Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Minaa Basra 12th with 42 points, Naft Al-Wasat 20th with 19, 23 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Minaa Basra 1 scored and 1.55 conceded per game, Naft Al-Wasat 0.68 and 1.68, with the league averaging 1.15.
Al Minaa Basra were winless in 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 0 Al Minaa Basra wins, 1 for Naft Al-Wasat, 5 draws, at 1.67 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 17% of the wins in this fixture. Only 17% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Al Faihaa Stadium, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Minaa Basra led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-2.
Goal scorers
Al Minaa Basra: William Jebor (45'), William Jebor (23'), William Jebor (56'), William Jebor (80') · Naft Al-Wasat: Murtaja Adel (84'), Murtaja Adel (89')
Key stats
Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 6-7 · Corners: 4-4