Match Report
Level on 31 points, Baghdad (18th) and Naft Al-Basra (19th) met as equals in the table. Baghdad ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Per game in the league, Baghdad were scoring 0.87 and conceding 1.39, Naft Al-Basra 0.74 and 1.26, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
Baghdad's winless run stood at 15. Naft Al-Basra had lost three in a row.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Baghdad have 2 wins to Naft Al-Basra's 1, with 2 draws, at 1.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won.
It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Baghdad: Milad Fallah (24') · Naft Al-Basra: Atheer Saleh (33')
Key stats
Total shots: 7-9 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 2-2