Match Report
Al Najaf went into the game 19th in the table on 24 points; Baghdad sat 18th on 32 — an 8-point gap. Al Najaf had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.82/1.79 for Al Najaf and 1.13/1.87 for Baghdad (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.21.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Al Najaf, 2 draws and 2 for Baghdad, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 22% of those meetings.
The match was played at Al Najaf Stadium (capacity 12,000). Al Najaf led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Najaf: Ali Raheem wali Kenani (31') · Baghdad: Hussain Taleb (69')
Key stats
Possession: Al Najaf 53% · Baghdad 47% · Total shots: 11-19 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 2-6