Naft host Zakho in matchday 10 of the Iraq Stars League

The match between Naft and Zakho will be played in matchday ten of the Iraq Stars League for the 2026/27 season, on Saturday 17 October 2026, at 18:45 Damascus time, and will be broadcast on Al-Iraqiya Sports channel.

Naft enter the match after good results in their recent rounds, having beaten Diyala 2-0 at home, beaten Mosul away 1-0, beaten Karbala 2-1, lost to Al-Karma 0-3, and beaten Al-Mina 3-0.

Zakho, on the other hand, are looking to improve their results after losing to Newroz at home 0-1, losing to Al-Karma away 0-1, while beating Mosul 2-1, drawing with Al-Jawlan 1-1, and also drawing with Al-Talaba 0-0.

Previous meetings between the two sides point to close results, with the teams drawing 1-1 on 27 April 2026, Zakho beating Naft 2-0 on 22 February 2026, Zakho also winning 2-1 on 13 March 2025, while Naft won 2-0 on 12 December 2024, and Zakho won 3-0 on 27 May 2024.

Naft occupy fifth place in the table with 18 points from 9 matches, having achieved 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, scoring 11 goals and conceding 5.

Zakho occupy twelfth place with 9 points from 9 matches, having won 2, drawn 3 and lost 4, scoring 7 goals and conceding 12.