Raja Casablanca expected to challenge Rapide Oued Zem at their own home

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Thu 03.June
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Phosphate (10000 seats)

The season has been rough for Rapide Oued Zem so far, while Raja Casablanca have done well. Will the away team take a new scalp at Stade du Phosphate?

Insights:
  • Rapide Oued Zem have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Casablanca is in the best form (4-2-0)

Raja Casablanca could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Botola Pro game only four sleeps ago.

This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Raja Casablanca's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Raja Casablanca have performed like this: Played 14 matches resulting in 5 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats with the goal stats 22-16 (scored/conceded).

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Rapide Oued Zem form and stats

Rapide Oued Zem have played 10 Botola Pro games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).

The Rapide crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Ittihad Tanger here at Stade du Phosphate in a Botola Pro match. The defeat against Ittihad Tanger was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored six minutes into stoppage time (by T. Asstati).

Before that, Rapide played out a draw 1-1 when visiting FAR Rabat.

Rapide are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rapide Oued Zem have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Raja Casablanca form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Botola Pro travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. Casablanca love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Casablanca won their last game, 3-2 versus FAR Rabat played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager L. Chabbi when M. Benhalib scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Chabab Mohammedia.

Casablanca are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Casablanca have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Raja Casablanca - Rapide 3-2. Rapide-Raja Casablanca H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Rapide Oued Zem one win, Raja Casablanca five wins, two draws. five of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Raja CasablancaB. Malango Ngita
B. Malango Ngita
11 goals
Raja CasablancaS. Rahimi
S. Rahimi
8 goals
Rapide Oued ZemI. Boudali
I. Boudali
3 goals

Rapide Oued Zem missing players

Raja Casablanca missing players

Rapide Oued Zem Raja Casablanca
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 4 Played P 3 9 19
4 3 0 Won W 2 4 11
9 3 2 Drew D 1 4 6
7 4 2 Lost L 0 1 2
19 11 2 Scored S 4 13 30
25 14 4 Conceded C 2 10 17
75% 80% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
65% 70% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 74%
40% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 32%
25% 30% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 21%
15% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 21%
60% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 56% 47%
30% 20% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 42%
35% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 16%
 
2.1 2.8 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 6.9 6.1
6.3 5.8 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 8.7 5.6 4.2
2.6 2.7 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.3 1.6
4 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
5.2 6.2 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 11.1 9.7
2.3 2.6 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 5.4 4.4
41% 42% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 27% 36%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Raja Casablanca have created more than twice as many corners as Rapide Oued Zem.
  • Raja Casablanca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Raja Casablanca have the most points from losing position (12) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Casablanca have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Casablanca is in the best form (4-2-0)
  • 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 (4) 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 Raja Casablanca 19 11 6 2 30 17 10 7 2 1 17 7 9 4 4 1 13 10 13 39
2 Wydad Casablanca 18 11 5 2 31 13 9 7 2 0 21 5 9 4 3 2 10 8 18 38
3 FAR Rabat 21 8 8 5 27 22 10 3 5 2 11 11 11 5 3 3 16 11 5 32
4 Ittihad Tanger 21 9 4 8 24 24 10 4 2 4 13 11 11 5 2 4 11 13 0 31
5 Mouloudia Oujda 20 9 3 8 29 24 11 4 1 6 16 14 9 5 2 2 13 10 5 30
6 Moghreb Tetouan 21 6 11 4 28 24 11 3 5 3 14 14 10 3 6 1 14 10 4 29
7 Olympic Safi 21 8 5 8 23 29 10 4 4 2 12 12 11 4 1 6 11 17 -6 29
8 Hassania Agadir 20 7 7 6 16 14 9 5 2 2 11 6 11 2 5 4 5 8 2 28
9 FUS Rabat 21 6 8 7 23 26 11 3 4 4 13 15 10 3 4 3 10 11 -3 26
10 Difaa El Jadida 20 6 6 8 20 23 10 3 4 3 8 7 10 3 2 5 12 16 -3 24
11 RSB Berkane 18 6 5 7 18 20 9 2 4 3 9 8 9 4 1 4 9 12 -2 23
12 Maghreb Fes 21 4 10 7 19 25 11 3 5 3 11 11 10 1 5 4 8 14 -6 22
13 Rapide Oued Zem 20 4 9 7 19 25 10 3 3 4 11 14 10 1 6 3 8 11 -6 21
14 Chabab Mohammedia 21 3 11 7 17 18 10 2 4 4 6 6 11 1 7 3 11 12 -1 20
15 Youssoufia Berrechid 19 3 10 6 11 18 9 1 5 3 4 8 10 2 5 3 7 10 -7 19
16 CR Khemis Zemamra 21 4 4 13 20 33 11 2 4 5 13 16 10 2 0 8 7 17 -13 16

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.