With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Naft fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Naft Al-Janoob.
- Naft has the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Iraqi League
It's no vacation for neither Naft nor Naft Al-Janoob 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 form and stats
Naft have played 9 Iraqi League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Naft goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 220 minutes without conceding a goal in the Iraqi League.
The Naft fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 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.
Naft Al-Janoob form and stats
As the visiting team in Iraqi League matches, Naft Al-Janoob have produced an overall stat of 2-4-3 so far.
Home advantage was not enough for Naft Al-Janoob in their previous game, as they lost their Iraqi League-match, hosting Al Shorta, 0-1.
The attacking power of Naft Al-Janoob when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Naft Al-Janoob have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Naft, three draws and zero wins for Naft Al-Janoob. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Naft missing players
Naft Al-Janoob missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 21 | 12 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 94% | 89% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 67% | 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 56% |
| 22% | 33% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| 22% | 33% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 56% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 44% |
| 39% | 33% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 22% | 22% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.9 | 8.8 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 50% | 62% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 50% | 43% |
- Naft has the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Iraqi League
- Naft have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 38 |
| 2 | Al Shorta | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Al Zawra'a | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Naft Al-Wasat | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Al Najaf | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Zakho | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | Naft | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | Naft Maysan | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Al Karkh | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Baghdad | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Al Kahrabaa | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Al Minaa Basra | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Al Diwaniya | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 14 | Naft Al-Janoob | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 20 |
| 15 | Erbil | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 16 | Al Simawa | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -15 | 17 |
| 17 | Al-Qasim | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Al Hudod | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Al Talaba | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -10 | 14 |