About Match
Naft (5th, 9 pts) visit Al Shorta (4th, 12 pts) with 3 points between them. Naft have been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Shorta 1 scored and 0.57 conceded per game, Naft 1 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.1. Al Shorta would climb to 15 points with a win and up to 1st (other results held equal).
5 matches unbeaten back Al Shorta's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 6 Al Shorta wins, 1 for Naft, 7 draws, at 2.21 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 21% of the wins in this matchup.
Al Shorta Stadium in Bagdad, capacity 4,000, hosts the game.