After three games we know a little more about the qualities of FAR Rabat and FUS Rabat in this fresh Botola Pro season. Read our match preview!
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!
Rabat's stadium has a grass surface. FUS Rabat have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for FUS Rabat when playing on grass; 8 wins, 11 draws and 10 losses from 29 matches. They have scored 32 goals in these games and conceded 35.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
FAR Rabat form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Botola Pro game of the season here. Last season these fans witnessed 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses from FAR Rabat's 15 home games.
Happy days for Rabat in their previous game, a Botola Pro match away at CR Khemis Zemamra (placed 16th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Preceding that match was the home game against Moghreb Tétouan that was lost 2-3.
Early season league goal statistics from FAR Rabat's 1 home game: 2 goals, 3 conceded.
FUS Rabat form and stats
Only one away game in the Botola Pro so far for FUS Rabat and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 4 victories, 7 draws and 4 losses from 15 travels.
FUS Rabat might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Ittihad Tanger proved too strong as FUS Rabat slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade du FUS (Hay Nahda). Prior to that result FUS Rabat won their away game at Mouloudia Oujda. The scoreline was 1-0.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, FUS Rabat has managed 1 goal and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Rabat, four draws and two wins for FUS Rabat. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
|     R. Slim   2 goals  |     A. Chbani   1 goals  |     J. Gnadou   1 goals  | 
FAR Rabat missing players
FUS Rabat missing players
| FAR Rabat | FUS Rabat | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total | 
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 | 
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 | 
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% | 
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% | 
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% | 
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% | 
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% | 
| 67% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% | 
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 33% | 
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% | 
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4 | 10.3 | 
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 5.3 | 
| 75% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 25% | 
| FAR Rabat | Last season | FUS Rabat | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 45 | 21 | Scored | S | 16 | 39 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Conceded | C | 15 | 30 | ||
| 97% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 93% | ||
| 77% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 67% | ||
| 43% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 13% | ||
| 13% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | ||
| 63% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 63% | ||
| 23% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 30% | ||
| 17% | 20% | 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 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 6.5 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 56% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 48% | ||
| 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 | 
 
 