Football match preview: Olympique Dcheïra vs USM Oujda

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Competition: Morocco Botola 2
Competition: Fri 28.January
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Ahmed Fana (5000 seats)

Botola 2: What this fixture might miss in elegance it should compensate in guts and attitude. Bring on Olympique Dcheïra - USM Oujda!

Insights:
  • Olympique Dcheïra have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Botola 2
  • Olympique Dcheïra have created more than twice as many corners as USM Oujda.

It should be mentioned that USM Oujda play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for USM Oujda on grass are 2 victories, 7 draws and 17 defeats from 26 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 12-35. You can compare this with overall results below.

These teams have little in common geographically as USM Oujda have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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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Olympique Dcheïra form and stats

When playing at home in the Botola 2, Olympique Dcheïra have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 7 games. Olympique Dcheïra has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade Ahmed Fana, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 210 minutes.

The home team returns to Stade Ahmed Fana after drawing with UTS Rabat (placed 2nd) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Tihad Casablanca and winning 1-0.

Olympique are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. Olympique Dcheïra are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Ahmed Fana in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.

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USM Oujda form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for USM Oujda so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose).

Oujda are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the fixture against JSM Laayoune (placed 9th).

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against CR Khemis Zemamra.

USM Oujda are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 8 away games. Many goals are not expected from the visiting USM Oujda as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

USM Oujda - Olympique 0-0 was the output when these participants last played each other, earlier this season. Olympique Dcheïra-USM Oujda H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Olympique Dcheïra one win, USM Oujda zero wins, two draws. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Olympique Dcheïra missing players

USM Oujda missing players

Olympique Dcheïra USM Oujda
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 7 3 Played P 3 8 16
5 3 2 Won W 0 2 4
9 3 1 Drew D 1 2 6
2 1 0 Lost L 2 4 6
16 10 6 Scored S 2 5 15
10 6 3 Conceded C 4 6 15
69% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 81%
50% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 25% 50%
19% 29% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 12% 31%
19% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 12% 19%
6% 14% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
38% 57% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 12% 38%
50% 29% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 38%
44% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 44%
 
6 6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
3 3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 12 12 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
9 9 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
22% 22% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
15 15 15 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
7 7 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Key stats in Botola 2 this season:
  • Olympique Dcheïra have created more than twice as many corners as USM Oujda.
  • Olympique Dcheïra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Olympique Dcheïra have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Botola 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Moghreb Tetouan 16 9 5 2 20 9 9 7 1 1 13 3 7 2 4 1 7 6 11 32
2 UTS Rabat 16 7 7 2 19 15 8 3 4 1 7 6 8 4 3 1 12 9 4 28
3 Raja Beni Mellal 16 6 8 2 17 14 9 5 3 1 10 6 7 1 5 1 7 8 3 26
4 Stade Marocain 16 6 7 3 18 14 8 3 3 2 10 9 8 3 4 1 8 5 4 25
5 AS Sale 16 7 4 5 20 18 8 3 2 3 8 8 8 4 2 2 12 10 2 25
6 Olympique Dcheïra 16 5 9 2 16 10 7 3 3 1 10 6 9 2 6 1 6 4 6 24
7 CR Khemis Zemamra 16 6 5 5 20 15 7 2 3 2 10 6 9 4 2 3 10 9 5 23
8 Ittihad Khemisset 16 7 2 7 14 15 8 4 1 3 6 5 8 3 1 4 8 10 -1 23
9 JSM Laayoune 16 6 5 5 12 15 8 4 3 1 8 5 8 2 2 4 4 10 -3 23
10 Chabab Ben Guerir 16 5 5 6 13 12 7 0 4 3 4 8 9 5 1 3 9 4 1 20
11 USM Oujda 16 4 6 6 15 15 8 2 4 2 10 9 8 2 2 4 5 6 0 18
12 Chabab Atlas Khenifra 16 4 6 6 11 13 8 2 4 2 8 8 8 2 2 4 3 5 -2 18
13 Racing de Casablanca 16 4 6 6 17 20 7 2 2 3 5 7 9 2 4 3 12 13 -3 18
14 Wydad Fès 16 3 7 6 14 18 8 3 4 1 8 5 8 0 3 5 6 13 -4 16
15 Tihad Casablanca 16 4 4 8 11 16 9 2 2 5 8 10 7 2 2 3 3 6 -5 16
16 Kawkab Marrakech 16 0 4 12 13 31 9 0 2 7 7 17 7 0 2 5 6 14 -18 4

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.