Gharraf host Naft in matchday 11 of the Iraq Stars League

Gharraf will host Naft on 22 October 2026 at 19:00 Saudi time (the same as Damascus time), in matchday 11 of the Iraq Stars League for the 2026/27 season, with the match broadcast on Iraqi Sports Channel.

Naft occupy third place in the table with 21 points from 10 matches, having achieved 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat, scoring 13 goals and conceding just 5. Gharraf, on the other hand, sit in 16th place with 9 points from 10 matches, with 2 wins, three draws and five defeats, scoring 7 goals and conceding 14.

In terms of recent form, Gharraf lost three of their last five matches, falling to Shorta 1-2, Diyala 1-3 and Zawraa 0-2, before drawing with Jolan 0-0 and then beating Karbala 2-1 in their last match on 16 October 2026.

Naft, meanwhile, go into the match with confidence after achieving four wins from their last five matches, the most recent being a 2-0 win over Zakho on 17 October 2026, before that beating Diyala 2-0, Mosul 1-0 and Karbala 2-1, with a single defeat to Karma 0-3.

In previous meetings between the two sides, Naft beat Gharraf 1-0 in a match held on 9 April 2026, while Gharraf had beaten Naft 2-0 in the match that brought them together on 14 January 2026.