Naft Maysan v Zakho prediction · Iraqi League

The match pulse

BEFORE KICK-OFF

Match outcome probability (%)

Naft MaysanDrawZakho

Our pre-match numbers · the line starts at kick-offKick-off 13:30

Before kick-off · Match result · Zakho 39%

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Zakho are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Naft Maysan 31%, draw 30%, Zakho 39%. Over 2.5 goals 43%, both teams to score 49%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 24 Oct 00:02 · locked at kick-off

Naft Maysan win31%

Draw30%

Zakho win39%

Kick-offSAT 31 OCT · 13:30

RoundMatchday 12

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Naft Maysan

Zakho

15Days since last match9

Last match: 16 Oct · Iraqi League

Last match: 22 Oct · Iraqi League

0Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
14	Zakho	11	−6	12
19	Naft Maysan	10	−7	8

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · zakho winFirst published 24 Oct 00:02 · locked at kick-off

39% The market–

Us39%

We make Zakho a 39% chance to win. The model expects 1.1–1.3, and 1–1 is the single most likely score at 14%. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

What the number rests on

Our model

~~Expected goals · Naft Maysan v Zakho~~1.10 – 1.29

~~Form · last six in Iraqi League this season · since 4 Sept~~W1 D2 L3 · W2 D1 L3

~~Table places · points 8 v 12~~19 v 14

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

Every market, from one calculation

Market	Us	Market	Gap
Naft Maysan win	31%	–	–
Draw	30%	–	–
Zakho win	39%	–	–
Over 2.5 goals	43%	–	–
Both teams to score	49%	–	–
Over 1.5 goals	70%	–	–
Over 3.5 goals	22%	–	–
Naft Maysan or draw	61%	–	–
Naft Maysan clean sheet	28%	–	–
Zakho clean sheet	34%	–	–

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 14.0%

0123450 10.7 10.6 7.6 3.3 1 8.9 14.0 8.2 3.5 2 5.6 7.0 4.5 3 2.1 2.6 4 5

under 2% 5% 12%+Naft Maysan down, Zakho across0–5 goals a side shown (99.6% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

How we got to this number6 steps · in order

Our model

Rates each side's attack and defence from 2,386 Iraqi League matches up to 24 Oct 2026, weighting recent results more and allowing for home advantage.

Base rates

Context, not used by the model: Iraqi League matches have gone over 2.5 in 35.8% of games this season, across 109 played.

Head to head

Context, not used by the model: the last 10 meetings in every competition we cover, 1.80 goals a meeting; 3 of 10 went over 2.5.

Home and away form

Naft Maysan at home: 0.50 scored, 0.83 conceded a game (last 6). Zakho away: 0.67 scored, 2.17 conceded (last 6).

What the model expects

1.10 goals for Naft Maysan, 1.29 for Zakho. Most likely score 1–1.

Not in these numbers yet

Line-ups, injuries and suspensions, and rest days are being measured in a test version of our model; they do not change these numbers. Weather and the referee are shown on the match page but not used.

Nothing here is written by hand. The model works from every result, as the first step says; the base rates, the head to head and the home and away form are context beside it, not inputs.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings

~~Goals a meeting~~1.80

~~Over 2.5~~3 of 10

~~Both scored~~3 of 10

~~Last meetings~~ZAK 3–1 NAF · NAF 0–2 ZAK · ZAK 0–1 NAF · NAF 1–1 ZAK

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Iraqi League this season · since 4 Sept

NAFT MAYSAN

LDWLDL0–2 · 1–1 · 2–0 · 2–3 · 1–1 · 0–2

ZAKHO

DWLLLW1–1 · 2–1 · 0–1 · 0–1 · 0–2 · 2–1

The table

2026/27

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	Al-Karma	11	+9	24
2	Newroz	11	+12	22
3	Naft	11	+8	22
4	Al Shorta	11	+7	20
5	Erbil	11	+7	18
6	Al Zawra'a	11	+6	18
7	Al-Jolan SC	11	+2	17
8	Duhok	11	+4	15
9	Al Minaa Basra	11	−1	15
10	Al Talaba	11	−3	14
11	Diyala	11	−1	13
12	Al Quwa Al Jawiya	11	+1	12
13	Mosul	11	−5	12
14	Zakho	11	−6	12
15	Ghaz Al Shamal	10	−2	11
16	Gharraf	11	−7	10
17	Al Karkh	11	−5	9
18	Al Kahrabaa	11	−6	8
19	Naft Maysan	10	−7	8
20	Karbala	11	−13	6