Iraqi League fixture guide and facts: Newroz SC fight Naft Al-Basra

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Sat 15.January
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sulaymaniyah Stadium (10000 seats)

Newroz SC believe to fill the stadium for this game even though the season has been back-breaking so far with 16 points and a 17th place in the Iraqi League table. Guests Naft Al-Basra own 8th place with 25 pts.

Insights:
  • Newroz SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Naft Al-Basra have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Iraqi League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Newroz SC form and stats

Overall Iraqi League results at home this season for Newroz SC are 2-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, led his Newroz SC to a defeat in the Iraqi League match away at Erbil. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sulaymaniyah Stadium. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Al Kahrabaa.

Newroz SC has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 11 goals have been conceded.

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Naft Al-Basra form and stats

3-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Naft Al-Basra in their Iraqi League matches away. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Naft Al-Basra are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Two away games in a row for Al-Basra, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 versus Naft Maysan in the Iraqi League.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Samaraa.

The travelling fans enjoy Naft Al-Basra's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Naft Al-Basra have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

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Newroz SC missing players

Naft Al-Basra missing players

Newroz SC Naft Al-Basra
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 8 3 Played P 2 9 18
4 2 1 Won W 1 3 6
4 3 2 Drew D 1 2 7
10 3 0 Lost L 0 4 5
17 8 3 Scored S 2 14 24
26 11 2 Conceded C 1 14 22
89% 75% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 78% 72%
61% 62% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 78% 72%
44% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 78% 61%
22% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 44% 33%
17% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 17%
50% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 67%
17% 25% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 33%
44% 50% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 22% 28%
 
4.2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 2.7
4.3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.5 1.7
1.8 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.5 0.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6.5 6.5
3.5 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 1
24% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 100%
 
10.3 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 14 14
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 1.5 1.5
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Naft Al-Basra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Naft Al-Basra have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Iraqi League
  • Naft Al-Basra have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Newroz SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Newroz SC 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 Shorta 18 16 2 0 35 10 9 7 2 0 16 5 9 9 0 0 19 5 25 50
2 Al Zawra'a 17 10 4 3 24 13 9 7 0 2 15 7 8 3 4 1 9 6 11 34
3 Naft Al-Wasat 18 10 4 4 23 14 9 6 1 2 14 6 9 4 3 2 9 8 9 34
4 Al Talaba 17 10 3 4 26 15 8 6 2 0 16 6 9 4 1 4 10 9 11 33
5 Al Quwa Al Jawiya 18 10 3 5 23 13 9 7 1 1 15 5 9 3 2 4 8 8 10 33
6 Zakho 18 7 8 3 18 11 8 3 3 2 7 5 10 4 5 1 11 6 7 29
7 Al Najaf 18 8 4 6 15 11 8 4 1 3 7 6 10 4 3 3 8 5 4 28
8 Naft Al-Basra 18 6 7 5 24 22 9 3 5 1 10 8 9 3 2 4 14 14 2 25
9 Naft 18 4 11 3 10 10 9 1 6 2 3 4 9 3 5 1 7 6 0 23
10 Al Sinaah 18 5 8 5 13 14 9 4 2 3 6 5 9 1 6 2 7 9 -1 23
11 Naft Maysan 18 6 4 8 15 20 10 5 1 4 12 11 8 1 3 4 3 9 -5 22
12 Al-Qasim 18 3 11 4 15 18 9 3 6 0 8 5 9 0 5 4 7 13 -3 20
13 Erbil 18 5 5 8 16 21 10 4 2 4 11 9 8 1 3 4 5 12 -5 20
14 Baghdad 18 4 7 7 14 20 9 2 5 2 8 9 9 2 2 5 6 11 -6 19
15 Al Kahrabaa 18 4 6 8 16 21 8 2 3 3 8 9 10 2 3 5 8 12 -5 18
16 Al Karkh 18 2 10 6 13 16 9 0 5 4 6 10 9 2 5 2 7 6 -3 16
17 Newroz SC 18 4 4 10 17 26 8 2 3 3 8 11 10 2 1 7 9 15 -9 16
18 Al Diwaniya 17 4 3 10 13 27 9 3 2 4 11 13 8 1 1 6 2 14 -14 15
19 Al Minaa Basra 17 1 10 6 15 22 10 1 7 2 10 10 7 0 3 4 5 12 -7 13
20 Samaraa 18 0 4 14 7 28 9 0 2 7 3 14 9 0 2 7 4 14 -21 4