About Match
14 points for Erbil (3rd), 9 for Naft (5th): a 5-point gap. Naft's recent output lags their position: 11th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, Erbil run at 1.33 scored and 0.17 conceded, Naft at 1 and 0.67. A win would lift Erbil to 17 points and up to 1st (other results unchanged).
Erbil carry a 9-game unbeaten run into this.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Erbil, 3 draws and 2 for Naft, at 2.64 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 27% of the wins in this fixture.
The venue is Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil, with room for 40,000 spectators.




