Naft have accomplished 3 home victories so far this season, Al Minaa Basra have won 0 away. Who upgrades their records after this one?
- Al Minaa Basra have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) 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!
Naft form and stats
Naft have played 11 Iraqi League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-6-2 (wins-draws-losses). Naft has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Al Kahrabaa defeat 95 days ago.
A good away victory last time out for Naft, who won 2-1 against Al Karkh (placed 17th).
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Newroz SC.Naft aren't scoring a lot here at Al Naft Stadium in the league, with only 7 goals from 11 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Naft have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.
Al Minaa Basra form and stats
Al Minaa Basra have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Iraqi League, after 0-5-6 (11 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Al Minaa Basra are looking to quickly end their 457 minutes long goal drought in the Iraqi League.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Zakho (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Naft Al-Janoob.Minaa are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 11 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Al Minaa Basra in these games.
Head 2 Head
Naft and Al Minaa Basra have met earlier this season: Al Minaa Basra - Naft 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - five - one (Naft wins - draws - Al Minaa Basra wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Naft missing players
Al Minaa Basra missing players
| Naft | Al Minaa Basra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 17 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | 27 |
| 64% | 64% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 82% |
| 36% | 27% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 68% |
| 23% | 9% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 27% |
| 14% | 9% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 27% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 45% | 50% |
| 55% | 55% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 45% | 55% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 55% | 45% |
| 3.1 | 3 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.8 | 7.4 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 37% | 33% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 2.3 | 1.1 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
- Al Minaa Basra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Al Minaa Basra have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Iraqi League
- Al Minaa Basra have yet to win a game 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 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 28 | 60 |
| 2 | Al Talaba | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 43 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
| 6 | Zakho | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Naft | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Al Najaf | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | Naft Al-Janoob | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 30 |
| 10 | Al Kahrabaa | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Erbil | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Al Sinaah | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Al-Qasim | 22 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 25 |
| 14 | Naft Maysan | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 25 |
| 15 | Baghdad | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 23 |
| 16 | Newroz SC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 23 |
| 17 | Al Karkh | 22 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -5 | 18 |
| 18 | Al Diwaniya | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 21 | -22 | 16 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 22 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 15 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 22 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 17 | -24 | 6 |
