About Match
The table reads 10th (Diala, 8 pts) against 5th (Naft, 9 pts), 1 points apart. Recent form tells a different story for Naft: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: Diala 1.71 scored and 1.86 conceded per game, Naft 1 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.1. Diala would climb to 11 points with a win and up to 5th, overtaking Naft (other results held equal).
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 1 for Diala, 3 for Naft and 0 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
The match takes place at Al Ba'quba Stadium.




