 7 | Baghdad | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 17 | -2 | 50 |
| 8 | Al Minaa Basra | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 49 |
| 9 | Zakho | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 46 |
| 10 | Al Karkh | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 19 | -5 | 45 |
| 11 | Erbil | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -2 | 44 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Janoob | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -10 | 44 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 38 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -10 | 43 |
| 14 | Al Kahrabaa | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 36 | 39 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -3 | 41 |
| 15 | Al-Qasim | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -11 | 41 |
| 16 | Al Diwaniya | 38 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -14 | 41 |
| 17 | Al Talaba | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 47 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -11 | 39 |
| 18 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 27 | -12 | 37 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 38 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 32 | 48 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -16 | 31 |
| 20 | Al Simawa | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 58 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 39 | -36 | 26 |