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 wins, 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 win(s), 2 draw(s), 3 Naft win(s).
| 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 12th in Iraqi League (2 points from 2 matches) and Naft sit 2nd (4 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Naft | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Karbala | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy