Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Al Kahrabaa (17th, 39 pts) and Al Najaf (19th, 24 pts). Al Kahrabaa had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Najaf 0.82 scored and 1.79 conceded per game, Al Kahrabaa 1.16 and 1.47, with the league averaging 1.21.
Al Najaf had not won in 10 games.
10 meetings are on record — 4 won by Al Najaf, 2 by Al Kahrabaa, 4 drawn, at 2.1 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 30% of the meetings.
The venue was Al Najaf Stadium, with room for 12,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Al Najaf led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Al Najaf: Harouna Moussa Ibrahim (45') · Al Kahrabaa: Ahmed Aiad (58'), Austin Amutu (74')