Naft will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Al Shorta.
- Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Shorta has the fewest conceded goals (5) in Iraqi League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Naft form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Naft have to build on here at Al-Shaab Stadium in the Iraqi League.
The spoils were shared in Naft's previous game, also at home. Visiting Erbil (placed 14th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Before that match, a win away at Al Karkh.
A decent goal production from Naft in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. On the other hand, Naft have conceded 7 goals.
Al Shorta form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Iraqi League, are W2-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Iraqi League.
Shorta have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 265 minutes since they last conceded in Iraqi League.
Al Shorta go into this game after a win, the home game against Al Minaa Basra that ended 2-0.
Shorta are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 5 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Naft won zero games, seven matches ended with a draw and Al Shorta has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenNaft missing players
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| Naft | Al Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 58% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 8% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8% | 17% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 67% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 8.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| 56% | 70% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 36% |
- Al Shorta has the fewest conceded goals (5) in Iraqi League
- Al Shorta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Naft haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Naft Al-Wasat | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Naft Maysan | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Zakho | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Baghdad | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Naft | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | Al Diwaniya | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 10 | Al Najaf | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Al Talaba | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Al Kahrabaa | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Al Karkh | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Erbil | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | Al Hudod | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Al Simawa | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
| 17 | Al Minaa Basra | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 11 |
| 18 | Naft Al-Janoob | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 19 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 9 |
| 20 | Al-Qasim | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 7 |