Karbala Stadium: Naft Al-Wasat vs Baghdad Iraqi League preview

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Wed 30.June
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Karbala Stadium (9000 seats)

Iraqi League: Naft Al-Wasat welcome Baghdad in what should be an entertaining football match. Here's all the pre-match info you need!

Insights:
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the most points from losing position (18) in Iraqi League
  • Baghdad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Al-Wasat can neither be promoted or relegated from Iraqi League. For Baghdad most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Naft Al-Wasat form and stats

7-4-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Iraqi League numbers at home for Naft Al-Wasat so far this season.

The home team returns to Karbala Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Al Zawra'a (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the Iraqi League game ended 1-1.

Before that, Naft Al-Wasat had a home game versus Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya which ended with a victory 3-2.

Naft Al-Wasat are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 16 games. From these home matches, Naft Al-Wasat have conceded only 13 goals.

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Baghdad form and stats

8-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Baghdad in their Iraqi League matches away. Baghdad has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

It's the second away game in a row for Baghdad, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Al Diwaniya (placed 17th) in the Iraqi League last time out.

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Al-Qasim.

The attacking power of Baghdad when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 16 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Baghdad as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Baghdad - Naft Al-Wasat 1-1. Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Al-Wasat, four draws and one win for Baghdad. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Naft Al-Wasat missing players

Baghdad missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Naft Al-Wasat Baghdad
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 4 16 33
15 7 2 Won W 2 8 12
12 4 2 Drew D 0 3 9
6 5 1 Lost L 2 5 12
39 17 4 Scored S 2 14 26
26 13 3 Conceded C 3 11 25
85% 81% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
48% 38% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 38% 42%
27% 25% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 19% 15%
18% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 6%
15% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
42% 31% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 19% 27%
45% 44% 40% Clean Sheets C S 50% 56% 39%
27% 44% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 42%
 
4.2 3.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2 2.7
3.2 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.4 4.7
1.9 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.4 7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 4 5.2 5.9
3 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.1 1.8
37% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 24% 33%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Baghdad have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Baghdad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Baghdad have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Naft Al-Wasat have the most points from losing position (18) in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Wasat have won significantly less corners at home than 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 Quwa Al Jawiya 33 22 7 4 59 24 17 13 2 2 41 18 16 9 5 2 18 6 35 73
2 Al Shorta 33 18 11 4 54 22 17 10 7 0 33 9 16 8 4 4 21 13 32 65
3 Al Zawra'a 33 16 15 2 38 16 17 9 7 1 23 9 16 7 8 1 15 7 22 63
4 Al Najaf 33 17 11 5 40 22 16 7 7 2 18 11 17 10 4 3 22 11 18 62
5 Naft Al-Wasat 33 15 12 6 39 26 16 7 4 5 17 13 17 8 8 1 22 13 13 57
6 Naft 33 10 15 8 32 29 17 5 9 3 17 13 16 5 6 5 15 16 3 45
7 Baghdad 33 12 9 12 26 25 17 4 6 7 12 14 16 8 3 5 14 11 1 45
8 Al Minaa Basra 33 10 12 11 38 37 16 7 4 5 20 15 17 3 8 6 18 22 1 42
9 Zakho 33 9 14 10 30 35 16 6 7 3 16 14 17 3 7 7 14 21 -5 41
10 Al Karkh 33 9 11 13 28 34 17 6 4 7 15 19 16 3 7 6 13 15 -6 38
11 Naft Al-Janoob 33 8 14 11 30 38 16 5 5 6 16 19 17 3 9 5 14 19 -8 38
12 Naft Maysan 33 8 14 11 33 42 17 3 7 7 15 23 16 5 7 4 18 19 -9 38
13 Erbil 33 8 13 12 35 36 16 5 6 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 37
14 Al Kahrabaa 33 7 15 11 33 33 16 4 7 5 15 14 17 3 8 6 18 19 0 36
15 Al-Qasim 33 7 13 13 32 43 17 4 6 7 18 22 16 3 7 6 14 21 -11 34
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 33 6 14 13 20 31 17 5 9 3 10 9 16 1 5 10 10 22 -11 32
17 Al Diwaniya 33 5 17 11 16 32 17 4 10 3 10 9 16 1 7 8 6 23 -16 32
18 Al Talaba 33 6 12 15 29 43 16 3 5 8 14 20 17 3 7 7 15 23 -14 30
19 Al Hudod 33 3 18 12 28 42 16 1 10 5 16 22 17 2 8 7 12 20 -14 27
20 Al Simawa 33 5 11 17 16 46 16 4 7 5 9 12 17 1 4 12 7 34 -30 26

Table
  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 33 22 7 4 59 24 17 13 2 2 41 18 16 9 5 2 18 6 35 73
2 Al Shorta 33 18 11 4 54 22 17 10 7 0 33 9 16 8 4 4 21 13 32 65
3 Al Zawra'a 33 16 15 2 38 16 17 9 7 1 23 9 16 7 8 1 15 7 22 63
4 Al Najaf 33 17 11 5 40 22 16 7 7 2 18 11 17 10 4 3 22 11 18 62
5 Naft Al-Wasat 33 15 12 6 39 26 16 7 4 5 17 13 17 8 8 1 22 13 13 57
6 Naft 33 10 15 8 32 29 17 5 9 3 17 13 16 5 6 5 15 16 3 45
7 Baghdad 33 12 9 12 26 25 17 4 6 7 12 14 16 8 3 5 14 11 1 45
8 Al Minaa Basra 33 10 12 11 38 37 16 7 4 5 20 15 17 3 8 6 18 22 1 42
9 Zakho 33 9 14 10 30 35 16 6 7 3 16 14 17 3 7 7 14 21 -5 41
10 Al Karkh 33 9 11 13 28 34 17 6 4 7 15 19 16 3 7 6 13 15 -6 38
11 Naft Al-Janoob 33 8 14 11 30 38 16 5 5 6 16 19 17 3 9 5 14 19 -8 38
12 Naft Maysan 33 8 14 11 33 42 17 3 7 7 15 23 16 5 7 4 18 19 -9 38
13 Erbil 33 8 13 12 35 36 16 5 6 5 22 14 17 3 7 7 13 22 -1 37
14 Al Kahrabaa 33 7 15 11 33 33 16 4 7 5 15 14 17 3 8 6 18 19 0 36
15 Al-Qasim 33 7 13 13 32 43 17 4 6 7 18 22 16 3 7 6 14 21 -11 34
16 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 33 6 14 13 20 31 17 5 9 3 10 9 16 1 5 10 10 22 -11 32
17 Al Diwaniya 33 5 17 11 16 32 17 4 10 3 10 9 16 1 7 8 6 23 -16 32
18 Al Talaba 33 6 12 15 29 43 16 3 5 8 14 20 17 3 7 7 15 23 -14 30
19 Al Hudod 33 3 18 12 28 42 16 1 10 5 16 22 17 2 8 7 12 20 -14 27
20 Al Simawa 33 5 11 17 16 46 16 4 7 5 9 12 17 1 4 12 7 34 -30 26

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