It's still early in the Iraqi League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Naft - Baghdad preview!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Naft form and stats
Naft have only played one Iraqi League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeats from 2 matches.
Naft manager and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Al Zawra'a (placed 12th) in the Iraqi League.
At Al-Shaab Stadium, Naft has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Baghdad form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Iraqi League ended in defeat. Last season Baghdad had these away match statistics: Played 3; won 0, drew 2 and lost 1.
Baghdad have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 373 minutes ago. J. Owoboskini was the goal scorer.
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Erbil.
0 goals so far away for Baghdad, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Naft victories, three draws and four Baghdad wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Naft missing players
Baghdad missing players
| Naft | Baghdad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Naft | Last season | Baghdad | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 40% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 20% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 40% | ||
| 80% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 60% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 4 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 1 | ||
| 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Al Talaba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Al Shorta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Erbil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Naft | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Al Karkh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Al Diwaniya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Al Simawa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 10 | Naft Maysan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Al Hudod | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Al Zawra'a | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Zakho | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Al-Qasim | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Al Kahrabaa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Naft Al-Janoob | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Al Minaa Basra | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Al Najaf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 19 | Baghdad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Naft Al-Wasat | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Al Najaf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Al Zawra'a | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Al Talaba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Al Minaa Basra | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Al Hudod | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Erbil | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 11 | Al Shorta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Naft Al-Janoob | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 13 | Baghdad | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Al Kahrabaa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| 15 | Naft Maysan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 0 |