Al Najaf have travelled here for an appealing duel versus the hosts Zakho. Prepare for the fixture with this full Iraqi League preview!
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!
Zakho form and stats
Seven points from three Iraqi League home games is a great start for Zakho, who are hoping to build on that form here at Zakho Stadium.
Zakho are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Al Shorta. The defeat against Al Shorta was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by Mahmoud Al Mawas).
Before that, Zakho had a home game versus Baghdad which ended with a victory 2-1.The Zakho fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. From these home matches, Zakho have conceded only 2 goals.
Al Najaf form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Iraqi League for Al Najaf with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Najaf aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 387 league minutes without a goal. Ahmad Lefta Koni was the last player to find the net.
Al Najaf might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Naft Al-Janoob proved too strong as Al Najaf slumped to a 0-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Al Najaf Stadium. Najaf lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Erbil.Al Najaf have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Zakho two wins, four draws and Al Najaf four victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Zakho missing players
Al Najaf missing players
| Zakho | Al Najaf | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 80% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 80% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Zakho | Last season | Al Najaf | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 11 | 21 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Drew | D | 4 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Scored | S | 23 | 46 | ||
| 40 | 18 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 87% | ||
| 68% | 68% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 58% | ||
| 29% | 26% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 26% | 29% | ||
| 8% | 5% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 5% | 8% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 3% | ||
| 61% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 32% | 37% | ||
| 26% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 53% | 50% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 26% | ||
| 3.4 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.6 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.5 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 7.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3 | ||
| 38% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Al Shorta | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Naft Al-Janoob | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Zakho | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Al Zawra'a | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Al Kahrabaa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Al Talaba | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Al Sinaah | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Naft | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Baghdad | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 12 | Al Najaf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Naft Maysan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Al Diwaniya | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Erbil | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Al-Qasim | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Al Karkh | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 18 | Al Minaa Basra | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 2 |
| 19 | Newroz SC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 | Samaraa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |