Naft v Karbala: the model read
Naft meet Karbala in the Iraqi League regular season - 7.
The baseline ratings are close, 1500 to 1400, so form and chance quality carry more weight here. Recent form leans Naft, 53% against 23%. Attacking output favors Karbala on expected goals, 1.0 to 0.8 per match.
Naft arrive steady: 2W-2D-1L from their last five (8/15 pts), 6 scored and 5 conceded. Recent results: W 2-1 v Karbala, L 0-3 @ Al-Karma, W 3-0 @ Al Minaa Basra, D 0-0 @ Al Talaba.
Karbala are patchy: 1W-0D-4L from their last five (3/15 pts, 2 straight defeats), 4 scored and 10 conceded. Recent results: L 1-2 @ Naft, L 2-3 v Al Quwa Al Jawiya, W 1-0 v Al Karkh, L 0-2 @ Al-Karma.
Naft hold the recent head-to-head, 5 wins to 0 with 2 drawn across the last 7 meetings. Most recently they met in 2026: Naft 2-1 Karbala.
Market prices for this fixture have not settled yet. The edge reads as soon as real odds arrive.
MeisterIQ rates the signal 52 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.
Written from the MeisterIQ model output
