Preview: FUS Rabat likely to defeat Chabab Mohammédia at Stade du FUS

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sat 17.June
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du FUS (52000 seats)

The Botola Pro overall standings tell a tale about these teams to this date, with FUS Rabat in front of Chabab Mohammédia by 19 points. Here's our preview:

Insights:
  • FUS Rabat have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Botola Pro
  • FUS Rabat have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Chabab Mohammédia have scored away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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FUS Rabat form and stats

FUS Rabat have collected 25 points from their Botola Pro home games so far after 7-4-2.

Happy days for FUS Rabat in their previous game, a fixture away at Olympic Safi (placed 4th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.

Preceding that match was the home game against FAR Rabat that was lost 0-2.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Rabat matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats (from 6 games).

It should be considered that a look at the 13 latest league fixtures reveals that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

A decent goal production from FUS Rabat in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 13 league matches. FUS Rabat are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade du FUS in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 13 matches.

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Chabab Mohammédia form and stats

Playing away, Chabab Mohammédia have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 7 defeats in the Botola Pro this season.

Icharane, Zemraoui and Ennakouss scored in Mohammédia's previous match, the home game against Maghreb Fès that ended 3-0.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Riadi Salmi.

The attacking power of Chabab Mohammédia when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 13 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).

Head 2 Head

These sides met each other earlier this season: Chabab Mohammédia - FUS Rabat 1-1. FUS Rabat-Chabab Mohammédia H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: FUS Rabat two wins, Chabab Mohammédia two wins, two draws. one of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

RabatH. Hannouri
H. Hannouri
10 goals
Chabab MohammédiaO. Lamlaoui
O. Lamlaoui
6 goals
Chabab MohammédiaA. Ennakhli
A. Ennakhli
5 goals

FUS Rabat missing players

Chabab Mohammédia missing players

FUS Rabat Chabab Mohammédia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 4 13 27
14 7 3 Won W 1 4 8
8 4 1 Drew D 1 2 7
5 2 1 Lost L 2 7 12
33 21 10 Scored S 2 8 25
14 8 4 Conceded C 3 10 29
81% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 85% 89%
48% 77% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 23% 52%
30% 46% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 23% 37%
7% 8% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 11%
7% 8% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
26% 38% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 23% 44%
59% 54% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 31% 26%
33% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 62% 41%
 
5.1 5.3 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4.1 4.1
4.4 4.2 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 9 7.1 6.5
2 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.5 1.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.9 10.3 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 5 6.7 7.9
3.6 3.7 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.5 3
34% 44% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 25% 31%
 
7.6 7.7 9.4 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 12.6 11.9
2.9 3.3 4.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 4.5 4.1
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FUS Rabat have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FUS Rabat have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • FUS Rabat have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Chabab Mohammédia have scored away.
  • FUS Rabat have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Botola Pro
  • FUS Rabat have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Botola Pro
  • FUS Rabat have the most clean sheets (16) in Botola Pro

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FAR Rabat 27 18 6 3 46 17 14 11 2 1 29 10 13 7 4 2 17 7 29 60
2 Wydad Casablanca 27 16 9 2 39 19 13 9 3 1 20 7 14 7 6 1 19 12 20 57
3 FUS Rabat 27 14 8 5 33 14 13 7 4 2 21 8 14 7 4 3 12 6 19 50
4 Olympic Safi 27 10 11 6 29 25 14 4 8 2 14 11 13 6 3 4 15 14 4 41
5 Raja Casablanca 27 10 9 8 28 24 14 8 5 1 18 9 13 2 4 7 10 15 4 39
6 RSB Berkane 27 9 10 8 26 28 13 5 3 5 15 17 14 4 7 3 11 11 -2 37
7 Riadi Salmi 27 9 9 9 29 31 13 3 5 5 13 18 14 6 4 4 16 13 -2 36
8 Maghreb Fès 27 7 13 7 27 27 13 5 6 2 12 7 14 2 7 5 15 20 0 34
9 UTS Rabat 27 8 9 10 26 31 14 6 3 5 14 12 13 2 6 5 12 19 -5 33
10 Hassania Agadir 27 8 8 11 24 28 14 5 5 4 13 12 13 3 3 7 11 16 -4 32
11 Chabab Mohammédia 27 8 7 12 25 29 14 4 5 5 17 19 13 4 2 7 8 10 -4 31
12 Moghreb Tétouan 27 6 11 10 26 35 14 5 5 4 14 16 13 1 6 6 12 19 -9 29
13 Mouloudia Oujda 27 7 7 13 27 31 13 2 5 6 11 14 14 5 2 7 16 17 -4 28
14 Difaâ El Jadida 27 5 9 13 22 40 14 4 5 5 10 13 13 1 4 8 12 27 -18 24
15 Ittihad Tanger 27 6 5 16 18 35 13 5 2 6 12 12 14 1 3 10 6 23 -17 23
16 Khouribga 27 3 13 11 20 31 13 2 6 5 12 15 14 1 7 6 8 16 -11 22

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.