Match Report
Al Najaf, 19th on 24 points, faced a 42-point deficit to Al Talaba (4th, 66). On recent form Al Talaba sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Al Talaba were scoring 1.39 and conceding 0.92, Al Najaf 0.82 and 1.79, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
9 meetings are on record — 4 won by Al Talaba, 4 by Al Najaf, 1 drawn, at 2.44 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 78% of the meetings.
Stadioni Murtaz Khurtsilava, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. Al Talaba led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-1.
Goal scorers
Al Talaba: Ngweni Ndasi (23'), Habib Oueslati (44') · Al Najaf: Redha Fadel (5')
Key stats
Possession: Al Talaba 50% · Al Najaf 50% · Total shots: 10-5 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 5-3