FAR Rabat supporters put their faith in manager Cruz to deliver victory against Olympic Safi

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Tue 18.October
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah (52000 seats)

FAR Rabat get ready to host Olympic Safi for another intriguing Botola Pro fixture here at Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah.

Insights:
  • Olympic Safi have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Botola Pro

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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FAR Rabat form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for FAR Rabat's two home games in the Botola Pro so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah.

Rabat are returning here after guesting Ashanti GB in a CAF Confederations Cup game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.

A win at home ahead of that game, as predicted. The team were huge favourites against Ashanti GB and won 4-0. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does FAR Rabat handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 8 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats.

There will be little rest for FAR Rabat after this match as they are travelling to Chabab Mohammedia for a Botola Pro game in only three days.

At Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah, FAR Rabat has the goal stats of 5-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Olympic Safi form and stats

Four points from two away games for Olympic Safi, meaning one draw and one victory in the Botola Pro so far.

Home advantage was not enough for Olympic Safi in their previous game as they lost hosting Mouloudia Oujda, 1-2. That defeat was their first after four consecutive league fixtures winning points.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Ittihad Tanger.

We have checked recent matches where Olympic have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 20 games were 5 victories, 6 draws and 9 defeats.

It's early days yet, but Olympic Safi has scored 4 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

FAR Rabat have not lost in the last 6 games (1-5-0) facing Olympic Safi.

Top Goalscorers

Olympic SafiA. Diarra
A. Diarra
3 goals
RabatE. Monteiro Sanches Borges
E. Monteiro Sanches Borges
2 goals

FAR Rabat missing players

Olympic Safi missing players

FAR Rabat Olympic Safi
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 5
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
7 5 0 Scored S 0 4 8
2 2 0 Conceded C 0 3 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 80%
25% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 80%
25% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 20%
25% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 80%
50% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 1 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.5 2.6
2.8 3.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 3.8
1.5 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 9.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 10
3.8 3.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 4.2
47% 71% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 38%
 
8.8 12 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 7.5 6.6
2.5 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 2.8
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Olympic Safi have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Botola Pro
  • Olympic Safi have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Botola Pro
  • Olympic Safi have the most points from losing position (3) in Botola Pro
  • Olympic Safi have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Botola Pro
FAR Rabat Last season Olympic Safi
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
13 7   Won W   4 9
9 5   Drew D   5 12
8 3   Lost L   6 9
38 20   Scored S   16 29
29 16   Conceded C   17 27
87% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 77%
73% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   53% 47%
50% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 33%
10% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 20%
3% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 10%
50% 60%   BTTS BTTS   53% 47%
37% 20%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 33%
27% 27%   Failed to Score F T   33% 43%
 
5.6 6.1   Corners for (avg) C F   3.5 3.8
4.1 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.1
1.6 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.1
3 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
8.6 8   Shots (avg) S (   7.5 8.2
3.5 2.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 2.9
36% 45%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 33%
 
8.8 8.3   Shots against (avg) S A   9.1 8.3
4 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FUS Rabat 6 3 3 0 6 3 3 1 2 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 4 2 3 12
2 Wydad Casablanca 4 3 1 0 8 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 10
3 FAR Rabat 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 10
4 Olympic Safi 5 3 1 1 8 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 10
5 Riadi Salmi 5 3 1 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 6 3 2 10
6 UTS Rabat 6 3 1 2 5 4 3 2 0 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 10
7 Hassania Agadir 5 2 2 1 5 3 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 8
8 Difaa El Jadida 6 2 2 2 7 10 3 2 1 0 4 2 3 0 1 2 3 8 -3 8
9 Moghreb Tétouan 5 1 4 0 4 3 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 7
10 Chabab Mohammedia 5 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 0 7
11 Maghreb Fes 6 1 3 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 2 1 3 4 0 6
12 Mouloudia Oujda 6 1 2 3 6 8 3 0 1 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 -2 5
13 Raja Casablanca 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 3
14 Khouribga 6 0 2 4 3 8 3 0 0 3 3 6 3 0 2 1 0 2 -5 2
15 RSB Berkane 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 -4 1
16 Ittihad Tanger 5 0 0 5 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 3 -6 0

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.