About Match
Naft go into the game 4th in the table on 12 points; Erbil sit 3rd on 14 — a 2-point gap. Per game in the league, Naft score 1.14 and conceding 0.71, Erbil 1.29 and 0.43, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game. Victory would move Naft to 15 points and up to 2nd, overtaking Erbil, with other results unchanged.
GioScore's database holds 11 meetings between the two: 2 for Naft, 6 for Erbil and 3 drawn, at 2.64 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 27% of the meetings went to the host.
The match takes place at Al Sina'a Stadium in Bagdad (capacity 5,150).