National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Difaâ El Jadida or Wydad Casablanca that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Difaâ El Jadida nor Wydad Casablanca as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Difaâ El Jadida form and stats
Last season their Coupe Du Trone adventure ended in the round of 16.4 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Difaâ El Jadida have to build on here at Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi in the Botola Pro.
Difaâ El Jadida's previous game was also a home event, the loss 1-2 versus Wydad Casablanca (in Coupe Du Trone).
1-1 away at Khouribga before that.Difaâ El Jadida have scored {10 league goals} here from 13 matches, not a lot. Jadida are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.
Wydad Casablanca form and stats
Wydad Casablanca was sent out of Coupe Du Trone in the final last season.Wydad Casablanca's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Wydad Casablanca collect 26 points from their 13 away matches in the Botola Pro. 7 victories and 5 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Two trips in a row for Wydad Casablanca, whose coach Vandenbroeck could celebrate last time after the Coupe Du Trone win against Difaâ El Jadida.
Before that, 2-2 away against Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF Champions League.
The visiting Wydad Casablanca have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 13 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
Wydad Casablanca have been victorious in every one of the 4 latest battles versus this opponent. Another win today?The participants have played each other already this season, with the final score Jadida - Wydad Casablanca 1-2 written in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Junior Sambou 12 goals | A. Hassouni 8 goals |  A. Farah 6 goals |
Difaâ El Jadida missing players
Wydad Casablanca missing players
| Difaâ El Jadida | Wydad Casablanca | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Scored | S | 18 | 34 | ||
| 35 | 15 | Conceded | C | 13 | 17 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.9 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.8 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 10.4 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 54 |
| 2 | Wydad Casablanca | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 53 |
| 3 | FUS Rabat | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 47 |
| 4 | Olympic Safi | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 41 |
| 5 | RSB Berkane | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 37 |
| 6 | Raja Casablanca | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | Maghreb Fes | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Riadi Salmi | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -3 | 33 |
| 9 | UTS Rabat | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 32 |
| 10 | Hassania Agadir | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 11 | Moghreb Tetouan | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 29 |
| 12 | Chabab Mohammedia | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 28 |
| 13 | Mouloudia Oujda | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 25 |
| 14 | Difaâ El Jadida | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -17 | 24 |
| 15 | Khouribga | 26 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 22 |
| 16 | Ittihad Tanger | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 21 | -17 | 22 |
