Football tips: Difaâ El Jadida vs Maghreb Fès - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sun 20.December
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)

The Difaâ El Jadida manager A. Benchikha attacks this game with the team placed 13th so far. In the visitors dressing room Maghreb Fès are in 7th place before this match.

Insights:
  • Difaâ El Jadida has the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Botola Pro
  • Maghreb Fès has the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Botola Pro

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

This pitch has grass, which is not Maghreb Fès's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Maghreb Fès have performed like this: Played 20 matches resulting in 4 wins, 6 draws and 10 defeats with the goal stats 21-25 (scored/conceded).

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Difaâ El Jadida form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Botola Pro game of the season here. Last season these fans witnessed 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses from Difaâ El Jadida's 15 home games.

Jadida manager A. Benchikha and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Moghreb Tétouan (placed 9th) in the Botola Pro. Preceding that match was the home game against Wydad Casablanca that was lost 0-1.

Early season league goal statistics from Difaâ El Jadida's 1 home game: 0 goals, 1 conceded.

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Maghreb Fès form and stats

One match played away so far in the Botola Pro for Maghreb Fès and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses from 15 games. One point away has become something of a habit for Maghreb who have played out draws in their last three away games.

There were no winners in Maghreb's previous match, a Botola Pro home game that ended 1-1 vs Youssoufia Berrechid (placed 12th). Before that, Maghreb travelled to RSB Berkane and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

1 goal so far away for Maghreb Fès, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Difaâ El Jadida won four, Maghreb Fès won three and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Difaâ El JadidaE. Karnass
E. Karnass
2 goals
Difaâ El JadidaA. Hadraf
A. Hadraf
2 goals
JadidaM. El Jaaouani
M. El Jaaouani
1 goals

Difaâ El Jadida missing players

Maghreb Fès missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Difaâ El Jadida Maghreb Fès
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
5 0 0 Scored S 0 1 4
7 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
5 2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 2 2.7
2.7 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 2
62% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 67%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Difaâ El Jadida has the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Botola Pro
  • Maghreb Fès has the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Botola Pro
Difaâ El Jadida Last season Maghreb Fès
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
8 5   Won W   3 13
11 7   Drew D   8 13
11 3   Lost L   4 4
26 14   Scored S   14 39
28 11   Conceded C   15 25
83% 80%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 90%
57% 60%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   60% 60%
33% 27%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 33%
7% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   13% 17%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 10%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   60% 53%
30% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 43%
33% 27%   Failed to Score F T   20% 13%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.9 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 0.9
7 3   Red cards R C   0 1
 
