With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Naft fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Al Talaba.
- Naft has the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Iraqi League
- Al Talaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Naft form and stats
When playing at home in the Iraqi League, Naft have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games. Two draws in a row at home now for Naft.
A decent goal production from Naft in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Naft's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Talaba form and stats
As the visiting team in Iraqi League matches, Al Talaba have produced an overall stat of 2-3-1 so far. Three has not been a lucky number for Talaba as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Naft Maysan match.
Talaba aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 180 league minutes without a goal. Zolfakar Ayed was the last player to find the net.
Talaba have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 6 goals have been scored. 7 goals have been conceded by Talaba in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Naft wins - draws - Al Talaba wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Naft missing players
Al Talaba missing players
| Naft | Al Talaba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 14 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 86% |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 64% |
| 21% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 29% |
| 21% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 14% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 7% |
| 50% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 36% |
| 29% | 14% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.2 | 7.6 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 3.5 | 6.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 67% | 90% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 400% | 57% |
- Al Talaba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Naft has the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Iraqi League
- 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 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | Naft Al-Wasat | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Al Shorta | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 25 |
| 5 | Al Najaf | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Zakho | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Naft Maysan | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Naft | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Al Kahrabaa | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Erbil | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Diwaniya | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Al Karkh | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Al Talaba | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 15 |
| 15 | Al Simawa | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -12 | 15 |
| 16 | Al Hudod | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 17 | Naft Al-Janoob | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Al-Qasim | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 19 | Al Minaa Basra | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 20 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 10 |