FAR Rabat favourites for feisty fight facing RSB Berkane

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Thu 01.July
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)

FAR Rabat are placed 3rd so far, while RSB Berkane are lagging 8 points behind in the table. Can they reduce the gap?

Insights:
  • FAR Rabat have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Botola Pro
  • RSB Berkane have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Botola Pro

FAR Rabat have less rest than RSB Berkane in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Botola Pro game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Chabab Mohammédia, so at least Rabat are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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FAR Rabat form and stats

4 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what FAR Rabat have to build on here in the Botola Pro.

Rabat are confident in defense, having played 181 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

It's back home for Rabat, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Chabab Mohammédia away with the result 2-0.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Mouloudia Oujda.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rabat handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, two draws and two defeats.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Botola Pro game versus Ittihad Tanger in only three days. This game is also played here.

Rabat has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. On the other hand, Rabat have conceded 11 goals.

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RSB Berkane form and stats

5 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. That’s the product of RSB Berkane playing as the away team in the Botola Pro this season.

Berkane aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 213 league minutes without a goal. M. Iajour was the last player to find the net.

The manager J. Benali was unhappy after their last game, a Botola Pro match played at their home ground Stade Municipal de Berkane. Berkane suffered a 0-2 loss to Wydad Casablanca (placed 1st).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Chabab Mohammédia wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

Berkane are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and one defeat. From a total of four matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Berkane are hosting Olympic Safi in the Botola Pro only three days away.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Berkane in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the RSB Berkane - Rabat 1-2 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (FAR Rabat wins - draws - RSB Berkane wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FAR RabatR. Slim
R. Slim
6 goals
RabatA. Amimi
A. Amimi
4 goals
RSB BerkaneH. Laachir
H. Laachir
4 goals

FAR Rabat missing players

RSB Berkane missing players

FAR Rabat RSB Berkane
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 2 11 23
10 4 1 Won W 1 5 8
8 5 1 Drew D 0 1 6
5 2 1 Lost L 1 5 9
30 12 1 Scored S 1 10 23
22 11 2 Conceded C 4 14 26
83% 82% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 91%
74% 64% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 74%
43% 27% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 36% 30%
13% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 27% 17%
13% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
57% 55% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 27% 43%
39% 36% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 36% 30%
22% 27% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 45% 35%
 
5.5 5.2 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 4.9 5.6
3.8 3.6 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.7 3.8
2.2 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 1.9 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 7
 
7.1 7.3 5 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7.4 7.3
3 2.6 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.5 2.5
43% 38% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 37% 40%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FAR Rabat have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Botola Pro
  • RSB Berkane have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • RSB Berkane have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) 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 23 15 6 2 43 18 11 8 3 0 25 7 12 7 3 2 18 11 25 51
2 Raja Casablanca 23 14 6 3 37 18 12 8 2 2 19 8 11 6 4 1 18 10 19 48
3 FAR Rabat 23 10 8 5 30 22 11 4 5 2 12 11 12 6 3 3 18 11 8 38
4 Ittihad Tanger 23 9 5 9 24 27 11 4 2 5 13 14 12 5 3 4 11 13 -3 32
5 Moghreb Tetouan 23 6 13 4 28 24 12 3 6 3 14 14 11 3 7 1 14 10 4 31
6 Mouloudia Oujda 23 9 4 10 30 28 12 4 2 6 16 14 11 5 2 4 14 14 2 31
7 RSB Berkane 23 8 6 9 23 26 12 3 5 4 13 12 11 5 1 5 10 14 -3 30
8 Olympic Safi 23 8 6 9 24 31 11 4 5 2 12 12 12 4 1 7 12 19 -7 30
9 Hassania Agadir 23 7 8 8 20 21 11 5 3 3 15 12 12 2 5 5 5 9 -1 29
10 FUS Rabat 23 7 8 8 26 29 12 4 4 4 15 16 11 3 4 4 11 13 -3 29
11 Rapide Oued Zem 23 5 10 8 22 28 12 4 3 5 13 16 11 1 7 3 9 12 -6 25
12 Difaâ El Jadida 23 6 7 10 23 30 11 3 5 3 9 8 12 3 2 7 14 22 -7 25
13 Maghreb Fès 23 4 12 7 20 26 11 3 5 3 11 11 12 1 7 4 9 15 -6 24
14 Chabab Mohammédia 23 4 11 8 19 20 12 3 4 5 8 8 11 1 7 3 11 12 -1 23
15 Youssoufia Berrechid 23 4 11 8 14 23 11 2 5 4 6 10 12 2 6 4 8 13 -9 23
16 CR Khemis Zemamra 23 5 5 13 21 33 12 3 4 5 14 16 11 2 1 8 7 17 -12 20

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.