Wydad Fès vs AS Salé Botola 2 preview

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Competition: Morocco Botola 2
Competition: Fri 18.June
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)

A quick look at the Botola 2 table shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's more to this game than that. Get our Wydad Fès - AS Salé preview!

Insights:
  • Wydad Fès have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in Botola 2
  • AS Salé have won significantly less corners away then at home.

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!

Wydad Fès are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Salé are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Wydad Fès form and stats

30 points is a decent return from 13 Botola 2 games here for Wydad Fès. The data says 9 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.

A strong away win for Wydad against Raja Beni Mellal the last match.

Ahead of that match, Wydad won a home game hosting Widad Témara (3-1).

The Wydad Fès fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. Wydad have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals.

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AS Salé form and stats

AS Salé have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Botola 2, after 3-4-6 (13 played).

AS Salé delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Olympique Dcheïra (placed 3rd) in their previous match; a Botola 2 game.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Stade Marocain that ended 1-1.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting AS Salé as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. AS Salé have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: AS Salé - Wydad 0-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Wydad Fès wins - draws - AS Salé wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Wydad Fès missing players

AS Salé missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wydad Fès AS Salé
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 13 26
12 9 2 Won W 0 3 8
6 3 1 Drew D 1 4 10
8 1 1 Lost L 3 6 8
34 20 2 Scored S 0 10 24
23 6 2 Conceded C 4 15 28
88% 85% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 92%
65% 62% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 62% 62%
46% 31% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 31% 31%
15% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 15%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
46% 31% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 54% 50%
42% 62% 75% Clean Sheets C S 25% 15% 27%
23% 23% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 38% 31%
 
4.2 5 8 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5.5
3.4 3.7 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4.5
2.2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
6.8 4 1 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 5.3
2.2 2.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 2.7
64% 62% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 56%
Key stats in Botola 2 this season:
  • AS Salé have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Wydad Fès have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Wydad Fès have the the best goal difference (+14) at home 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 Riadi Salmi 26 14 8 4 31 15 13 9 3 1 14 4 13 5 5 3 17 11 16 50
2 Khouribga 26 12 10 4 36 25 13 7 5 1 17 9 13 5 5 3 19 16 11 46
3 Olympique Dcheïra 26 12 7 7 37 27 13 6 4 3 17 11 13 6 3 4 20 16 10 43
4 Wydad Fès 26 12 6 8 34 23 13 9 3 1 20 6 13 3 3 7 14 17 11 42
5 UTS Rabat 26 10 9 7 31 28 13 5 3 5 20 19 13 5 6 2 11 9 3 39
6 Ittihad Khemisset 26 11 4 11 32 29 13 6 2 5 20 13 13 5 2 6 12 16 3 37
7 Stade Marocain 25 9 9 7 29 28 13 5 4 4 17 15 12 4 5 3 12 13 1 36
8 AS Salé 26 8 10 8 24 28 13 5 6 2 14 13 13 3 4 6 10 15 -4 34
9 Racing de Casablanca 26 8 8 10 34 31 13 6 2 5 24 19 13 2 6 5 10 12 3 32
10 Raja Beni Mellal 26 9 4 13 17 23 13 6 2 5 11 12 13 3 2 8 6 11 -6 31
11 KAC Kénitra 26 7 10 9 24 31 13 5 4 4 12 11 13 2 6 5 12 20 -7 31
12 Chabab Atlas Khénifra 26 7 9 10 30 35 13 6 5 2 16 10 13 1 4 8 14 25 -5 30
13 Chabab Ben Guerir 26 7 8 11 29 37 13 5 3 5 16 16 13 2 5 6 13 21 -8 29
14 Kawkab Marrakech 25 5 11 9 19 20 12 3 6 3 15 12 13 2 5 6 4 8 -1 26
15 Tihad Casablanca 26 4 14 8 29 37 13 2 9 2 17 19 13 2 5 6 12 18 -8 26
16 Widad Témara 26 2 13 11 16 35 13 2 9 2 6 7 13 0 4 9 10 28 -19 19

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Riadi Salmi 26 14 8 4 31 15 13 9 3 1 14 4 13 5 5 3 17 11 16 50
2 Khouribga 26 12 10 4 36 25 13 7 5 1 17 9 13 5 5 3 19 16 11 46
3 Olympique Dcheïra 26 12 7 7 37 27 13 6 4 3 17 11 13 6 3 4 20 16 10 43
4 Wydad Fès 26 12 6 8 34 23 13 9 3 1 20 6 13 3 3 7 14 17 11 42
5 UTS Rabat 26 10 9 7 31 28 13 5 3 5 20 19 13 5 6 2 11 9 3 39
6 Ittihad Khemisset 26 11 4 11 32 29 13 6 2 5 20 13 13 5 2 6 12 16 3 37
7 Stade Marocain 25 9 9 7 29 28 13 5 4 4 17 15 12 4 5 3 12 13 1 36
8 AS Salé 26 8 10 8 24 28 13 5 6 2 14 13 13 3 4 6 10 15 -4 34
9 Racing de Casablanca 26 8 8 10 34 31 13 6 2 5 24 19 13 2 6 5 10 12 3 32
10 Raja Beni Mellal 26 9 4 13 17 23 13 6 2 5 11 12 13 3 2 8 6 11 -6 31
11 KAC Kénitra 26 7 10 9 24 31 13 5 4 4 12 11 13 2 6 5 12 20 -7 31
12 Chabab Atlas Khénifra 26 7 9 10 30 35 13 6 5 2 16 10 13 1 4 8 14 25 -5 30
13 Chabab Ben Guerir 26 7 8 11 29 37 13 5 3 5 16 16 13 2 5 6 13 21 -8 29
14 Kawkab Marrakech 25 5 11 9 19 20 12 3 6 3 15 12 13 2 5 6 4 8 -1 26
15 Tihad Casablanca 26 4 14 8 29 37 13 2 9 2 17 19 13 2 5 6 12 18 -8 26
16 Widad Témara 26 2 13 11 16 35 13 2 9 2 6 7 13 0 4 9 10 28 -19 19

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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.