Al Talaba vs Al Najaf: result 0-2 and analysis
Iraqi LeagueRegular Season - 10Kick-off on December 22, 2020 at 01:15 PM (UTC)Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdād
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What was the result of Al Talaba vs Al Najaf?
Al Najaf won 0-2 on December 22, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 27′Shadi Al HamawiAl Najaf
- 62′Taher HameedAl Najaf (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 14 matches in all competitions, Al Talaba have 5 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats; Al Najaf have 5, 5 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2020 | Al Simawa(away) | 1-1 | Iraqi League |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Naft Al-Wasat(home) | 2-2 | Iraqi League |
| Dec 7, 2020 | Al Diwaniya(away) | 1-1 | Iraqi League |
| Dec 2, 2020 | Al-Qasim(home) | 1-0 | Iraqi League |
| Nov 27, 2020 | Zakho(home) | 1-1 | Iraqi League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2020 | Naft(home) | 2-0 | Iraqi League |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Al Shorta(away) | 0-0 | Iraqi League |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Erbil(home) | 0-0 | Iraqi League |
| Nov 28, 2020 | Naft Maysan(home) | 0-0 | Iraqi League |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Al Minaa Basra(home) | 1-0 | Iraqi League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Al Talaba wins, 1 draw, 0 Al Najaf wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2020 | Al Talaba 1-1 Al Najaf | Iraqi League |
Last archived meeting: Al Talaba vs Al Najaf on Feb 21, 2020
How many goals should we expect?
Al Talaba score 1.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 14; Al Najaf score 0.8 and concede 0.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Talaba | 1.2 | 0.9 | 4 | 8/14 | 5/14 |
| Al Najaf | 0.8 | 0.4 | 9 | 1/12 | 2/12 |
Over the last 14 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Al Talaba | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 11 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy