Difaâ El Jadida vs FAR Rabat: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Thu 08.July
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi (15000 seats)

18 points separate the teams so far this season, FAR Rabat having performed best. Can Difaâ El Jadida strike back?

Insights:
  • Difaâ El Jadida is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • FAR Rabat have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Botola Pro

It's no vacation for neither Jadida nor FAR Rabat as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Jadida are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Rabat are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Difaâ El Jadida form and stats

Overall Botola Pro stats at home this season for Difaâ El Jadida are 3-6-3 (wins-draw-losses). Jadida have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Jadida faced defeat in their previous match, away at Chabab Mohammedia (0-2).

Before that, Jadida drew at home versus Mouloudia Oujda.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Jadida here at Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 12 games). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Difaâ El Jadida have conceded only 10 goals.

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FAR Rabat form and stats

6 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of FAR Rabat playing as the away team in the Botola Pro this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. FAR Rabat hope to make it five in this match.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against Ittihad Tanger in their previous game.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against RSB Berkane.

FAR Rabat are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 12 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Rabat as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; FAR Rabat - Jadida 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Jadida won seven games, one match ended with a draw and FAR Rabat has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

FAR RabatR. Slim
R. Slim
6 goals
JadidaE. Karnass
E. Karnass
5 goals
Difaâ El JadidaY. Dahbi
Y. Dahbi
5 goals

Difaâ El Jadida missing players

FAR Rabat missing players

Difaâ El Jadida FAR Rabat
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 5 12 25
6 3 1 Won W 2 6 12
8 6 2 Drew D 2 3 8
11 3 1 Lost L 1 3 5
25 11 3 Scored S 6 18 35
34 10 3 Conceded C 3 11 24
88% 75% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 83% 84%
60% 42% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 83% 76%
36% 33% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 58% 48%
32% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 16%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 12%
40% 42% 25% BTTS BTTS 40% 58% 60%
28% 42% 50% Clean Sheets C S 60% 42% 36%
44% 42% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 17% 20%
 
3.9 3.8 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.8 5.1
4.9 4.8 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4 3.8
2 2.3 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.5 2.2
6 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.2 7.2 4.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.6 6.9 7.2
2.9 2.9 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 3
35% 31% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 46% 45%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Difaâ El Jadida have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Botola Pro
  • Difaâ El Jadida is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • FAR Rabat have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FAR Rabat have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Botola Pro

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wydad Casablanca 26 18 6 2 51 21 13 10 3 0 31 9 13 8 3 2 20 12 30 60
2 Raja Casablanca 26 14 7 5 38 21 13 8 2 3 20 10 13 6 5 2 18 11 17 49
3 FAR Rabat 25 12 8 5 35 24 13 6 5 2 17 13 12 6 3 3 18 11 11 44
4 Mouloudia Oujda 26 10 5 11 36 33 13 5 2 6 19 15 13 5 3 5 17 18 3 35
5 Hassania Agadir 26 8 10 8 21 21 13 5 5 3 15 12 13 3 5 5 6 9 0 34
6 RSB Berkane 25 9 6 10 27 29 13 4 5 4 16 12 12 5 1 6 11 17 -2 33
7 Maghreb Fes 26 7 12 7 25 28 13 5 5 3 15 13 13 2 7 4 10 15 -3 33
8 Ittihad Tanger 25 9 5 11 25 30 12 4 2 6 13 15 13 5 3 5 12 15 -5 32
9 Olympic Safi 26 8 8 10 27 37 13 4 7 2 15 15 13 4 1 8 12 22 -10 32
10 Moghreb Tétouan 25 6 13 6 30 31 12 3 6 3 14 14 13 3 7 3 16 17 -1 31
11 Chabab Mohammedia 26 6 12 8 23 21 13 4 4 5 10 8 13 2 8 3 13 13 2 30
12 FUS Rabat 25 7 9 9 26 30 13 4 4 5 15 17 12 3 5 4 11 13 -4 30
13 Youssoufia Berrechid 26 5 12 9 17 27 13 3 6 4 8 11 13 2 6 5 9 16 -10 27
14 Difaâ El Jadida 25 6 8 11 25 34 12 3 6 3 11 10 13 3 2 8 14 24 -9 26
15 CR Khemis Zemamra 26 6 7 13 27 36 13 4 4 5 17 16 13 2 3 8 10 20 -9 25
16 Rapide Oued Zem 26 5 10 11 23 33 13 4 3 6 13 17 13 1 7 5 10 16 -10 25

Read more about Botola Pro

The Botola Pro (or Botola Premier League) is the top level football league in Morocco. Botola literally means “the Moroccan Championship”. It’s season runs from August to May and has 16 teams each playing 30 fixtures to decide the final league table. The Botola Pro is the most watched football league in Africa according to Wikipedia, and football the most popular sport in Morocco.