Football tips: FAR Rabat vs Wydad Casablanca - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Fri 14.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah (52000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as FAR Rabat have their presumed home advantage while Wydad Casablanca are ahead 8 points in the Botola Pro table.

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

5-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Botola Pro numbers at home for FAR Rabat so far this season.

Rabat shared the glory with Difaa El Jadida in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to FUS Rabat (1-2).

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

The FAR Rabat fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. From these home matches, Rabat have conceded only 10 goals.

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Wydad Casablanca form and stats

6-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Wydad Casablanca, who have the most scored goals (36) in Botola Pro, in their Botola Pro matches away.

Wydad Casablanca won their last game, 3-2 versus Khouribga played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against RSB Berkane wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

A new game in only four days for Casablanca, the Botola Pro home match versus Raja Beni Mellal. Busy days.

The travelling fans enjoy Casablanca's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. 10 goals have been conceded by Casablanca in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Wydad Casablanca - Rabat 1-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Rabat won one, Wydad Casablanca won six and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FAR RabatJ. Gnadou
J. Gnadou
9 goals
Wydad CasablancaK. Kasengu
K. Kasengu
7 goals
RabatA. Amimi
A. Amimi
5 goals

FAR Rabat missing players

Wydad Casablanca missing players

FAR Rabat Wydad Casablanca
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 11 3 Played P 2 10 21
9 5 1 Won W 1 6 12
5 2 0 Drew D 0 1 4
7 4 2 Lost L 1 3 5
27 13 2 Scored S 3 17 36
22 10 3 Conceded C 3 10 21
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 55% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 76%
38% 36% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 52%
19% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 29%
10% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 10% 14%
52% 45% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 62%
29% 36% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 30% 24%
24% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 14%
 
5.6 6.5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.5 5
3.7 2.7 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.9 3.8
2.5 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.4 1.9
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
138 93 23 Total Shots T S 9 50 130
48 31 10 Shots on Target S O 5 23 66
56% 42% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 74% 55%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FAR Rabat have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Wydad Casablanca has the most points (19) away
  • Wydad Casablanca has the most points from losing position (14)
  • Wydad Casablanca has the most scored goals (17) away
  • Wydad Casablanca has the most scored goals (36)
  • Wydad Casablanca has the most scored goals in the first half (15)
  • Wydad Casablanca has the the best goal difference (+15)
  • Wydad Casablanca has the the best goal difference (+7) away
  • Wydad Casablanca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wydad Casablanca haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 21 12 4 5 36 21 11 6 3 2 19 11 10 6 1 3 17 10 15 40
2 Raja Casablanca 20 11 6 3 28 15 10 8 1 1 16 6 10 3 5 2 12 9 13 39
3 RSB Berkane 20 9 9 2 21 16 11 5 5 1 16 10 9 4 4 1 5 6 5 36
4 Mouloudia Oujda 20 9 8 3 25 17 11 7 2 2 14 9 9 2 6 1 11 8 8 35
5 FUS Rabat 20 9 8 3 24 18 9 6 2 1 12 8 11 3 6 2 12 10 6 35
6 FAR Rabat 21 9 5 7 27 22 11 5 2 4 13 10 10 4 3 3 14 12 5 32
7 Moghreb Tetouan 20 7 8 5 19 14 10 5 5 0 9 2 10 2 3 5 10 12 5 29
8 Difaa El Jadida 21 6 10 5 19 17 11 3 7 1 8 6 10 3 3 4 11 11 2 28
9 CR Khemis Zemamra 21 6 6 9 31 29 10 4 2 4 18 13 11 2 4 5 13 16 2 24
10 Youssoufia Berrechid 20 7 3 10 26 35 10 6 2 2 18 13 10 1 1 8 8 22 -9 24
11 Rapide Oued Zem 21 5 8 8 18 18 10 3 5 2 11 8 11 2 3 6 7 10 0 23
12 Khouribga 21 5 8 8 20 27 11 3 5 3 11 14 10 2 3 5 9 13 -7 23
13 Olympic Safi 20 3 12 5 17 21 9 2 5 2 9 9 11 1 7 3 8 12 -4 21
14 Hassania Agadir 20 5 6 9 22 27 9 4 2 3 10 9 11 1 4 6 12 18 -5 21
15 Ittihad Tanger 20 3 6 11 11 29 10 3 4 3 8 10 10 0 2 8 3 19 -18 15
16 Raja Beni Mellal 20 1 5 14 10 28 10 1 4 5 9 15 10 0 1 9 1 13 -18 8

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.