Match Report
Al Minaa Basra (16th, 43 pts) visited Naft Al-Basra (18th, 33 pts) with 10 points between them. In league terms the two rates read 0.84/1.45 for Naft Al-Basra and 1.03/1.16 for Al Minaa Basra (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.13.
Naft Al-Basra's winless run stood at 12. The last-five ledger: Naft Al-Basra 1/15, Al Minaa Basra 7/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 4 Naft Al-Basra wins, 4 for Al Minaa Basra, 3 draws, at 1.91 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 27% of the wins in this fixture. These meetings skew tight — only 18% saw more than two goals.
Al Faihaa Stadium, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Minaa Basra: Tuisila Kisinda (49')
Key stats
Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 4-1