Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Al Karkh (15th, 39 pts) and Naft Al-Wasat (20th, 19 pts). Al Karkh had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Naft Al-Wasat 0.68 scored and 1.68 conceded per game, Al Karkh 0.95 and 1.18, with the league averaging 1.15.
Naft Al-Wasat arrived off three straight defeats. Al Karkh had not won in 9 games.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Naft Al-Wasat 1, draws 4, Al Karkh 0, at 1.4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 0% of the wins in this fixture. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Al Najaf Stadium (capacity 12,000). On the scoreboard, Al Karkh led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Naft Al-Wasat: Abbas Jasem (56') · Al Karkh: Jaafar Kathem (18'), Jaafar Kathem (14')
Key stats
Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 2-6




