Match preview Botola 2: Chabab Rif Hoceima - Widad Témara

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Competition: Morocco Botola 2
Competition: Fri 21.February
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Botola 2, with both Chabab Rif Hoceima and Widad Témara experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 16th and the visitors in 11th place.

Chabab Rif Hoceima and Widad Témara should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It should be mentioned that Widad Témara 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 Widad Témara on artifical turf are 1 victory, 6 draws and 5 defeats from twelve games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 6-11. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Chabab Rif Hoceima form and stats

3-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Botola 2 numbers at home for Chabab Rif Hoceima, who have the most conceded goals (25) in Botola 2, so far this season.

Chabab Rif Hoceima travelled for their previous game, a trip to Kawkab Marrakech that ended 0-0. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Chabab Mohammédia.

Chabab Rif Hoceima are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. Chabab Rif Hoceima have conceded 12 in these home matches.

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Widad Témara form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Widad Témara so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-2 (win-draw-lose).

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Tihad Casablanca (placed 6th) in their previous outing. The Botola 2 match ended in a draw 0-0. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Kawkab Marrakech.

Widad Témara have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Widad Témara have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Widad Témara - Chabab Rif Hoceima 1-0 entered in the official records.

Chabab Rif Hoceima missing players

Widad Témara missing players

Chabab Rif Hoceima Widad Témara
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 10 4 Played P 4 9 19
3 3 1 Won W 0 1 5
6 4 2 Drew D 3 6 9
10 3 1 Lost L 1 2 5
14 11 5 Scored S 4 11 21
25 12 6 Conceded C 5 12 23
89% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 84%
58% 70% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 74%
37% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 33% 42%
21% 30% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
42% 50% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 89% 68%
21% 30% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 21%
47% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 26%
 
2.7 3.6 1 Corners for (avg) C F 11 4.2 3.8
2.9 4.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.5 4.2
1 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
68 48 7 Total Shots T S 8 21 66
30 18 3 Shots on Target S O 1 4 24
30% 44% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 100% 33%
Key stats in Botola 2 this season:
  • Chabab Rif Hoceima has the fewest scored goals (14)
  • Chabab Rif Hoceima has the most conceded goals (25)
  • Chabab Rif Hoceima has the most matches over the total-line (3)
  • Chabab Rif Hoceima has the most scored goals in the second half (6)
  • Chabab Rif Hoceima has the the worst goal difference (-11)
  • Chabab Rif Hoceima have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chabab Rif Hoceima have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Widad Témara is in the best form (2-4-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Racing de Casablanca 19 8 9 2 20 11 9 6 3 0 10 1 10 2 6 2 10 10 9 33
2 Maghreb Fès 19 8 8 3 23 15 9 6 3 0 14 5 10 2 5 3 9 10 8 32
3 Riadi Salmi 19 8 6 5 15 12 10 6 2 2 12 7 9 2 4 3 3 5 3 30
4 Chabab Mohammédia 19 7 7 5 22 18 10 3 5 2 11 10 9 4 2 3 11 8 4 28
5 Ittihad Khemisset 19 7 5 7 24 23 9 3 1 5 10 12 10 4 4 2 14 11 1 26
6 Tihad Casablanca 19 6 8 5 21 20 10 3 4 3 8 8 9 3 4 2 13 12 1 26
7 Chabab Atlas Khénifra 19 6 8 5 16 16 9 4 4 1 11 9 10 2 4 4 5 7 0 26
8 Chabab Ben Guerir 19 6 7 6 23 23 9 3 4 2 10 8 10 3 3 4 13 15 0 25
9 Olympique Dcheïra 19 6 7 6 18 18 9 5 3 1 13 8 10 1 4 5 5 10 0 25
10 Wydad Fès 19 5 9 5 18 17 10 4 6 0 11 7 9 1 3 5 7 10 1 24
11 Widad Témara 19 5 9 5 21 23 10 4 3 3 10 11 9 1 6 2 11 12 -2 24
12 KAC Kénitra 19 5 8 6 22 24 10 2 5 3 11 12 9 3 3 3 11 12 -2 23
13 AS Salé 19 4 10 5 17 18 9 1 7 1 7 7 10 3 3 4 10 11 -1 22
14 Kawkab Marrakech 19 4 8 7 15 17 10 3 3 4 9 8 9 1 5 3 6 9 -2 20
15 Sidi Kacem 19 2 9 8 15 24 9 1 5 3 9 12 10 1 4 5 6 12 -9 15
16 Chabab Rif Hoceima 19 3 6 10 14 25 10 3 4 3 11 12 9 0 2 7 3 13 -11 15

Read more about Botola 2

Botola 2 is the second highest football league in Morocco. It has 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures to set a final league table, with the season running from August to April/May. The two top teams in the league table are promoted while the bottom two are relegated to the third level, Division Nationale.