About Match
14 points for Erbil (3rd), 7 for Naft Maysan (17th): a 7-point gap. The last five rounds place Naft Maysan 12th in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.29/0.43 for Erbil and 0.57/1.14 for Naft Maysan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.14. Three points here take Erbil to 17 and up to 1st, assuming other results stand.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 4 Erbil wins, 1 for Naft Maysan, 3 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 63% of the meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 13% of meetings.
The match takes place at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil (capacity 40,000).