Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Zakho 9th with 56 points, Al Najaf 19th with 24, 32 apart. The last five rounds placed Zakho no better than 19th for form, against 9th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.34/1.13 for Zakho and 0.82/1.79 for Al Najaf (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.21.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Zakho, 6 draws and 3 for Al Najaf, at 1.36 goals per meeting. Only 27% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 18% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Zakho Stadium (capacity 20,000). Zakho led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Zakho: Hasan Raed (10') · Al Najaf: Wilmar Alexander Cruz Moreno (90')
Key stats
Possession: Zakho 46% · Al Najaf 54% · Total shots: 12-8 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 8-3