Naft host Diyala in matchweek nine of the Iraq Stars League

Naft will host Diyala on 2026-10-09 at 19:45 Damascus time, in a match between the two sides in matchweek nine of the Iraq Stars League for the 2026/27 season.

Naft are sixth in the table with 15 points from 8 matches, having recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat, scoring 9 goals and conceding 5.

Diyala, meanwhile, are in tenth place with 9 points from 8 matches, having won 2, drawn 3 and lost 3, scoring 13 goals and conceding 14.

In their last 4 matches, Naft beat Mosul 1-0 away, beat Karbala 2-1 at home, before losing 0-3 away to Karma, then returned to form with a 3-0 win over Al-Mina, also away from home.

Diyala's recent results have been mixed, as they drew 1-1 away to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, beat Al-Gharraf 3-1 at home, then lost 0-2 away to Erbil, and also lost 1-2 at home to Karma.