Match Report
The table gap was wide: 28 points between Al Najaf (4th, 66 pts) and Al Nasiriya (22nd, 38 pts). Al Nasiriya had been under-performing their position — 28th on five-round form against 22nd in the table. Per game in the league, Al Nasiriya were scoring 1 and conceding 1.15, Al Najaf 1.44 and 0.59, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Al Nasiriya for 6 matches. Momentum sat with Al Najaf, winners of their last four. Al Nasiriya had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Al Najaf, 13.


