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Al Najaf vs Erbil Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–31 – 4

Ali Raheem wali Kenani 24′ (pen)

Maicol Cabrera 6′Sherzod Temirov 13′ (pen), 68′Ali Shakhowan Omar 39′

Possession
38%62%
Shots · on target in brackets
14 (4)20 (12)
Corners
56

Iraqi LeagueMatchday 34Al Najaf Stadium

Events

ALN 1–4 ERB · 3–2 yellow
  1. Full time 1–4
  2. Sherzod Temirov1–4Goal
  3. Alaa RaadYellow card
  4. Nduka JuniorYellow card
  5. Abdullah HusseinYellow card
  6. Half-time 1–3
  7. Mamadou DiarraYellow card
  8. Ali Shakhowan Omar1–3Goal · assist Ako Hzair
  9. Ali Raheem wali Kenani1–2Penalty goal
  10. Sherzod Temirov0–2Penalty goal
  11. Hamza AdnanYellow card
  12. Maicol Cabrera0–1Goal

Lineups

Starting XIs
Al Najaf4-3-3formation4-3-1-2Erbil
  1. 18Mustafa Shawkat94′
  1. 15Ahmed Naaim94′
  2. 2Nduka JuniorYC 94′
  3. 3Hamza AdnanYC 94′
  4. 24Hussien Abbas94′
  1. 87Ali Raheem wali KenaniG 94′
  2. 30Abdullah HusseinYC 94′
  3. 6Mohammed Hassan Ahmad Mohamad94′
  1. 17Noor Almustafa Ghanam94′
  2. 10Redha Fadel94′
  3. 79Ali Ridha Hayder94′
  1. 34Kumel Al-Rekabe94′
  1. 11Humam Tariq94′
  2. 14Marlen Chobanov94′
  3. 94Mamadou DiarraYC 94′
  4. 2Alaa RaadYC 94′
  1. 22Ededem Essien94′
  2. 19Ako HzairA 94′
  3. 33Cristian Barco94′
  1. 10Ali Shakhowan OmarG 94′
  1. 9Sherzod Temirov2G 94′
  2. 99Maicol CabreraG 94′
  1. 16Aymen LuayFW
  2. 19Mustafa MohammadDF
  3. 28Mortadha FalihGK
  4. 33Daniel PadillaMF
  5. 50Murtada RazaqDF
  6. 52Amir Ismail MahmoudDF
  7. 60Sajjad AlaaFW
  8. 69Hussain DhafirFW
  9. 71Moamel Ahmed AliFW
  10. 85Wilmar Alexander Cruz MorenoFW

SubstitutesCoaches: Jaseb Sultan · Basim Hamdan (1.87 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 3Omer JengiDF
  2. 4Harwan Al-ZubaidiDF
  3. 5Niaz MohammedDF
  4. 6Gielan LuqmanFW
  5. 12Mohammed HasanGK
  6. 15Alvaro QuirogaMF
  7. 17Jiar GovandFW
  8. 21Sarhang MuhsinGK
  9. 31Ahmed ZeroFW
  10. 32Arkan AmmarDF
  11. 44Safin MansorFW
  12. 77Dhulfiqar Younis Al-ImariFW

Matchday 34

Iraqi League · the other 9 games
  1. Naft Maysan0–0Naft
  2. Al Zawra'a0–0Al Minaa Basra
  3. Duhok2–1Al-Qasim
  4. Al Quwa Al Jawiya0–0Al-Karma
  5. Al Gharraf1–2Al Shorta
  6. Al Karkh2–1Baghdad
  7. Newroz SC13:45Al Kahrabaa
  8. Al Mosul2–2Al Talaba
  9. Zakho2–2Diala
Iraqi League fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 1–3half-time

    The match stood at 1–3 at half-time before 0–1 after the break (1–4 full time).

  • 14–20shots

    Al Najaf recorded 14 shots (4 on target) against 20 (12 on target) for Erbil.

Table

Iraqi League 2025/2026 · current
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPts
1Al Quwa Al Jawiya3827-8-362:28+3489
2Al Shorta3824-8-669:32+3780
3Erbil3823-11-460:30+3080
4Al Talaba3818-12-853:35+1866
5Al Zawra'a3817-15-650:32+1866
17Al Kahrabaa3811-6-2144:56-1239
18Baghdad388-8-2243:71-2832
19Al Najaf386-6-2631:68-3724
20Al-Qasim380-6-3221:96-756
Full table

