Football match preview: Naft vs Al Shorta

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Mon 25.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)

Naft get ready to host Al Shorta for another intriguing Iraqi League game.

Insights:
  • Naft have not yet lost a game.
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (11) in Iraqi League

It's no vacation for neither Naft nor Al Shorta as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

This is a local derby, usually meaning increased nervousness and importance.

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Naft form and stats

Two Iraqi League home games so far for Naft, who are yet to win here. Only 2 points so far. Naft are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of five drawn games in a row.

Naft shared the glory with Baghdad in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.

A 0-0 draw away before that, with Al Minaa Basra the opponent.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Naft at home in the league. 0 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Al Shorta form and stats

Al Shorta are yet to lose a point on their Iraqi League travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. Al Shorta love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

The supporters enjoyed Shorta's previous game versus Zakho (placed 5th), a Iraqi League 3-2 win played at home.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Naft Al-Janoob with the score of 3-1.

5 goals so far away for Al Shorta, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - eight - two (Naft wins - draws - Al Shorta wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Naft missing players

Al Shorta missing players

Naft Al Shorta
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 1 2 5
0 0 0 Won W 1 2 4
5 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 2 5 11
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 5
20% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
20% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 80%
20% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 60%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 60%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 20%
20% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 60%
80% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 40%
80% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.5 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 11 5.5 6.5
4 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 1.5 1.2
2.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.5 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 6 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10 5 8.5
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1 1.8
100% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 100% 100%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Al Shorta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Al Shorta have scored more than double the goals of Naft.
  • Al Shorta have the most points from losing position (7) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals (11) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in Iraqi League
  • Al Shorta have won all their away games so far.
  • Al Shorta have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Al Shorta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Al Shorta's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Naft have failed to score a single goal at home.
  • Naft have not yet lost a game.
  • Naft have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Naft have yet to win a game.
Naft Last season Al Shorta
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
12 5   Won W   9 20
17 10   Drew D   5 12
9 4   Lost L   5 6
36 19   Scored S   25 60
34 18   Conceded C   16 27
87% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 89%
58% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 68%
18% 21%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   32% 34%
13% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 18%
8% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 11%
47% 53%   BTTS BTTS   32% 39%
39% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   47% 50%
26% 26%   Failed to Score F T   26% 21%
 
3.3 3   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 5.1
4.3 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   1.8 2.4
1.6 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.8 1.1
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
8.1 9.4   Shots (avg) S (   8.3 8.3
2.4 2.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.4 2.9
48% 55%   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 Naft Al-Wasat 5 5 0 0 8 0 3 3 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 8 15
2 Al Shorta 5 4 1 0 11 5 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 13
3 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 4 4 0 0 6 0 3 3 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 12
4 Naft Al-Janoob 5 3 1 1 10 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 2 1 0 6 1 5 10
5 Zakho 5 3 1 1 8 5 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 10
6 Al Zawra'a 4 3 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 9
7 Al Kahrabaa 5 2 2 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 8
8 Al Talaba 5 2 2 1 6 4 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 8
9 Al Sinaah 5 2 1 2 3 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 1 4 -1 7
10 Naft 5 0 5 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 5
11 Baghdad 5 1 2 2 5 7 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 5
12 Al Najaf 5 1 2 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 -2 5
13 Naft Maysan 5 1 2 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 0 2 1 0 2 -2 5
14 Al Diwaniya 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -3 4
15 Erbil 5 0 3 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 3 5 -3 3
16 Al-Qasim 5 0 3 2 1 5 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 3
17 Al Karkh 5 0 2 3 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 2 1 0 1 -3 2
18 Al Minaa Basra 5 0 2 3 1 7 3 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -6 2
19 Newroz SC 4 0 1 3 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 5 -4 1
20 Samaraa 5 0 1 4 1 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 1 2 1 3 -5 1