Botola Pro preview and numbers: FAR Rabat - UTS Rabat at Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Wed 01.March
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah (52000 seats)

A peek at the Botola Pro table shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but there's a lot more information available. Check out our FAR Rabat - UTS Rabat guide!

Insights:
  • FAR Rabat have the most scored goals (32) in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have scored at least twice as many goals at home as UTS Rabat have scored away.

FAR Rabat have less rest than UTS Rabat in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a CAF Confederations Cup game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Coca-Cola, was also a home game here at Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah. The away team is better rested.

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FAR Rabat form and stats

FAR Rabat have performed here at Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah this season with 6 wins from 9 Botola Pro matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Rabat, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

FAR Rabat's previous fixture was a CAF Confederations Cup game also played at their home, ending 2-0 versus Coca-Cola. The home side are looking to build on that result.

Before that match, a Botola Pro win away at RSB Berkane.

Rabat are traveling soon after this match as the Botola Pro match at Difaa El Jadida awaits in three days.

The FAR Rabat manager Cruz has got the team scoring with 20 from 9 home games in the league. Rabat have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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UTS Rabat form and stats

As the visiting team in Botola Pro matches, UTS Rabat have produced an overall stat of 2-3-3 so far.

UTS Rabat are travelling again after losing away to Raja Casablanca in their previous match (1-2). That defeat was their first after three consecutive league games winning points. Late heartbreak for UTS Rabat in the Raja Casablanca match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

Ahead of that, 2-2 at home vs FAR Rabat (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties) in the Coupe Du Trone.

After this away game UTS Rabat return home for a Botola Pro game against Moghreb Tetouan. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rabat as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. UTS Rabat have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

FAR Rabat have put together a sequence of 5 consecutive games without losing (3-2-0) when playing UTS Rabat.

The participants have played each other already this season, with the final score UTS Rabat - FAR Rabat 0-1 entered in the official records. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 3 sending-offs from the last five duels.

Top Goalscorers

FAR RabatE. Monteiro Sanches Borges
E. Monteiro Sanches Borges
7 goals
FAR RabatI. Hamza
I. Hamza
5 goals
RabatR. Slim
R. Slim
5 goals

FAR Rabat missing players

UTS Rabat missing players

FAR Rabat UTS Rabat
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 9 2 Played P 3 8 17
11 6 1 Won W 0 2 7
4 2 1 Drew D 1 3 4
2 1 0 Lost L 2 3 6
32 20 3 Scored S 1 7 16
12 8 2 Conceded C 5 10 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 88%
76% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 53%
41% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 41%
24% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 6%
18% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
53% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 41%
35% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 35%
12% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 38% 35%
 
4.1 3 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.2 3.6
3.9 5.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 15 8.4 7.9
1.8 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.7 4.1 3.6
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 7
 
10.4 9.7 11 Shots (avg) S ( 4.3 8.1 8.4
4.2 3.9 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.4 3.4
45% 57% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 26% 28%
 
9 9.7 6 Shots against (avg) S A 18.7 13.8 11.5
3.2 4 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.3 4.9 4.1
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FAR Rabat have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FAR Rabat have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • FAR Rabat have scored at least twice as many goals at home as UTS Rabat have scored away.
  • FAR Rabat have the most scored goals (20) at home in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have the most scored goals (32) in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have the the best goal difference (+12) at home in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have the the best goal difference (+20) in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • FAR Rabat haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • FAR Rabat is in the best form (5-0-1) in Botola Pro
  • UTS Rabat have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • UTS Rabat have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 18 11 5 2 22 11 9 6 2 1 13 6 9 5 3 1 9 5 11 38
2 FAR Rabat 17 11 4 2 32 12 9 6 2 1 20 8 8 5 2 1 12 4 20 37
3 FUS Rabat 18 10 6 2 22 9 9 5 3 1 12 5 9 5 3 1 10 4 13 36
4 Raja Casablanca 18 8 6 4 21 13 9 6 3 0 13 5 9 2 3 4 8 8 8 30
5 Olympic Safi 18 7 8 3 21 17 9 3 5 1 10 7 9 4 3 2 11 10 4 29
6 RSB Berkane 18 7 6 5 16 17 9 4 1 4 10 12 9 3 5 1 6 5 -1 27
7 Riadi Salmi 18 6 7 5 20 19 9 2 4 3 8 10 9 4 3 2 12 9 1 25
8 UTS Rabat 17 7 4 6 16 16 9 5 1 3 9 6 8 2 3 3 7 10 0 25
9 Maghreb Fes 18 5 9 4 18 16 8 3 4 1 7 4 10 2 5 3 11 12 2 24
10 Chabab Mohammedia 18 6 5 7 16 19 10 3 4 3 11 13 8 3 1 4 5 6 -3 23
11 Difaa El Jadida 18 5 6 7 17 24 9 4 3 2 8 8 9 1 3 5 9 16 -7 21
12 Moghreb Tetouan 18 4 8 6 20 26 10 3 4 3 10 13 8 1 4 3 10 13 -6 20
13 Hassania Agadir 18 4 5 9 14 19 10 2 4 4 8 10 8 2 1 5 6 9 -5 17
14 Mouloudia Oujda 18 3 5 10 18 25 8 0 4 4 6 10 10 3 1 6 12 15 -7 14
15 Khouribga 18 1 8 9 12 21 8 1 2 5 6 10 10 0 6 4 6 11 -9 11
16 Ittihad Tanger 18 1 2 15 7 28 8 1 1 6 4 10 10 0 1 9 3 18 -21 5

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.