Head-to-head

8 meetings on record since 2012

0-4-4Al Najaf W-D-L · goals 6:11

0 ALN4 draws4 ERB
With Al Najaf at home
0-2-2 (2:4)
Goals per meeting
2.13
Over 2.5 goals
38%
Both teams scored
63%
Won by the host
25%
Last 5 (Al Najaf)
0W 3D 2L · 2.4 goals/game
  1. Erbil3–2Al NajafIraq Stars League
  2. Al Najaf1–2ErbilIraq Stars League
  3. Erbil1–1Al NajafIraq Stars League
  4. Al Najaf1–1ErbilIraq Stars League
  5. Al Najaf0–0ErbilIraq Stars League
Show all 8 meetings
  1. Erbil0–0Al NajafIraq Stars League
  2. Al Najaf0–1ErbilIraq Stars League
  3. Erbil3–1Al NajafIraq Stars League

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Al Najaf4d restERB +1d rest5d restErbil
  1. 0-1L6 Mar
  2. 1-1D13 Mar
  3. 1-2L17 Mar
  4. 2-1W27 Mar
  5. 0-1L31 Mar
  6. 1-2L8 Apr
  7. 2-1W17 Apr
  8. 1-2L27 Apr
  9. 0-0D2 May
  10. 1-1D7 May

2-3-5goals 9:120.90pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-0D27 Mar
  2. 1-1D31 Mar
  3. 0-0D5 Apr
  4. 2-2D9 Apr
  5. 2-0W14 Apr
  6. 2-0W18 Apr
  7. 1-1D23 Apr
  8. 3-2W27 Apr
  9. 1-0W2 May
  10. 2-2D6 May

4-6-0goals 14:81.80pts/game

  1. HBaghdad1–1
  2. AAl Kahrabaa0–0
  3. HDuhok1–2
  4. HNewroz SC2–1
  5. AAl Talaba1–2

latest 5

  1. HAl Kahrabaa2–2
  2. HAl Karkh1–0
  3. AAl Talaba3–2
  4. AAl Quwa Al Jawiya1–1
  5. HAl-Qasim2–0
Show older matches
  1. AAl Gharraf0–1
  2. ADiala2–1
  3. HAl Mosul1–2
  4. ANaft1–1
  5. HAl Minaa Basra0–1

older

  1. ANaft2–0
  2. HAl Mosul2–2
  3. AAl Gharraf0–0
  4. HAl Zawra'a1–1
  5. ANaft Maysan0–0

Match info

Competition
Iraqi League
Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 34 of 38
Kick-off
Venue
Al Najaf Stadium, Najaf
Capacity
12,000 · grass
Weather
37 °C · sky is clear · humidity 10%
ALN coach
Jaseb Sultan
ERB coach
Basim Hamdan (1.87 PPG)

Match summary

Erbil beat Al Najaf 4-1 in the Iraqi League.

Before kickoff, Erbil (3rd, 65 pts) were 49 points ahead of Al Najaf (19th, 16 pts). Erbil had gone 14 matches unbeaten before this one. Across 8 previous meetings on record, Al Najaf won 0 and Erbil won 4, with 4 draws (2.13 goals per game).

Goals came from Ali Raheem wali Kenani (24') for Al Najaf and Maicol Cabrera (6'), Sherzod Temirov (13', 68') and Ali Shakhowan Omar (39') for Erbil.

Al Najaf — live results and scheduleErbil — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Team stats

16 figures
Al Najaffull timeErbil
  1. 38%Possession62%
  2. 14Shots20
  3. 4Shots on target12
  4. 5Corners6
  5. 9Fouls13
  6. 3Yellow cards3
All 16 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 87Attacks99
  3. 51Dangerous attacks54
  4. 29%Shot accuracy60%
  5. 0Shots blocked2
  6. 9Shots off target6
  7. Defence
  8. 8Goal kicks11
  9. Discipline
  10. 16Free kicks12
  11. Other
  12. 1Penalties0
  13. 4Substitutions5
  14. 17Throw-ins22

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Al Najafall competitionsErbil
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.4Goals per game (both sides)2.27
  3. 87%Over 1.573%
  4. 53%Over 2.527%
  5. 0%Over 3.527%
  6. 73%Both teams scored40%
  7. 0%Clean sheets53%
  8. 27%Failed to score20%
  9. Al Najaf at home v Erbil away
  10. 8Played7
  11. 1Won4
  12. 2Drawn3
  13. 5Lost0
  14. 8-12Goals (for-against)10-3
  15. 0.63Points per game2.14
  16. 63%Over 2.514%
  17. 0%Clean sheets71%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 6-101st-half goals (for-against)8-2
  20. 7-132nd-half goals (for-against)15-9
  21. 54%Goals after half-time65%
  22. 73%Goal before half-time53%
  23. 3-5-7Half-time W-D-L6-8-1
How we calculate this

Updated