Botola 2 match preview: Riadi Salmi versus Tihad Casablanca

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Competition: Morocco Botola 2
Date: Wed 25.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Terrain Errazi

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Riadi Salmi leading Tihad Casablanca by 5 points.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Riadi Salmi and Tihad Casablanca.

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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 8 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Botola 2 are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Riadi Salmi are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

The Riadi Salmi supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Chabab Ben Guerir in Botola 2 and win 1-0. Before that match, a win away at Ittihad Khemisset.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Riadi Salmi as they are travelling to their away game against AS Sale in the Botola 2. That match is four days after this one.

Riadi Salmi has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Riadi Salmi have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Tihad Casablanca form and stats

The visitors are W1-D4-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Botola 2. It's three draws from Tihad Casablanca's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Botola 2 home defeat versus Sidi Kacem with 0-1 on the scoreboard. A 2-2 draw at Chabab Rif Hoceima's stadium before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Racing de Casablanca in just four days.

Tihad Casablanca has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. 7 goals have been conceded by Tihad Casablanca in these games.

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Riadi Salmi Tihad Casablanca
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 0 5 12
6 4 0 Won W 0 1 3
2 1 1 Drew D 0 4 6
4 1 0 Lost L 0 0 3
10 8 1 Scored S 0 8 14
8 5 1 Conceded C 0 7 14
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 80% 92%
33% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 58%
25% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 17%
33% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 80% 58%
42% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 25%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 25%
 
1 0 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 1 1
3 0 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 4 4
1 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 6 6
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 2 2
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 100%
Key stats in Botola 2 this season:
  • Riadi Salmi have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • 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 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Riadi Salmi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Riadi Salmi is in the worst form (0-1-1)
  • Tihad Casablanca have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Tihad Casablanca have not yet lost a game away.
  • Tihad Casablanca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 13 6 6 1 13 6 6 4 2 0 7 1 7 2 4 1 6 5 7 24
2 Ittihad Khemisset 13 6 3 4 19 16 6 2 1 3 8 9 7 4 2 1 11 7 3 21
3 Chabab Mohammedia 13 5 5 3 15 9 7 3 3 1 9 5 6 2 2 2 6 4 6 20
4 Riadi Salmi 12 6 2 4 10 8 6 4 1 1 8 5 6 2 1 3 2 3 2 20
5 Maghreb Fes 13 4 7 2 15 13 6 3 3 0 9 6 7 1 4 2 6 7 2 19
6 Wydad Fes 13 4 6 3 13 11 7 3 4 0 8 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 2 18
7 AS Sale 13 3 8 2 10 9 6 1 5 0 3 2 7 2 3 2 7 7 1 17
8 KAC Kenitra 13 3 7 3 16 17 7 1 5 1 8 8 6 2 2 2 8 9 -1 16
9 Chabab Atlas Khenifra 13 3 7 3 9 10 6 1 4 1 5 6 7 2 3 2 4 4 -1 16
10 Chabab Ben Guerir 13 4 4 5 15 17 6 3 2 1 7 4 7 1 2 4 8 13 -2 16
11 Tihad Casablanca 12 3 6 3 14 14 7 2 2 3 6 7 5 1 4 0 8 7 0 15
12 Olympique Dcheira 13 3 6 4 11 11 6 3 2 1 9 6 7 0 4 3 2 5 0 15
13 Kawkab Marrakech 13 3 6 4 10 12 7 2 2 3 5 6 6 1 4 1 5 6 -2 15
14 Widad Temara 13 2 6 5 12 17 7 2 2 3 4 7 6 0 4 2 8 10 -5 12
15 Sidi Kacem 13 1 7 5 9 13 6 0 4 2 5 7 7 1 3 3 4 6 -4 10
16 Chabab Rif Hoceima 13 2 4 7 12 20 7 2 3 2 8 10 6 0 1 5 4 10 -8 10

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.