Match Report
26 points separated the sides: Duhok 10th on 50, Al Najaf 19th on 24. Al Najaf had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Najaf 2, draws 1, Duhok 2, at 1.6 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 80% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
Al Najaf: Aymen Luay (70') · Duhok: Peter Gwargis (45'), Zhiar Ibrahim (90')
Key stats
Possession: Al Najaf 41% · Duhok 59% · Total shots: 19-5 · On target: 9-6 · Corners: 13-2