FAR Rabat v Raja Casablanca betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Mon 27.December
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah (52000 seats)

The FAR Rabat & Raja Casablanca managers Vandenbroeck and Wilmots are both anxious about and looking forward to this key match in the top area of the Botola Pro positions.

Insights:
  • FAR Rabat is in the best form (4-2-0) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Casablanca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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FAR Rabat form and stats

FAR Rabat have collected 9 points from their Botola Pro home games so far after 2-3-2.

The FAR Rabat goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 251 minutes without conceding a goal in the Botola Pro.

FAR Rabat's last game was hosting Chabab Mohammedia (placed 8th) and winning 1-0.

Before that, FAR Rabat played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Maghreb Fes.

Rabat have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. 8 goals have been conceded.

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Raja Casablanca form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Botola Pro.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Ahly (after extra-time, 6-5 on penalties) in their previous outing. The Caf Super Cup match ended in a draw 1-1.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Hassania Agadir.

The visiting Casablanca have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 6 games. Casablanca are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Rabat wins - draws - Raja Casablanca wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Raja CasablancaH. Ahadad
H. Ahadad
4 goals
RabatE. Monteiro Sanches Borges
E. Monteiro Sanches Borges
3 goals
Raja CasablancaM. Hadhoudi
M. Hadhoudi
3 goals

FAR Rabat missing players

Raja Casablanca missing players

FAR Rabat Raja Casablanca
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 7 2 Played P 2 6 13
6 2 0 Won W 1 4 8
5 3 0 Drew D 1 1 3
2 2 2 Lost L 0 1 2
15 6 0 Scored S 3 8 18
9 8 4 Conceded C 1 3 8
85% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
69% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 62%
31% 29% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 38%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 8%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 57% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 46%
46% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 46%
31% 29% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 15%
 
4.5 4.4 8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.2 4.7
4.8 4 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4 3.2
2 1.7 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.2 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.5 5.9 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.5 10
3.1 2 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.2 4.8
38% 43% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 26% 29%
 
8.2 7.3 6 Shots against (avg) S A 6 6.8 7.8
3.8 3.3 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 2.7 3.2
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FAR Rabat haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • FAR Rabat is in the best form (4-2-0) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Casablanca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Raja Casablanca haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wydad Casablanca 13 10 2 1 22 8 6 5 1 0 10 3 7 5 1 1 12 5 14 32
2 Raja Casablanca 13 8 3 2 18 8 7 4 2 1 10 5 6 4 1 1 8 3 10 27
3 FAR Rabat 13 6 5 2 15 9 7 2 3 2 6 8 6 4 2 0 9 1 6 23
4 Difaa El Jadida 13 5 5 3 18 20 6 3 2 1 8 7 7 2 3 2 10 13 -2 20
5 Riadi Salmi 13 6 1 6 22 19 7 3 1 3 10 9 6 3 0 3 12 10 3 19
6 RSB Berkane 13 4 7 2 14 11 7 3 3 1 10 6 6 1 4 1 4 5 3 19
7 Maghreb Fes 13 4 6 3 12 8 7 3 4 0 9 2 6 1 2 3 3 6 4 18
8 Chabab Mohammedia 13 4 5 4 11 10 6 4 1 1 8 3 7 0 4 3 3 7 1 17
9 Ittihad Tanger 13 5 2 6 17 17 7 3 2 2 10 8 6 2 0 4 7 9 0 17
10 Khouribga 13 3 6 4 16 19 7 1 5 1 7 9 6 2 1 3 9 10 -3 15
11 Youssoufia Berrechid 13 4 3 6 14 19 6 3 1 2 5 5 7 1 2 4 9 14 -5 15
12 Olympic Safi 13 2 7 4 6 8 7 1 4 2 3 4 6 1 3 2 3 4 -2 13
13 FUS Rabat 13 2 6 5 11 15 6 1 3 2 6 7 7 1 3 3 5 8 -4 12
14 Hassania Agadir 13 3 2 8 8 14 6 2 0 4 5 7 7 1 2 4 3 7 -6 11
15 Mouloudia Oujda 13 2 4 7 11 19 6 1 1 4 7 13 7 1 3 3 4 6 -8 10
16 Rapide Oued Zem 13 2 4 7 5 16 6 1 1 4 1 9 7 1 3 3 4 7 -11 10

Read more about Botola Pro

The Botola Pro (or Botola Premier League) is the top level football league in Morocco. Botola literally means “the Moroccan Championship”. It’s season runs from August to May and has 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures to decide the final league table. The Botola Pro is the most watched football league in Africa according to Wikipedia, and football the most popular sport in Morocco.