Football betting preview: KAC Kénitra vs Chabab Rif Hoceima

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Competition: Morocco Botola 2
Competition: Sun 09.August
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Municipal de Kénitra (15000 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Botola 2, KAC Kénitra holding 11th place and Chabab Rif Hoceima lying 16th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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KAC Kénitra form and stats

Overall Botola 2 stats at home this season for KAC Kénitra are 3-6-3 (wins-draw-losses).

The Kénitra supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Kawkab Marrakech in Botola 2 and win 1-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Chabab Mohammédia.

Kénitra are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. 13 goals have been conceded.

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Chabab Rif Hoceima form and stats

There's been little loot from Chabab Rif Hoceima's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 11 away games in the Botola 2. Chabab Rif Hoceima only have 0 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 18 away games in a row. It's a growing despair in Hoceima as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Hoceima might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Wydad Fès proved too strong as Chabab Rif Hoceima slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Mimoun Al Arsi. Prior to that match, the Hoceima manager faced defeat when travelling to Riadi Salmi and losing 1-4.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Chabab Rif Hoceima's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 11 matches. In the opposite end, Hoceima have conceded 18 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Chabab Rif Hoceima - Kénitra 2-2 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Kénitra six wins, three draws and Chabab Rif Hoceima one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

KAC Kénitra missing players

Chabab Rif Hoceima missing players

KAC Kénitra Chabab Rif Hoceima
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 12 4 Played P 4 11 23
6 3 2 Won W 0 0 4
9 6 1 Drew D 2 2 6
7 3 1 Lost L 2 9 13
24 13 4 Scored S 2 4 18
26 13 3 Conceded C 5 18 33
91% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 91% 96%
68% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 45% 57%
41% 25% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 36% 39%
18% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 18% 26%
5% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 4%
64% 58% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 36% 43%
23% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 9% 17%
23% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 64% 43%
 
3 3.2 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 1.3 2.4
3.1 4 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 1.7 1.7 2.8
1.1 0.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1 1
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
59 25 18 Total Shots T S 20 24 72
23 9 6 Shots on Target S O 12 13 31
43% 56% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 15% 32%
Key stats in Botola 2 this season:
  • Chabab Rif Hoceima has the fewest points (2) away
  • Chabab Rif Hoceima has the fewest scored goals (18)
  • Chabab Rif Hoceima has the the worst goal difference (-14) away
  • Chabab Rif Hoceima has the the worst goal difference (-15)
  • Chabab Rif Hoceima have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Chabab Rif Hoceima have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Chabab Rif Hoceima have yet to win a game away.
  • KAC Kénitra have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Chabab Rif Hoceima have scored 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 Maghreb Fès 23 10 10 3 29 17 11 7 4 0 19 7 12 3 6 3 10 10 12 40
2 Chabab Mohammédia 23 11 7 5 30 20 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 6 2 3 14 9 10 40
3 Racing de Casablanca 23 9 11 3 24 15 11 6 4 1 11 3 12 3 7 2 13 12 9 38
4 Riadi Salmi 23 9 8 6 20 15 12 7 3 2 17 9 11 2 5 4 3 6 5 35
5 Olympique Dcheïra 23 9 7 7 28 23 11 7 3 1 18 9 12 2 4 6 10 14 5 34
6 Wydad Fès 23 7 9 7 21 20 12 5 6 1 12 8 11 2 3 6 9 12 1 30
7 Ittihad Khemisset 23 8 6 9 32 33 11 4 1 6 15 16 12 4 5 3 17 17 -1 30
8 Tihad Casablanca 23 7 9 7 22 23 12 4 5 3 9 8 11 3 4 4 13 15 -1 30
9 Chabab Atlas Khénifra 23 7 9 7 19 22 11 5 4 2 12 10 12 2 5 5 7 12 -3 30
10 AS Salé 23 6 11 6 22 23 11 2 7 2 11 12 12 4 4 4 11 11 -1 29
11 KAC Kénitra 22 6 9 7 24 26 12 3 6 3 13 13 10 3 3 4 11 13 -2 27
12 Widad Témara 22 5 11 6 23 26 11 4 4 3 10 11 11 1 7 3 13 15 -3 26
13 Chabab Ben Guerir 23 6 8 9 23 28 11 3 5 3 11 10 12 3 3 6 12 18 -5 26
14 Kawkab Marrakech 23 5 9 9 19 22 12 4 3 5 12 11 11 1 6 4 7 11 -3 24
15 Sidi Kacem 23 3 12 8 20 28 11 1 7 3 9 12 12 2 5 5 11 16 -8 21
16 Chabab Rif Hoceima 23 4 6 13 18 33 12 4 4 4 14 15 11 0 2 9 4 18 -15 18

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.