Match Report
Al Najaf, 19th on 24 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Al Minaa Basra (15th, 40). The last five rounds placed Al Najaf 9th in the league for form — higher than their 19th in the standings. Per game in the league, Al Najaf were scoring 0.82 and conceding 1.79, Al Minaa Basra 1 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Al Najaf — three in succession.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Al Najaf have 2 wins to Al Minaa Basra's 2, with 5 draws, at 2.44 goals per meeting. Goals have risen lately: 3.4 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.44 across the full history.
Al Najaf Stadium, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. Al Minaa Basra led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Al Minaa Basra: Mohammed Nassif (27')
Key stats
Possession: Al Najaf 41% · Al Minaa Basra 59% · Total shots: 5-3 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 3-3