Naft vs Al Talaba: prediction and stats
Iraqi LeagueRegular Season - 3Kick-off on September 25, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Al Saher Ahmed Radhi Stadium, Baghdād
Match cancelled
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Naft have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Al Talaba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2025 | Al-Karma(away) | 1-2 | Iraqi League |
| Sep 14, 2025 | Al-Qasim(away) | 3-0 | Iraqi League |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Al Zawra'a(home) | 2-1 | Iraqi League |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Karbala(away) | 4-2 | Iraqi League |
| Jun 19, 2025 | Al Kahrabaa(away) | 1-1 | Iraqi League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2025 | Al Zawra'a(away) | 1-1 | Iraqi League |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Zakho(home) | 1-0 | Iraqi League |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Al Najaf(away) | 0-2 | Iraqi League |
| Jun 29, 2025 | Al-Qasim(home) | 1-0 | Iraqi League |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Al Minaa Basra(away) | 3-2 | Iraqi League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Naft wins, 3 draws, 1 Al Talaba win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2025 | Naft 0-0 Al Talaba | Iraqi League |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Al Talaba 1-0 Naft | Iraqi League |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Al Talaba 0-0 Naft | Iraqi League |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Naft 2-1 Al Talaba | Iraqi League |
| May 12, 2023 | Al Talaba 1-2 Naft | Iraqi League |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Naft 1-1 Al Talaba | Iraqi League |
How many goals should we expect?
Naft score 1.4 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Al Talaba score 1.1 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naft | 1.4 | 0.9 | 8 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Al Talaba | 1.1 | 0.7 | 6 | 6/15 | 2/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Naft sit 5th in Iraqi League (18 points from 9 matches) and Al Talaba sit 15th (8 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Naft | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| 15 | Al Talaba | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 8 |
A question about Naft vs Al Talaba?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI 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. 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