About Match
4 points for Naft Maysan (19th), 12 for Al Shorta (4th): an 8-point gap. Per game in the league, Naft Maysan score 0.33 and conceding 1.33, Al Shorta 1 and 0.57, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game. Victory would move Naft Maysan to 7 points and up to 13th, with other results unchanged.
A win has eluded Naft Maysan for 6 matches. Al Shorta's unbeaten run stands at 5. From the last five rounds, Naft Maysan hold 3 points of 15 and Al Shorta 11.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 0 Naft Maysan wins, 8 for Al Shorta, 3 draws, at 3.36 goals per meeting. 64% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 55%. Where history says 3.36 goals per meeting, the last five say 4.2.