Al Najaf 1-3 Shorta in the Iraq Stars League, round 26.

Al Najaf won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–D–L), scoring 4 and conceding 6.

Shorta won 2, drew 3 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–D–D–W), scoring 10 and conceding 7.

The two sides have met 6 times: Al Najaf 0 wins, Shorta 4, 2 draws.