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Zakho vs Al Najaf — Iraqi League 2025

Zakho
Zakho
FT
1 – 1
HT: 1 – 0
Al Najaf
Al Najaf
H. Raed 10'
W. Cruz 89'
5/16/2026Iraqi LeagueIraqi League · Round 35

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 28+ matches

Zakho57%
×Draw25%
Al Najaf18%
✓ 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.

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.

Zakho
1.60
Al Najaf
0.79

Zakho creates 103% more chances

Season form · 36 home / 28 away

creates per match

Zakho
1.56
Al Najaf
0.79

allows per match

Zakho
0.78
Al Najaf
1.64

finishing

Zakho+0.00on par
Al Najaf+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Under
  • Under57
  • Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

56%No
  • No56
  • Yes44

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Zakho ↓

Al Najaf →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–09%
0–17%
0–23%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–015%
1–112%
1–25%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–012%
2–19%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–06%
3–15%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–03%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
43%57%3.5
22%78%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Zakho or draw
82%
Zakho or Al Najaf
75%
Draw or Al Najaf
43%

Winning margin

Zakho wins by 2+
30%
Al Najaf wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Zakho 1+ goals
80%
Zakho 2+ goals
47%
Zakho 3+ goals
22%
Al Najaf 1+ goals
55%
Al Najaf 2+ goals
19%
Al Najaf 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

Zakho (draw refunded)
75%
Al Najaf (draw refunded)
25%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
32%
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

Zakho at home — creates 1.56, concedes 0.78 · 36 matches

Al Najaf away — creates 0.79, concedes 1.64 · 28 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Zakho attack 1.56 + Al Najaf defence 1.64 → ÷2 → 1.60

Al Najaf attack 0.79 + Zakho defence 0.78 → ÷2 → 0.79

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 57%?"

Zakho scores more
57%
level
25%
Al Najaf scores more
18%

Zakho at 57% 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 57% does not mean "Zakho 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

10'
H. Raed
89'
W. Cruz
90+6'
A. Rostam

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Zakho 1 – 1 Al Najaf

Zakho and Al Najaf drew 1-1 in Iraqi League on May 16, 2026.

Goals: H. Raed (10'), W. Cruz (89').