Soccer betting preview: Stade Marocain welcomes Wydad Fès in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Morocco Botola 2
Competition: Sat 26.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Municipal Mankon (5000 seats)

There should be a noteworthy gulf in performance between these teams based on table positions so far, with Stade Marocain in front of Wydad Fès by 7 points.

Insights:
  • Stade Marocain have the most scored goals (11) at home in Botola 2
  • Wydad Fès have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It should be mentioned that Wydad Fès 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 Wydad Fès on grass are 4 victories, 3 draws and 11 defeats from 18 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 17-25. You can compare this with overall results below.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Stade Marocain form and stats

Stade Marocain have performed here at Stade Municipal Mankon this season with 4 wins from 7 Botola 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0. It’s been three wins in a row for Marocain here at Stade Municipal Mankon, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Stade Marocain's last game was hosting Wydad Fès (placed 14th) and winning 2-1.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Olympique Dcheira in a game that was won 2-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Stade Marocain perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Stade Marocain as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Stade Marocain has won 3 of these, drawn 4 and lost 1.

Trench warfare? In this club's last 10 league matches, 8 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).

A decent goal production from Stade Marocain in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. From these home matches, Marocain have conceded only 6 goals.

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Wydad Fès form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Wydad Fès so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose).

Wydad Fès play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Stade Marocain (placed 2nd). That defeat was their first after five consecutive league matches winning points.

A draw for Wydad Fès before that, at their own venue hosting Ittihad Khemisset (0-0).

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Wydad Fès in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Wydad Fès, 1 draw and 6 defeats.

As for defending, Wydad rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Stade Marocain have won at least one point in the last 5 games (2-3-0) versus Wydad Fès.

Marocain - Wydad Fès 2-1 was the output when these teams last met, earlier this season.

Stade Marocain missing players

Wydad Fès missing players

Stade Marocain Wydad Fès
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 7 3 Played P 1 6 12
5 4 1 Won W 0 1 3
5 3 2 Drew D 0 1 4
2 0 0 Lost L 1 4 5
14 11 6 Scored S 0 6 13
10 6 5 Conceded C 2 11 17
83% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
50% 57% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 83%
25% 29% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 42%
8% 14% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 17%
8% 14% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 17%
42% 43% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 67%
50% 57% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
25% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 25%
 
5 4.8 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 2.6
4.3 5.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.3 3.7
3.1 2.8 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.7 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.4 9.4 10 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 6.7
3.7 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.7 1.9
38% 60% 83% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 38% 54%
 
7.1 7.6 6 Shots against (avg) S A 0 8 6.3
2 2.2 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.3 1.4
Key stats in Botola 2 this season:
  • All of Wydad Fès's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Stade Marocain have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Stade Marocain have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stade Marocain have the most scored goals (11) at home in Botola 2
  • Wydad Fès have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Wydad Fès have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Wydad Fès have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wydad Fès have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Wydad Fès haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 CR Khemis Zemamra 12 7 4 1 12 4 6 3 2 1 7 3 6 4 2 0 5 1 8 25
2 Stade Marocain 12 5 5 2 14 10 7 4 3 0 11 6 5 1 2 2 3 4 4 20
3 Youssoufia Berrechid 12 6 1 5 12 8 6 5 0 1 10 3 6 1 1 4 2 5 4 19
4 Rapide Oued Zem 12 4 6 2 15 13 6 4 2 0 9 4 6 0 4 2 6 9 2 18
5 Ittifaq Marrakech 12 4 6 2 13 11 6 3 3 0 8 3 6 1 3 2 5 8 2 18
6 Chabab Atlas Khenifra 12 4 5 3 16 17 6 2 2 2 6 8 6 2 3 1 10 9 -1 17
7 Chabab Ben Guerir 12 4 4 4 10 8 6 4 1 1 8 2 6 0 3 3 2 6 2 16
8 Olympique Dcheira 12 4 4 4 9 10 6 2 3 1 6 5 6 2 1 3 3 5 -1 16
9 USM Oujda 12 4 3 5 8 13 6 4 2 0 5 1 6 0 1 5 3 12 -5 15
10 Raja Beni Mellal 12 3 5 4 7 8 6 2 3 1 4 3 6 1 2 3 3 5 -1 14
11 JSM Laayoune 12 3 5 4 16 18 6 2 2 2 8 9 6 1 3 2 8 9 -2 14
12 AS Sale 12 3 4 5 16 14 6 2 2 2 8 5 6 1 2 3 8 9 2 13
13 Racing de Casablanca 12 2 7 3 9 10 6 2 4 0 7 5 6 0 3 3 2 5 -1 13
14 Wydad Fès 12 3 4 5 13 17 6 2 3 1 7 6 6 1 1 4 6 11 -4 13
15 Widad Témara 12 3 2 7 8 11 5 2 0 3 5 5 7 1 2 4 3 6 -3 11
16 Ittihad Khemisset 12 2 5 5 7 13 6 1 3 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 4 8 -6 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.