The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Naft Al-Janoob are in the 13th position while the guesting Al Talaba worry at 16th.
- Naft Al-Janoob have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Talaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Naft Al-Janoob and Al Talaba should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Al Talaba play their home games on grass, while this game is played on sand pitch. Recent stats for Al Talaba when playing on sand pitch are 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from two matches. They have scored 1 goal and conceded 5 times in these games.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Al Talaba, who are travelling more than 2000 kilometers to play this game.
Naft Al-Janoob form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what Naft Al-Janoob have to build on here in the Iraqi League.
Naft Al-Janoob have scored 6 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. 10 goals have been conceded.
Al Talaba form and stats
The visitors are W2-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Iraqi League.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Talaba as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Talaba have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Al Talaba - Naft Al-Janoob 0-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Al-Janoob, four draws and four wins for Al Talaba. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Naft Al-Janoob missing players
Al Talaba missing players
| Naft Al-Janoob | Al Talaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 89% | 89% |
| 58% | 44% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 20% | 56% | 58% |
| 37% | 44% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 32% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 47% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 33% | 37% |
| 26% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | 26% |
| 37% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 44% | 47% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 3.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
| 43% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 100% | 47% |
- Al Talaba 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.
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 41 |
| 2 | Al Zawra'a | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Naft Al-Wasat | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Al Najaf | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Zakho | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Naft | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Al Diwaniya | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Al Karkh | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | Al Minaa Basra | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Naft Al-Janoob | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 | Al Kahrabaa | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Erbil | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 16 | Al Talaba | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 17 | Al-Qasim | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -16 | 17 |
| 19 | Al Hudod | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 16 |
| 20 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 15 |