Stade Yacoub El Mansour: Widad Témara vs AS Salé Botola 2 preview

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Competition: Morocco Botola 2
Competition: Wed 26.August
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Yacoub El Mansour (5000 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Widad Témara are in the 6th position while the guesting AS Salé worry at 12th.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Botola 2 match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Chabab Ben Guerir, so at least Témara are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

AS Salé play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for AS Salé when playing on grass are 2 wins, 8 draws and 10 defeats from 20 matches. They have scored 15 goals and conceded 27 times in these games.

The season is still full of potential for Témara as they can still win the whole Botola 2. AS Salé are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Widad Témara form and stats

5 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Widad Témara have to build on here at Stade Yacoub El Mansour in the Botola 2.

There will be little rest for Témara after this match as they are travelling to Chabab Atlas Khénifra for a Botola 2 game in only four days.

Témara has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. From these home matches, Témara have conceded only 12 goals.

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AS Salé form and stats

4-4-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for AS Salé in their Botola 2 matches away.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Chabab Rif Hoceima in just four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Salé as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Salé in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: AS Salé - Témara 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - five - four (Widad Témara wins - draws - AS Salé wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Widad Témara missing players

AS Salé missing players

Widad Témara AS Salé
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 4 13 25
7 5 2 Won W 2 4 6
13 5 2 Drew D 0 4 11
6 3 1 Lost L 2 5 8
27 13 6 Scored S 4 12 23
27 12 5 Conceded C 4 14 27
81% 77% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 80%
65% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 56%
35% 38% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 23% 24%
12% 8% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 24%
8% 8% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
58% 46% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 46% 44%
31% 38% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 23% 36%
31% 38% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 40%
 
3.7 4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 0.7 3 4.1
3.8 3.3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 1.7 3.2 3.8
2.5 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.7 1.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
83 62 32 Total Shots T S 10 39 126
29 25 18 Shots on Target S O 0 14 53
34% 24% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 21% 23%
Key stats in Botola 2 this season:
  • AS Salé has the most conceded goals in the second half (11)
  • AS Salé have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Widad Témara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Chabab Mohammédia 25 12 8 5 33 21 13 6 5 2 19 12 12 6 3 3 14 9 12 44
2 Maghreb Fès 25 10 11 4 33 22 12 7 5 0 22 10 13 3 6 4 11 12 11 41
3 Riadi Salmi 26 11 8 7 22 16 13 7 3 3 17 10 13 4 5 4 5 6 6 41
4 Racing de Casablanca 26 9 13 4 24 16 13 6 5 2 11 4 13 3 8 2 13 12 8 40
5 Olympique Dcheïra 24 9 8 7 31 26 11 7 3 1 18 9 13 2 5 6 13 17 5 35
6 Widad Témara 26 7 13 6 27 27 13 5 5 3 13 12 13 2 8 3 14 15 0 34
7 Wydad Fès 25 8 9 8 23 22 13 5 6 2 12 9 12 3 3 6 11 13 1 33
8 Chabab Atlas Khénifra 25 8 9 8 21 25 12 6 4 2 14 11 13 2 5 6 7 14 -4 33
9 Ittihad Khemisset 26 8 7 11 33 36 13 4 1 8 15 18 13 4 6 3 18 18 -3 31
10 KAC Kénitra 26 7 10 9 27 31 14 3 7 4 15 16 12 4 3 5 12 15 -4 31
11 Tihad Casablanca 23 7 9 7 22 23 12 4 5 3 9 8 11 3 4 4 13 15 -1 30
12 AS Salé 25 6 11 8 23 27 12 2 7 3 11 13 13 4 4 5 12 14 -4 29
13 Kawkab Marrakech 24 6 9 9 20 22 12 4 3 5 12 11 12 2 6 4 8 11 -2 27
14 Sidi Kacem 25 5 12 8 23 28 12 2 7 3 11 12 13 3 5 5 12 16 -5 27
15 Chabab Ben Guerir 25 6 9 10 23 29 13 3 6 4 11 11 12 3 3 6 12 18 -6 27
16 Chabab Rif Hoceima 26 5 8 13 20 34 13 4 5 4 14 15 13 1 3 9 6 19 -14 23

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.