Match Report
Al Zawra'a, 3rd with 75 points, sat 56 points above Naft Al-Wasat (20th, 19). On recent form Al Zawra'a sat only 24th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Against a league average of 1.15 goals per team per game, Naft Al-Wasat ran at 0.68 scored and 1.68 conceded, Al Zawra'a at 1.42 and 0.61.
Al Zawra'a came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Naft Al-Wasat, 11/15 for Al Zawra'a.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Naft Al-Wasat 0, draws 3, Al Zawra'a 3, at 1.83 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 17% of the meetings.
The venue was Al Najaf Stadium in Najaf, with room for 12,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Al Zawra'a led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.




