About Match
9 points for Naft (5th), 7 for Al Quwa Al Jawiya (13th): a 2-point gap. The last five rounds place Naft no better than 11th for form, against 5th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Naft 1 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Al Quwa Al Jawiya 1.43 and 1.57, with the league averaging 1.1. A win here leaves Naft on 12 points and up to 4th, other results permitting.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 1 for Naft, 4 for Al Quwa Al Jawiya and 5 drawn, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 10% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 30% of meetings.
Al Sina'a Stadium in Bagdad stages the fixture, a ground that holds 5,150.