Football betting preview: Rapide Oued Zem vs Olympic Safi

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Tue 13.July
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)

Olympic Safi know they are in for a difficult trip to Rapide Oued Zem. This preview has all the information you need before the game.

Insights:
  • Rapide Oued Zem have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Botola Pro
  • Olympic Safi have the most conceded goals (37) in Botola Pro

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Olympic Safi's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Olympic Safi have performed like this: Played twelve matches resulting in 0 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats with the goal stats 9-20 (scored/conceded).

Rapide Oued Zem are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Olympic Safi are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Rapide Oued Zem form and stats

4-3-6 (win-draw-lost) are the Botola Pro numbers at home for Rapide Oued Zem, who have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in Botola Pro, so far this season. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Rapide to get some points in this home game.

Stress levels are on the rise for Rapide's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. A. Khadou was their last goal scorer.

In their previous game, the manager F. Sahabi led his Rapide to a defeat in the Botola Pro match away at Wydad Casablanca. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Hassania Agadir (0-1).

Rapide are traveling soon after this match as the Botola Pro match at FUS Rabat awaits in three days.

The Rapide fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 13 matches. On the other hand, Rapide have conceded 17 goals.

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Olympic Safi form and stats

There's been little loot from Olympic Safi's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the Botola Pro. Olympic Safi only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw. Olympic has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Olympic played 1-1 against Chabab Mohammedia in their previous match.

A 0-3 defeat away at RSB Berkane before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Raja Casablanca in just three days.

The attacking power of Olympic when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. As for defending, Olympic rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Rapide Oued Zem and Olympic Safi have met before this season: Olympic Safi - Rapide Oued Zem 2-1. Last eight meetings between the teams: Rapide won three, Olympic Safi won three and two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Olympic SafiS. Benyachou
S. Benyachou
9 goals
Olympic SafiH. Khaba
H. Khaba
6 goals
RapideB. El Megri
B. El Megri
4 goals

Rapide Oued Zem missing players

Olympic Safi missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rapide Oued Zem Olympic Safi
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 5 13 26
5 4 0 Won W 2 4 8
10 3 1 Drew D 1 1 8
11 6 2 Lost L 2 8 10
23 13 2 Scored S 4 12 27
33 17 5 Conceded C 6 22 37
81% 85% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 88%
69% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 77% 73%
35% 38% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 62% 50%
19% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 19%
12% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 8%
54% 46% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 46% 54%
27% 23% 33% Clean Sheets C S 40% 15% 19%
38% 46% 33% Failed to Score F T 40% 46% 38%
 
2.6 3.2 2.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 5.3 5
5.9 5.5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.4 5
2.5 2.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.2 2
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
5.5 6.3 6.3 Shots (avg) S ( 5.8 6.1 6.7
2.3 2.7 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.6 2.4 2.6
38% 37% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 39% 40%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Olympic Safi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Olympic Safi have the most conceded goals (37) in Botola Pro
  • Rapide Oued Zem have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Rapide Oued Zem have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rapide Oued Zem have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Botola Pro
  • Rapide Oued Zem have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in Botola Pro
  • Rapide Oued Zem have won significantly more corners at home than 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 26 18 6 2 51 21 13 10 3 0 31 9 13 8 3 2 20 12 30 60
2 Raja Casablanca 26 14 7 5 38 21 13 8 2 3 20 10 13 6 5 2 18 11 17 49
3 FAR Rabat 25 12 8 5 35 24 13 6 5 2 17 13 12 6 3 3 18 11 11 44
4 Mouloudia Oujda 26 10 5 11 36 33 13 5 2 6 19 15 13 5 3 5 17 18 3 35
5 Hassania Agadir 26 8 10 8 21 21 13 5 5 3 15 12 13 3 5 5 6 9 0 34
6 RSB Berkane 25 9 6 10 27 29 13 4 5 4 16 12 12 5 1 6 11 17 -2 33
7 Maghreb Fes 26 7 12 7 25 28 13 5 5 3 15 13 13 2 7 4 10 15 -3 33
8 Ittihad Tanger 25 9 5 11 25 30 12 4 2 6 13 15 13 5 3 5 12 15 -5 32
9 Olympic Safi 26 8 8 10 27 37 13 4 7 2 15 15 13 4 1 8 12 22 -10 32
10 Moghreb Tétouan 25 6 13 6 30 31 12 3 6 3 14 14 13 3 7 3 16 17 -1 31
11 Chabab Mohammedia 26 6 12 8 23 21 13 4 4 5 10 8 13 2 8 3 13 13 2 30
12 FUS Rabat 25 7 9 9 26 30 13 4 4 5 15 17 12 3 5 4 11 13 -4 30
13 Youssoufia Berrechid 26 5 12 9 17 27 13 3 6 4 8 11 13 2 6 5 9 16 -10 27
14 Difaâ El Jadida 25 6 8 11 25 34 12 3 6 3 11 10 13 3 2 8 14 24 -9 26
15 CR Khemis Zemamra 26 6 7 13 27 36 13 4 4 5 17 16 13 2 3 8 10 20 -9 25
16 Rapide Oued Zem 26 5 10 11 23 33 13 4 3 6 13 17 13 1 7 5 10 16 -10 25

Table
  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 26 18 6 2 51 21 13 10 3 0 31 9 13 8 3 2 20 12 30 60
2 Raja Casablanca 26 14 7 5 38 21 13 8 2 3 20 10 13 6 5 2 18 11 17 49
3 FAR Rabat 25 12 8 5 35 24 13 6 5 2 17 13 12 6 3 3 18 11 11 44
4 Mouloudia Oujda 26 10 5 11 36 33 13 5 2 6 19 15 13 5 3 5 17 18 3 35
5 Hassania Agadir 26 8 10 8 21 21 13 5 5 3 15 12 13 3 5 5 6 9 0 34
6 RSB Berkane 25 9 6 10 27 29 13 4 5 4 16 12 12 5 1 6 11 17 -2 33
7 Maghreb Fes 26 7 12 7 25 28 13 5 5 3 15 13 13 2 7 4 10 15 -3 33
8 Ittihad Tanger 25 9 5 11 25 30 12 4 2 6 13 15 13 5 3 5 12 15 -5 32
9 Olympic Safi 26 8 8 10 27 37 13 4 7 2 15 15 13 4 1 8 12 22 -10 32
10 Moghreb Tétouan 25 6 13 6 30 31 12 3 6 3 14 14 13 3 7 3 16 17 -1 31
11 Chabab Mohammedia 26 6 12 8 23 21 13 4 4 5 10 8 13 2 8 3 13 13 2 30
12 FUS Rabat 25 7 9 9 26 30 13 4 4 5 15 17 12 3 5 4 11 13 -4 30
13 Youssoufia Berrechid 26 5 12 9 17 27 13 3 6 4 8 11 13 2 6 5 9 16 -10 27
14 Difaâ El Jadida 25 6 8 11 25 34 12 3 6 3 11 10 13 3 2 8 14 24 -9 26
15 CR Khemis Zemamra 26 6 7 13 27 36 13 4 4 5 17 16 13 2 3 8 10 20 -9 25
16 Rapide Oued Zem 26 5 10 11 23 33 13 4 3 6 13 17 13 1 7 5 10 16 -10 25

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