Match Report
15 points for Naft (5th), 5 for Karbala (20th): a 10-point gap. Per game in the league, Naft were scoring 1.13 and conceding 0.63, Karbala 0.75 and 1.88, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 5 for Naft, 0 for Karbala and 2 drawn, at 2.43 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 29% of meetings.
Al Sina'a Stadium, capacity 5,150, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Naft: Husam Malek (67'), Collins Opare (90') · Karbala: Samson Dare Gbadebo (85' og)
Key stats
Possession: Naft 57% · Karbala 43% · Total shots: 9-5 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 5-4