A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.
It's no vacation for neither Naft Al-Wasat nor Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 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.
Naft Al-Wasat form and stats
When playing at home, Naft Al-Wasat have managed 6 wins, 5 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 16 games.The Naft Al-Wasat supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya in Iraqi League and win 1-0. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Naft Al-Janoob.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Naft Al-Wasat here at Al Najaf Stadium, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 16 games). Naft Al-Wasat are not conceding a lot of goals here at Al Najaf Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 16 matches.
Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya form and stats
Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya have only collected 14 points from their away games after 3-5-7 (15 played).It might be tough going out on the road again for Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Naft Al-Wasat. Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Al Bahri.
The attacking power of Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored in 15 matches. As opposed to that, Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Naft Al-Wasat - Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Naft Al-Wasat 1 win, 3 draws and Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 0 victories. As for goals, 0 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Naft Al-Wasat missing players
Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya missing players
| Naft Al-Wasat | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Played | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Drew | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Lost | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 29 | 13 | 4 | Scored | 2 | 9 | 24 |
| 25 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 81% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 77% |
| 45% | 25% | 20% | Over 1.5 | 40% | 40% | 42% |
| 29% | 19% | 20% | Over 2.5 | 40% | 27% | 32% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 19% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 39% | 19% | 0% | BTTS | 20% | 27% | 32% |
| 39% | 50% | 60% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 42% | 44% | 60% | Failed To Score | 80% | 67% | 61% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11-04-19 | | Naft Al-Wasat | 2 - 2 | Al Najaf |
| 17-04-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 0 - 0 | Naft Al-Wasat |
| 24-04-19 | | Al Karkh | 1 - 1 | Naft Al-Wasat |
| 01-05-19 | | Naft Al-Wasat | 3 - 0 | Al Bahri |
| 09-05-19 | | Al Simawa | 1 - 1 | Naft Al-Wasat |
| 16-05-19 | | Al Zawra'a | 3 - 3 | Naft Al-Wasat |
| 22-05-19 | | Naft Al-Wasat | 2 - 2 | Naft |
| 28-05-19 | | Naft Al-Wasat | 1 - 1 | Al Talaba |
| 02-06-19 | | Naft Al-Janoob | 1 - 0 | Naft Al-Wasat |
| 14-06-19 | | Naft Al-Wasat | 1 - 0 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya |
| 11-04-19 | | Al Diwaniya | 0 - 0 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya |
| 18-04-19 | | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 2 - 1 | Erbil |
| 24-04-19 | | Al Hudod | 1 - 0 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya |
| 02-05-19 | | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 0 - 1 | Al Shorta |
| 09-05-19 | | Baghdad | 0 - 1 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya |
| 15-05-19 | | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 0 - 1 | Al Najaf |
| 20-05-19 | | Al Minaa Basra | 2 - 2 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya |
| 27-05-19 | | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 2 - 2 | Al Karkh |
| 01-06-19 | | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 3 - 2 | Al Bahri |
| 14-06-19 | | Naft Al-Wasat | 1 - 0 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Al Shorta | 31 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 49 | 76 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 65 |
| 3 | Al Karkh | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 55 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 50 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 31 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 44 |
| 6 | Naft Maysan | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 44 |
| 7 | Naft | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 43 |
| 8 | Baghdad | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 41 |
| 9 | Naft Al-Janoob | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 40 |
| 10 | Erbil | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | Al Talaba | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 37 |
| 12 | Al Hudod | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -8 | 37 |
| 13 | Al Najaf | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -4 | 35 |
| 14 | Al Diwaniya | 31 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Al Kahrabaa | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -6 | 32 |
| 16 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 32 |
| 17 | Al Minaa Basra | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 31 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 33 | -28 | 27 |
| 19 | Al Hussein | 31 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 | -19 | 22 |
| 20 | Al Bahri | 30 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 53 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -26 | 17 |