Newroz SC 2-0 Al Najaf in the Iraq Stars League, round 19.

Newroz SC won 2, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 4 matches (L–W–W–L), scoring 5 and conceding 4.

Al Najaf won 0, drew 1 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–L–L–L), scoring 4 and conceding 9.

The two sides have met 6 times: Newroz SC 3 wins, Al Najaf 3, 0 draws.