Difaâ El Jadida favourites for feisty fight facing UTS Rabat

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Fri 02.September
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi (15000 seats)

It's a fresh beginning in Botola Pro - the first game of the season. Read our full preview and see how Difaâ El Jadida and UTS Rabat did in their pre-season training matches!

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Difaâ El Jadida form and stats

The previous season, Difaâ El Jadida's league results were 9 wins, 11 draws and 10 losses, resulting in 8th spot in the Botola Pro. Over these 30 matches they scored 32 goals and let in 40. Performing as the home team in the last season Difaâ El Jadida generated 6-7-2 (win-draw-lost) with 15 goals and 12 conceded.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Difaâ El Jadida have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.

There will be little rest for Difaâ El Jadida after this match as they are travelling to Wydad Casablanca for a Botola Pro game in only three days.

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UTS Rabat form and stats

A job perfectly done for UTS Rabat last season as they secured promotion from Botola 2. With a grand total of 15 wins, 10 draws and 5 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 8 were in away matches.

Rabat are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 5 matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Difaâ El Jadida wins - draws - UTS Rabat wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Difaâ El Jadida missing players

UTS Rabat missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Difaâ El Jadida UTS Rabat
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 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
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Difaâ El Jadida Last season UTS Rabat
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
9 6   Won W   8 15
11 7   Drew D   3 10
10 2   Lost L   4 5
32 15   Scored S   19 40
40 12   Conceded C   16 31
83% 73%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 90%
70% 60%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 73%
43% 27%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 43%
27% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 20%
13% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 10%
50% 40%   BTTS BTTS   47% 60%
33% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 27%
33% 40%   Failed to Score F T   20% 23%
 
5 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.2 4
4.7 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 3.8
2.4 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.3
7 6   Red cards R C   2 2
 
9.6 9.1   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 13.8
3.7 3.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 5
29% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   56% 40%
 
10.2 11.1   Shots against (avg) S A   14 14.2
3.7 3.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hassania Agadir 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
2 Chabab Mohammedia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Difaâ El Jadida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 FAR Rabat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FUS Rabat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Ittihad Tanger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Khouribga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maghreb Fes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Moghreb Tetouan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mouloudia Oujda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Olympic Safi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Raja Casablanca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Riadi Salmi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 UTS Rabat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Wydad Casablanca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 RSB Berkane 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 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 Wydad Casablanca 30 19 6 5 46 24 15 12 1 2 27 11 15 7 5 3 19 13 22 63
2 Raja Casablanca 30 17 9 4 41 21 15 9 4 2 23 11 15 8 5 2 18 10 20 60
3 FAR Rabat 30 13 9 8 38 29 15 7 5 3 20 16 15 6 4 5 18 13 9 48
4 Maghreb Fes 30 9 18 3 28 17 15 6 9 0 17 6 15 3 9 3 11 11 11 45
5 FUS Rabat 30 11 10 9 34 30 15 6 5 4 17 14 15 5 5 5 17 16 4 43
6 RSB Berkane 30 10 11 9 39 33 15 8 4 3 27 17 15 2 7 6 12 16 6 41
7 Olympic Safi 30 9 12 9 29 27 15 5 7 3 13 10 15 4 5 6 16 17 2 39
8 Difaâ El Jadida 30 9 11 10 32 40 15 6 7 2 15 12 15 3 4 8 17 28 -8 38
9 Riadi Salmi 30 9 9 12 37 38 15 6 4 5 20 17 15 3 5 7 17 21 -1 36
10 Khouribga 30 8 12 10 32 37 15 4 9 2 16 17 15 4 3 8 16 20 -5 36
11 Hassania Agadir 30 9 7 14 26 30 15 4 4 7 14 16 15 5 3 7 12 14 -4 34
12 Chabab Mohammedia 30 8 10 12 27 32 15 7 3 5 19 15 15 1 7 7 8 17 -5 34
13 Mouloudia Oujda 30 7 12 11 35 38 15 4 6 5 22 25 15 3 6 6 13 13 -3 33
14 Ittihad Tanger 30 8 9 13 31 41 15 5 7 3 16 14 15 3 2 10 15 27 -10 33
15 Rapide Oued Zem 30 7 8 15 19 39 15 5 2 8 8 18 15 2 6 7 11 21 -20 29
16 Youssoufia Berrechid 30 5 11 14 25 43 15 4 5 6 10 16 15 1 6 8 15 27 -18 26
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 Moghreb Tetouan 30 20 6 4 47 19 15 13 1 1 27 6 15 7 5 3 20 13 28 66
2 UTS Rabat 30 15 10 5 40 31 15 7 7 1 21 15 15 8 3 4 19 16 9 55
3 CR Khemis Zemamra 30 12 8 10 39 32 15 7 5 3 23 15 15 5 3 7 16 17 7 44
4 Olympique Dcheira 30 10 14 6 28 22 15 7 6 2 18 10 15 3 8 4 10 12 6 44
5 JSM Laayoune 30 11 8 11 25 33 15 8 4 3 14 11 15 3 4 8 11 22 -8 41
6 Stade Marocain 30 9 13 8 36 34 15 6 7 2 22 16 15 3 6 6 14 18 2 40
7 AS Sale 30 10 10 10 32 33 15 5 4 6 16 18 15 5 6 4 16 15 -1 40
8 Ittihad Khemisset 30 11 6 13 27 32 15 7 4 4 14 11 15 4 2 9 13 21 -5 39
9 Chabab Ben Guerir 30 9 10 11 23 24 15 4 7 4 9 10 15 5 3 7 14 14 -1 37
10 Raja Beni Mellal 30 8 13 9 24 30 15 6 6 3 13 11 15 2 7 6 11 19 -6 37
11 Racing de Casablanca 30 9 9 12 33 39 15 7 3 5 14 13 15 2 6 7 19 26 -6 36
12 Wydad Fes 30 8 11 11 30 33 15 7 6 2 19 11 15 1 5 9 11 22 -3 35
13 Chabab Atlas Khenifra 30 7 13 10 29 29 15 4 7 4 19 16 15 3 6 6 10 13 0 34
14 USM Oujda 30 8 10 12 34 36 15 6 6 3 21 14 15 2 4 9 13 22 -2 34
15 Tihad Casablanca 30 8 10 12 27 31 15 5 4 6 19 18 15 3 6 6 8 13 -4 34
16 Kawkab Marrakech 30 5 9 16 27 43 15 3 3 9 15 22 15 2 6 7 12 21 -16 24

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 Hassania Agadir 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
2 Chabab Mohammedia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Difaâ El Jadida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 FAR Rabat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FUS Rabat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Ittihad Tanger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Khouribga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maghreb Fes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Moghreb Tetouan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mouloudia Oujda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Olympic Safi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Raja Casablanca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Riadi Salmi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 UTS Rabat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Wydad Casablanca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 RSB Berkane 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0

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