Maysan Stadium will host tomorrow evening, Saturday, June 28, 2025, an anticipated match in the 37th round of the Iraqi Stars League, where Maysan Oil Club will meet its guest Najaf Club at 7 PM. This match carries the character of improving standings and reconciling with fans, especially with the curtain about to fall on the current football season.

The match comes in relatively calm circumstances, after both teams lost their chances of competing for advanced positions or direct relegation threats, making this encounter a last opportunity for both coaches to give chances to some players who have not had enough playing time during the season and to experiment with young elements in preparation for the next season.

Najaf enters the match in 15th place with 43 points, after experiencing many ups and downs this season. The team showed good levels in the first half, but things did not go the same way in the second half, where they recorded consecutive negative results that ultimately led to the dismissal of coach Abdul Ghani Shahad, who later took over the coaching of Zakho Club.

Najaf aims through this match to break the series of recent modest results and achieve a moral victory to restore some of the team's dignity before the end of the season, especially since the team had previously triumphed over Maysan Oil with a significant score of 4-1 in the first leg.

On the other hand, Maysan Oil is in 12th place in the standings with 48 points, after a season that can be described as 'average', as the team did not show a significant struggle either for the lead or in the danger zone, but remained in the warm area of the standings for most of the season.

The coaching staff of Maysan aims to continue the relatively stable results in the last rounds and achieve a positive result against Najaf at home and in front of their fans, with the goal of boosting morale and ending the season honorably.

Although the match may seem like a formality on paper, it represents an opportunity for the coaches to lay initial ideas about the shape of the two teams in the next season, whether in terms of players who deserve to stay or positions that need reinforcement in the upcoming summer transfer window.

The match is also expected to see the participation of some young players, especially from Najaf, who is looking to revive the collective spirit and appease its angry fans after a season that was disappointing compared to the ambitions raised at the beginning of the season.