Naft Maysan 3–1 Al Najaf: Result & Stats

Naft Maysan

FT

3 – 1

HT: 3 – 0

Al Najaf

D. Gueye Dieme 26'

A. Latif 23'

A. Mohammed 2'

I. Atiemwen 67'

6/28/2025

Iraqi League · Round 37Maysan International Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 36+ matches

Naft Maysan42%

×Draw28%

Al Najaf30%

✓ 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.

Naft MaysanExpected goals in this matchAl Najaf

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.

1.31

1.06

Naft Maysan

1.31

Al Najaf

1.06

Naft Maysan creates 24% more chances

Season form · 39 home / 36 away

1.13

creates per match

0.78

1.33

allows per match

1.50

creates per match

Naft Maysan

1.13

Al Najaf

0.78

allows per match

Naft Maysan

1.33

Al Najaf

1.50

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Naft Maysan+0.00on par

Al Najaf+0.00on par

Total goals

Under58
Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No52
Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Naft Maysan ↓

Al Najaf →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–110%

0–25%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–012%

1–113%

1–27%

1–32%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–19%

2–25%

2–32%

2–40%

3

3–04%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

91%9%1.5

68%32%2.5

42%58%3.5

21%79%4.5

9%91%

Double chance

Naft Maysan or draw

70%

Naft Maysan or Al Najaf

72%

Draw or Al Najaf

58%

Winning margin

Naft Maysan wins by 2+

19%

Al Najaf wins by 2+

12%

Team goals

Naft Maysan 1+ goals

73%

Naft Maysan 2+ goals

38%

Naft Maysan 3+ goals

14%

Al Najaf 1+ goals

65%

Al Najaf 2+ goals

29%

Al Najaf 3+ goals

9%

Draw no bet

Naft Maysan (draw refunded)

58%

Al Najaf (draw refunded)

42%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

35%

Both score & under 3

13%

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

Naft Maysan at home — creates 1.13, concedes 1.33 · 39 matches

Al Najaf away — creates 0.78, concedes 1.50 · 36 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Naft Maysan attack 1.13 + Al Najaf defence 1.50 → ÷2 → 1.31

Al Najaf attack 0.78 + Naft Maysan defence 1.33 → ÷2 → 1.06

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%?"

Naft Maysan scores more

42%

level

28%

Al Najaf scores more

30%

Naft Maysan 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 "Naft Maysan 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

2'

A. Mohammed

23'

A. Latif

26'

D. Gueye Dieme

67'

I. Atiemwen

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff