Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Naft Maysan (16th, 40 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Al Najaf (19th, 24 pts). Naft Maysan had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Naft Maysan ran at 1.24 scored and 1.53 conceded, Al Najaf at 0.82 and 1.79.
Al Najaf's winless run stood at 5, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Naft Maysan, 1 draw and 5 for Al Najaf, at 3 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
Maysan Stadium, capacity 25,000, hosted the game. Naft Maysan led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Naft Maysan: Daouda Diémé (17'), Daouda Diémé (50') · Al Najaf: Moamel Ahmed Ali (66')