Riadi Salmi vs Sidi Kacem match preview

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Competition: Morocco Botola 2
Date: Sat 08.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Terrain Errazi

The league table in Botola 2 tells a story about these teams so far, with Riadi Salmi leading Sidi Kacem by 16 points. Match preview to follow:

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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Riadi Salmi form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Terrain Errazi as Riadi Salmi have scored 12 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Botola 2 are 6-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, led his Riadi Salmi to a defeat in the Botola 2 match away at Maghreb Fès. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Terrain Errazi. Ahead of that match, Riadi Salmi lost 1-2 at home to Olympique Dcheira.

Riadi Salmi has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Riadi Salmi are not conceding a lot of goals here at Terrain Errazi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.

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Sidi Kacem form and stats

There's been little loot from Sidi Kacem's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Botola 2. Sidi Kacem only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Sidi Kacem have lost on their last two travels.

Sidi Kacem delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Chabab Rif Hoceima (placed 15th) in their previous match; a Botola 2 game. Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Widad Témara's place.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sidi Kacem as they have only managed to score 6 times from 9 away games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Sidi Kacem in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sidi Kacem - Riadi Salmi 0-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Riadi Salmi victory, one draw and one Sidi Kacem win. one of these game ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

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Riadi Salmi Sidi Kacem
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 9 2 Played P 3 9 17
8 6 1 Won W 0 1 1
3 1 1 Drew D 1 3 8
6 2 0 Lost L 2 5 8
14 12 2 Scored S 3 6 13
12 7 1 Conceded C 5 12 23
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 82%
41% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 56% 71%
24% 44% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 44% 41%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 6%
29% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 44% 65%
47% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 24%
35% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 44% 29%
 
2.2 2 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 0 2
4 3 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.5 3.5 2.5
0.8 0.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 1
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
 
48 34 0 Total Shots T S 4 4 36
15 14 0 Shots on Target S O 3 3 12
20% 21% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 67% 42%
Key stats in Botola 2 this season:
  • Riadi Salmi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Riadi Salmi have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Riadi Salmi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sidi Kacem have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Sidi Kacem have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sidi Kacem have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 17 7 9 1 18 9 8 5 3 0 9 1 9 2 6 1 9 8 9 30
2 Maghreb Fès 17 8 6 3 21 13 8 6 2 0 13 4 9 2 4 3 8 9 8 30
3 Chabab Mohammédia 17 8 5 4 23 14 9 4 3 2 12 8 8 4 2 2 11 6 9 29
4 Riadi Salmi 17 8 3 6 14 12 9 6 1 2 12 7 8 2 2 4 2 5 2 27
5 Wydad Fès 17 5 8 4 16 14 9 4 5 0 10 6 8 1 3 4 6 8 2 23
6 Ittihad Khemisset 17 6 5 6 20 20 8 2 1 5 8 12 9 4 4 1 12 8 0 23
7 Chabab Atlas Khenifra 17 5 8 4 13 13 8 3 4 1 8 7 9 2 4 3 5 6 0 23
8 AS Salé 17 4 10 3 15 13 8 1 7 0 5 4 9 3 3 3 10 9 2 22
9 Olympique Dcheira 17 5 7 5 16 15 8 4 3 1 11 7 9 1 4 4 5 8 1 22
10 Tihad Casablanca 17 5 7 5 19 19 9 3 3 3 8 8 8 2 4 2 11 11 0 22
11 Widad Témara 17 5 7 5 20 22 9 4 2 3 9 10 8 1 5 2 11 12 -2 22
12 Chabab Ben Guerir 17 5 6 6 18 21 8 3 4 1 9 6 9 2 2 5 9 15 -3 21
13 KAC Kenitra 17 4 7 6 19 23 9 1 5 3 9 12 8 3 2 3 10 11 -4 19
14 Kawkab Marrakech 17 4 6 7 14 16 9 3 2 4 9 8 8 1 4 3 5 8 -2 18
15 Chabab Rif Hoceima 17 3 4 10 13 25 9 3 3 3 10 12 8 0 1 7 3 13 -12 13
16 Sidi Kacem 17 1 8 8 13 23 8 0 5 3 7 11 9 1 3 5 6 12 -10 11

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.