5.2 5.6   Shots (avg) S (   5.3 5.5
2.1 2.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2 2.5
41% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 54%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ittihad Tanger 3 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 9
2 Raja Casablanca 3 2 1 0 9 5 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 4 7
3 RSB Berkane 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 7
4 Chabab Mohammedia 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 7
5 Wydad Casablanca 3 2 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 6
6 Olympic Safi 3 2 0 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 6 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
7 Maghreb Fès 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
8 FUS Rabat 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
9 Moghreb Tétouan 3 1 1 1 5 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 -1 4
10 FAR Rabat 3 1 0 2 5 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 3
11 Hassania Agadir 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
12 Youssoufia Berrechid 3 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 2
13 Difaâ El Jadida 3 0 1 2 5 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 5 6 -2 1
14 Rapide Oued Zem 3 0 1 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 -3 1
15 Mouloudia Oujda 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -4 1
16 CR Khemis Zemamra 3 0 0 3 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Raja Casablanca 30 17 9 4 43 23 15 11 2 2 24 11 15 6 7 2 19 12 20 60
2 Wydad Casablanca 30 17 8 5 52 28 15 9 4 2 28 13 15 8 4 3 24 15 24 59
3 RSB Berkane 30 15 12 3 35 23 15 8 5 2 24 14 15 7 7 1 11 9 12 57
4 FUS Rabat 30 13 10 7 39 30 15 9 3 3 23 15 15 4 7 4 16 15 9 49
5 Mouloudia Oujda 30 12 12 6 35 28 15 9 4 2 21 12 15 3 8 4 14 16 7 48
6 FAR Rabat 30 12 9 9 45 34 15 6 5 4 21 15 15 6 4 5 24 19 11 45
7 Moghreb Tétouan 30 10 10 10 30 27 15 8 6 1 18 6 15 2 4 9 12 21 3 40
8 Rapide Oued Zem 30 9 9 12 30 30 15 7 6 2 21 13 15 2 3 10 9 17 0 36
9 Hassania Agadir 30 9 9 12 34 38 15 6 4 5 17 16 15 3 5 7 17 22 -4 36
10 Youssoufia Berrechid 30 10 6 14 33 44 15 8 4 3 23 18 15 2 2 11 10 26 -11 36
11 Difaâ El Jadida 30 8 11 11 26 28 15 5 7 3 14 11 15 3 4 8 12 17 -2 35
12 CR Khemis Zemamra 30 8 10 12 40 41 15 5 5 5 22 17 15 3 5 7 18 24 -1 34
13 Olympic Safi 30 6 15 9 25 34 15 5 7 3 12 10 15 1 8 6 13 24 -9 33
14 Ittihad Tanger 30 7 11 12 20 36 15 4 8 3 11 12 15 3 3 9 9 24 -16 32
15 Khouribga 30 6 10 14 24 38 15 4 5 6 13 18 15 2 5 8 11 20 -14 28
16 Raja Beni Mellal 30 1 9 20 13 42 15 1 5 9 9 22 15 0 4 11 4 20 -29 12
Last season 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 Mohammedia 30 14 9 7 38 26 15 6 6 3 20 15 15 8 3 4 18 11 12 51
2 Maghreb Fès 30 13 13 4 39 25 15 10 5 0 25 10 15 3 8 4 14 15 14 50
3 Olympique Dcheira 30 13 9 8 44 33 15 10 4 1 28 14 15 3 5 7 16 19 11 48
4 Racing de Casablanca 30 10 16 4 27 18 15 6 7 2 12 5 15 4 9 2 15 13 9 46
5 Riadi Salmi 30 12 9 9 25 21 15 8 3 4 18 11 15 4 6 5 7 10 4 45
6 Widad Temara 30 9 14 7 31 30 15 6 6 3 16 14 15 3 8 4 15 16 1 41
7 Wydad Fes 30 9 13 8 29 27 16 6 8 2 14 10 14 3 5 6 15 17 2 40
8 Chabab Atlas Khenifra 30 10 9 11 27 33 15 7 4 4 17 14 15 3 5 7 10 19 -6 39
9 Ittihad Khemisset 30 9 9 12 40 43 15 4 2 9 20 24 15 5 7 3 20 19 -3 36
10 KAC Kenitra 30 8 12 10 30 33 15 3 8 4 16 17 15 5 4 6 14 16 -3 36
11 Tihad Casablanca 30 8 11 11 29 34 14 4 5 5 10 13 16 4 6 6 19 21 -5 35
12 Kawkab Marrakech 30 7 12 11 28 31 15 5 5 5 17 13 15 2 7 6 11 18 -3 33
13 AS Sale 30 6 15 9 25 30 15 2 10 3 11 13 15 4 5 6 14 17 -5 33
14 Chabab Ben Guerir 30 7 12 11 26 32 15 4 7 4 13 12 15 3 5 7 13 20 -6 33
15 Sidi Kacem 30 6 14 10 28 34 15 3 8 4 16 17 15 3 6 6 12 17 -6 32
16 Chabab Rif Hoceima 30 6 9 15 24 40 15 5 5 5 17 18 15 1 4 10 7 22 -16 27

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 Ittihad Tanger 3 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 9
2 Raja Casablanca 3 2 1 0 9 5 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 3 3 4 7
3 RSB Berkane 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 7
4 Chabab Mohammedia 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 7
5 Wydad Casablanca 3 2 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 6
6 Olympic Safi 3 2 0 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 6 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
7 Maghreb Fès 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
8 FUS Rabat 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
9 Moghreb Tétouan 3 1 1 1 5 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 -1 4
10 FAR Rabat 3 1 0 2 5 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 3
11 Hassania Agadir 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 2
12 Youssoufia Berrechid 3 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 2
13 Difaâ El Jadida 3 0 1 2 5 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 5 6 -2 1
14 Rapide Oued Zem 3 0 1 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 -3 1
15 Mouloudia Oujda 3 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -4 1
16 CR Khemis Zemamra 3 0 0 3 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0

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