2007/2008| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naft Al-Basra | 2 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4/6 | 2-0 |
| Shatra Dhi Qar | 6 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/15 | 4-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naft Al-Basra | 14 | 16 | 21 | 2 | WWLWL | 8 | +6 |
| Shatra Dhi Qar | 28 | 16 | 8 | -15 | LDLLL | 28 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2008-03-07
13 points and 14 places separated them: Naft Al-Basra 14th with 21, Shatra Dhi Qar 28th with 8. Naft Al-Basra's recent output outran their position: 8th on form over five rounds, 14th in the table. Per game in the league, Naft Al-Basra were scoring 1 and conceding 0.88, Shatra Dhi Qar 0.69 and 1.63, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Zubair Stadium in Zubair (capacity 5,000).
