2007/2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naft | 4 | D3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3/12 | 4-5 |
| Addala | 4 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4/12 | 4-7 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naft | 13 | 22 | 27 | -6 | DDLWL | 17 | -4 |
| Addala | 26 | 22 | 12 | -22 | LLLLW | 23 | +3 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2008-01-25
15 points separated the sides: Naft 13th on 27, Addala 26th on 12. Naft had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 13th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.82/1.09 for Naft and 0.5/1.5 for Addala (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.07.
Level finishes had become the habit for Naft: three in a row.
Al Sina'a Stadium in Bagdad, capacity 6,000, hosted the game.
