Karbala vs Naft: result 2-4 and analysis
Iraqi LeagueRegular Season - 37Kick-off on June 27, 2025 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdād
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What was the result of Karbala vs Naft?
Naft won 2-4 on June 27, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 4′?Karbala
- 11′S. HienNaft
- 14′?Karbala
- 72′?Naft
- 85′?Naft
- 90′Waleed KareemNaft
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Karbala have 1 win, 4 draws and 10 defeats; Naft have 6, 6 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2025 | Newroz(away) | 0-1 | Iraqi League |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Al-Karma(home) | 0-2 | Iraqi League |
| May 19, 2025 | Al Minaa Basra(away) | 1-3 | Iraqi League |
| May 13, 2025 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya(home) | 1-4 | Iraqi League |
| May 6, 2025 | Al Talaba(away) | 0-2 | Iraqi League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2025 | Al Kahrabaa(away) | 1-1 | Iraqi League |
| Jun 15, 2025 | Al Shorta(away) | 0-4 | Iraqi League |
| May 18, 2025 | Naft Maysan(home) | 0-0 | Iraqi League |
| May 12, 2025 | Newroz(away) | 1-0 | Iraqi League |
| May 6, 2025 | Duhok(home) | 1-0 | Iraqi League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 0 Karbala wins, 2 draws, 3 Naft wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2025 | Naft 1-0 Karbala | Iraqi League |
| May 31, 2024 | Naft 1-1 Karbala | Iraqi League |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Karbala 0-2 Naft | Iraqi League |
| Jul 16, 2023 | Karbala 0-0 Naft | Iraqi League |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Naft 1-0 Karbala | Iraqi League |
How many goals should we expect?
Karbala score 0.7 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Naft score 0.9 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karbala | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Naft | 0.9 | 0.8 | 9 | 4/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Karbala sit 20th in Iraqi League (6 points from 9 matches) and Naft sit 5th (18 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Naft | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| 20 | Karbala | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
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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