Naft Maysan perform at a high level so far being 6th in the table. Al Najaf can look both up and down from their 10th position.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Naft Maysan form and stats
Naft Maysan have performed well here at Maysan International Stadium so far this season with 8 wins from 14 matches. Some points have also been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 1.In their previous game, led his Naft Maysan to a defeat in the Iraqi League match away at Baghdad. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Maysan International Stadium. Before that, Naft Maysan drew at home versus Al Shorta.
Naft Maysan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Maysan International Stadium with 25 goals in 14 matches. From these home matches, Naft Maysan have conceded only 13 goals.
Al Najaf form and stats
As the visiting team Al Najaf have produced an overall stat of 3-7-4 so far.Al Najaf's last game was the home draw against Al Kahrabaa (1-1). Preceding that game was the away victory against Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya with the score of 1-0.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games, an average of less than one per game. 14 goals have been conceded by Al Najaf in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Al Najaf - Naft Maysan 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Naft Maysan, 5 draws and 3 wins for Al Najaf. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 8 games.Naft Maysan missing players
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| Naft Maysan | Al Najaf | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 10 | 8 | 3 | Won | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 36 | 25 | 8 | Scored | 6 | 13 | 30 |
| 33 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | 5 | 14 | 32 |
| 86% | 86% | 80% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 68% | 79% | 80% | Over 1.5 | 80% | 57% | 67% |
| 46% | 57% | 60% | Over 2.5 | 20% | 29% | 41% |
| 25% | 29% | 20% | Over 3.5 | 20% | 21% | 26% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 64% | 71% | 60% | BTTS | 60% | 43% | 56% |
| 21% | 29% | 40% | Clean Sheets | 20% | 29% | 22% |
| 29% | 14% | 20% | Failed To Score | 20% | 43% | 30% |
| 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 |
- Naft Maysan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 18-04-19 | | Al Hussein | 1 - 0 | Naft Maysan |
| 26-04-19 | | Al Diwaniya | 3 - 1 | Naft Maysan |
| 03-05-19 | | Naft Maysan | 2 - 0 | Erbil |
| 10-05-19 | | Al Hudod | 1 - 1 | Naft Maysan |
| 16-05-19 | | Naft Maysan | 1 - 1 | Al Shorta |
| 22-05-19 | | Baghdad | 1 - 0 | Naft Maysan |
| 27-05-19 | | Naft Maysan | 10:30 | Al Talaba |
| 27-05-19 | | Naft Maysan | 19:00 | Al Najaf |
| 02-06-19 | | Naft Al-Janoob | 10:30 | Naft Maysan |
| 08-06-19 | | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 10:30 | Naft Maysan |
| 11-04-19 | | Naft Al-Wasat | 2 - 2 | Al Najaf |
| 26-04-19 | | Naft | 0 - 0 | Al Najaf |
| 02-05-19 | | Al Najaf | 3 - 2 | Al Talaba |
| 09-05-19 | | Al Najaf | 1 - 2 | Naft Al-Janoob |
| 15-05-19 | | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 0 - 1 | Al Najaf |
| 21-05-19 | | Al Najaf | 1 - 1 | Al Kahrabaa |
| 27-05-19 | | Baghdad | 10:30 | Al Najaf |
| 27-05-19 | | Naft Maysan | 19:00 | Al Najaf |
| 02-06-19 | | Al Simawa | 10:30 | Al Najaf |
| 08-06-19 | | Al Najaf | 10:30 | Al Minaa Basra |
| 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 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 45 | 67 |
| 2 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 23 | 61 |
| 3 | Al Karkh | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 53 |
| 4 | Al Zawra'a | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Naft Al-Wasat | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 40 |
| 6 | Naft Maysan | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 40 |
| 7 | Naft | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 39 |
| 8 | Al Talaba | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | Baghdad | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | -2 | 36 |
| 10 | Al Najaf | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 34 |
| 11 | Naft Al-Janoob | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 34 |
| 12 | Erbil | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -6 | 33 |
| 13 | Al Hudod | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 33 |
| 14 | Al Diwaniya | 28 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 31 |
| 15 | Al Kahrabaa | 28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -6 | 30 |
| 16 | Al Minaa Basra | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -5 | 29 |
| 17 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 28 |
| 18 | Al Simawa | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -21 | 26 |
| 19 | Al Hussein | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 17 | -15 | 21 |
| 20 | Al Bahri | 28 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -24 | 17 |