Zakho vs Naft Maysan: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Iraq Iraqi League
Competition: Tue 20.July
Match begins: 13:45 (UTC)
Venue: Zakho Stadium (6000 seats)

On paper it looks like advantage Zakho in this game against Naft Maysan, but the visitors will fight to the end. Here's our full match preview!

Insights:
  • Zakho have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Naft Maysan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.

Zakho and Naft Maysan should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Zakho can neither be promoted or relegated from Iraqi League. For Maysan most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Zakho form and stats

6 victories, 8 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Zakho have to build on here at Zakho Stadium in the Iraqi League.

Zakho's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Al Najaf (placed 3rd).

Before that match, a win away at Al Simawa.

Zakho aren't scoring a lot here at Zakho Stadium in the league, with only 17 goals from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Zakho have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Naft Maysan form and stats

5 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Naft Maysan playing as the away team in the Iraqi League this season. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Maysan, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Al Karkh game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Naser Hamooda was the last player to score for the away team. Naft Maysan haven't scored a league goal in the last 245 minutes.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Baghdad (placed 7th) in their previous outing. The Iraqi League match ended in a draw 0-0.

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Al Zawra'a.

Naft Maysan find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Maysan have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Naft Maysan - Zakho 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Zakho-Naft Maysan H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Zakho two wins, Naft Maysan zero wins, four draws. one of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Zakho missing players

Naft Maysan missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Zakho Naft Maysan
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
10 6 4 Won W 2 5 8
16 8 1 Drew D 2 8 16
11 4 1 Lost L 2 5 13
34 17 8 Scored S 6 19 36
38 16 5 Conceded C 6 21 47
89% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 83% 81%
68% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 56% 57%
27% 22% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 39% 41%
8% 6% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 28% 27%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 14%
59% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 56% 54%
27% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 30%
24% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 28% 35%
 
3.4 2.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6.2 4.4
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.8 3.4
1.6 0.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.8 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.5 11.5 20 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.2 6.8
2.6 3.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.8 2
38% 29% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 40%
Key stats in Iraqi League this season:
  • Naft Maysan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Naft Maysan have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Zakho have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Zakho 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 Quwa Al Jawiya 37 24 8 5 66 28 19 14 3 2 44 19 18 10 5 3 22 9 38 80
2 Al Zawra'a 37 19 15 3 43 18 19 10 7 2 25 10 18 9 8 1 18 8 25 72
3 Al Najaf 37 20 11 6 45 26 18 9 7 2 22 13 19 11 4 4 23 13 19 71
4 Al Shorta 36 19 11 6 58 26 18 10 7 1 34 11 18 9 4 5 24 15 32 68
5 Naft Al-Wasat 37 16 14 7 45 30 19 8 6 5 22 15 18 8 8 2 23 15 15 62
6 Naft 36 11 16 9 34 33 18 5 9 4 18 17 18 6 7 5 16 16 1 49
7 Baghdad 37 13 10 14 30 32 19 5 7 7 14 15 18 8 3 7 16 17 -2 49
8 Al Minaa Basra 37 12 12 13 44 43 18 9 4 5 24 16 19 3 8 8 20 27 1 48
9 Zakho 37 10 16 11 34 38 18 6 8 4 17 16 19 4 8 7 17 22 -4 46
10 Erbil 37 10 14 13 38 38 18 6 7 5 24 15 19 4 7 8 14 23 0 44
11 Al Karkh 37 11 11 15 35 40 18 7 4 7 19 21 19 4 7 8 16 19 -5 44
12 Naft Al-Janoob 36 10 14 12 35 43 18 7 5 6 19 20 18 3 9 6 16 23 -8 44
13 Al-Qasim 37 9 14 14 39 49 19 6 6 7 23 25 18 3 8 7 16 24 -10 41
14 Al Kahrabaa 36 8 16 12 35 37 18 5 7 6 16 17 18 3 9 6 19 20 -2 40
15 Naft Maysan 37 8 16 13 36 47 19 3 8 8 17 26 18 5 8 5 19 21 -11 40
16 Al Diwaniya 37 6 20 11 19 34 19 5 11 3 12 10 18 1 9 8 7 24 -15 38
17 Al Talaba 37 7 15 15 35 47 19 4 7 8 19 23 18 3 8 7 16 24 -12 36
18 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 37 7 15 15 26 38 18 6 9 3 13 11 19 1 6 12 13 27 -12 36
19 Al Hudod 37 4 19 14 31 46 18 1 10 7 16 24 19 3 9 7 15 22 -15 31
20 Al Simawa 37 5 11 21 20 55 18 4 7 7 10 16 19 1 4 14 10 39 -35 26

Table
  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 37 24 8 5 66 28 19 14 3 2 44 19 18 10 5 3 22 9 38 80
2 Al Zawra'a 37 19 15 3 43 18 19 10 7 2 25 10 18 9 8 1 18 8 25 72
3 Al Najaf 37 20 11 6 45 26 18 9 7 2 22 13 19 11 4 4 23 13 19 71
4 Al Shorta 36 19 11 6 58 26 18 10 7 1 34 11 18 9 4 5 24 15 32 68
5 Naft Al-Wasat 37 16 14 7 45 30 19 8 6 5 22 15 18 8 8 2 23 15 15 62
6 Naft 36 11 16 9 34 33 18 5 9 4 18 17 18 6 7 5 16 16 1 49
7 Baghdad 37 13 10 14 30 32 19 5 7 7 14 15 18 8 3 7 16 17 -2 49
8 Al Minaa Basra 37 12 12 13 44 43 18 9 4 5 24 16 19 3 8 8 20 27 1 48
9 Zakho 37 10 16 11 34 38 18 6 8 4 17 16 19 4 8 7 17 22 -4 46
10 Erbil 37 10 14 13 38 38 18 6 7 5 24 15 19 4 7 8 14 23 0 44
11 Al Karkh 37 11 11 15 35 40 18 7 4 7 19 21 19 4 7 8 16 19 -5 44
12 Naft Al-Janoob 36 10 14 12 35 43 18 7 5 6 19 20 18 3 9 6 16 23 -8 44
13 Al-Qasim 37 9 14 14 39 49 19 6 6 7 23 25 18 3 8 7 16 24 -10 41
14 Al Kahrabaa 36 8 16 12 35 37 18 5 7 6 16 17 18 3 9 6 19 20 -2 40
15 Naft Maysan 37 8 16 13 36 47 19 3 8 8 17 26 18 5 8 5 19 21 -11 40
16 Al Diwaniya 37 6 20 11 19 34 19 5 11 3 12 10 18 1 9 8 7 24 -15 38
17 Al Talaba 37 7 15 15 35 47 19 4 7 8 19 23 18 3 8 7 16 24 -12 36
18 Alsinaat Alkahrabaiya 37 7 15 15 26 38 18 6 9 3 13 11 19 1 6 12 13 27 -12 36
19 Al Hudod 37 4 19 14 31 46 18 1 10 7 16 24 19 3 9 7 15 22 -15 31
20 Al Simawa 37 5 11 21 20 55 18 4 7 7 10 16 19 1 4 14 10 39 -35 26

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