International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both ES Sétif and Raja Casablanca are looking forward to this CAF Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It should be mentioned that Raja Casablanca play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Raja Casablanca on artifical turf are 5 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat from nine games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 17-9. You can compare this with overall results below.
These teams have little in common geographically as Raja Casablanca have to travel 1400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Botola Pro game only three days ago. That game, against Khouribga, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Raja Casablanca.
ES Sétif form and stats
This stadium, Stade Mustapha Tchaker, has been a fortress for ES Sétif in the Ligue 1 so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-2-0. On the other hand, in the CAF Champions League, ES Sétif has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Heartbreak before that as Sétif lost 0-1 at USM Alger's place.The manager Kouki will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to HB Chelghoum Laid in only three days.
The ES Sétif fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, ES Sétif have only let in 3 goals at home.
Raja Casablanca form and stats
Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the 1st round.4-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Raja Casablanca in their Botola Pro matches away. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the CAF Champions League stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
Casablanca are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Khouribga.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Botola Pro trip to Riadi Salmi.
Raja Casablanca find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Casablanca are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the preceeding two meetings): ES Sétif won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Raja Casablanca have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zeroTop Goalscorers
  H. Ahadad 5 goals |  A. Kendouci 4 goals | M. Moutouali 4 goals |
ES Sétif missing players
Raja Casablanca missing players
| ES Sétif | Raja Casablanca | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 29 | 20 | Scored | S | 21 | 37 | ||
| 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 18 | 25 | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 18% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 82% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 3.9 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.9 | 1.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7.7 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 31% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 31% | ||
| 7.9 | 4.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ES Sétif | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Raja Casablanca | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | AmaZulu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Horoya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CR Belouizdad | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 36 |
| 2 | JS Saoura | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
| 3 | Paradou AC | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | USM Alger | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| 5 | ES Sétif | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | MC Alger | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | CS Constantine | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 8 | JS Kabylie | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 9 | US Biskra | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 28 |
| 10 | RC Arbaa | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 21 |
| 11 | ASO Chlef | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | NC Magra | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 19 |
| 13 | MC Oran | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 14 |
| 16 | Olympique Medea | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | RC Relizane | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Tlemcen | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | -21 | 9 |
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 39 |
| 2 | Raja Casablanca | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Difaa El Jadida | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | RSB Berkane | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Riadi Salmi | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | FAR Rabat | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Maghreb Fes | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 8 | FUS Rabat | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Chabab Mohammedia | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Ittihad Tanger | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Khouribga | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | Youssoufia Berrechid | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Olympic Safi | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Mouloudia Oujda | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Hassania Agadir | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 16 | Rapide Oued Zem | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -19 | 10 |
