Al Karkh 1–1 Naft Maysan: Result & Stats

Al Karkh

FT

1 – 1

HT: 1 – 1

Naft Maysan

M. Soro Nanga 6'

N. Nangolo 8'

3/18/2026

Iraqi League · Round 23

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 32+ matches

Al Karkh42%

×Draw26%

Naft Maysan32%

✓ Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

48.6%

Always home

43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Al KarkhExpected goals in this matchNaft Maysan

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.43

1.21

Al Karkh

1.43

Naft Maysan

1.21

Al Karkh creates 18% more chances

Season form · 32 home / 37 away

1.16

creates per match

1.19

1.22

allows per match

1.70

creates per match

Al Karkh

1.16

Naft Maysan

1.19

allows per match

Al Karkh

1.22

Naft Maysan

1.70

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Al Karkh+0.00on par

Naft Maysan+0.00on par

Total goals

Under51
Over49

Close call

Both teams score

Yes53
No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Al Karkh ↓

Naft Maysan →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–07%

0–19%

0–25%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–010%

1–112%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–19%

2–25%

2–32%

2–41%

3

3–03%

3–14%

3–23%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

93%7%1.5

74%26%2.5

49%51%3.5

27%73%4.5

13%87%

Double chance

Al Karkh or draw

68%

Al Karkh or Naft Maysan

74%

Draw or Naft Maysan

58%

Winning margin

Al Karkh wins by 2+

20%

Naft Maysan wins by 2+

13%

Team goals

Al Karkh 1+ goals

76%

Al Karkh 2+ goals

42%

Al Karkh 3+ goals

17%

Naft Maysan 1+ goals

70%

Naft Maysan 2+ goals

34%

Naft Maysan 3+ goals

12%

Draw no bet

Al Karkh (draw refunded)

57%

Naft Maysan (draw refunded)

43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

41%

Both score & under 3

12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Al Karkh at home — creates 1.16, concedes 1.22 · 32 matches

Naft Maysan away — creates 1.19, concedes 1.70 · 37 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Al Karkh attack 1.16 + Naft Maysan defence 1.70 → ÷2 → 1.43

Naft Maysan attack 1.19 + Al Karkh defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.21

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 42%?"

Al Karkh scores more

42%

level

26%

Naft Maysan scores more

32%

Al Karkh at 42% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 42% does not mean "Al Karkh will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Events

6'

M. Soro Nanga

8'

N. Nangolo

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff