FUS Rabat vs Rapide Oued Zem: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Fri 16.July
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)

Develop their own game plan or focus more on the opponent? Both FUS Rabat and Rapide Oued Zem need to try something different than what they have done so far. Read more!

Insights:
  • FUS Rabat have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Botola Pro
  • Rapide Oued Zem have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Botola Pro

It's no vacation for neither Rabat nor Rapide Oued Zem as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Rabat are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Rapide are struggling to avoid relegation.

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FUS Rabat form and stats

Overall Botola Pro stats at home this season for FUS Rabat, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Botola Pro, are 4-4-5 (wins-draw-losses).

The fans are hoping that Rabat will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Botola Pro game against CR Khemis Zemamra (placed 14th).

2-2 away at Moghreb Tétouan before that.

FUS Rabat are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. On the other hand, FUS Rabat have conceded 17 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Rapide Oued Zem form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rapide Oued Zem so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-5 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

Rapide had fun at their own home last time out, beating Olympic Safi 2-1.

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

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rapide Oued Zem as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. Rapide Oued Zem have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Rapide Oued Zem - Rabat 2-1 played earlier this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's three Rabat victories, two draws and two Rapide Oued Zem wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

RabatN. Zerhouni
N. Zerhouni
6 goals
FUS RabatE. El Bassil
E. El Bassil
6 goals
Rapide Oued ZemB. El Megri
B. El Megri
4 goals

FUS Rabat missing players

Rapide Oued Zem missing players

FUS Rabat Rapide Oued Zem
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 3 13 27
7 4 0 Won W 0 1 6
10 4 1 Drew D 3 7 10
10 5 2 Lost L 0 5 11
28 15 3 Scored S 2 10 25
33 17 5 Conceded C 2 16 34
81% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 77% 81%
63% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 70%
52% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 31% 37%
19% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 19%
7% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 11%
59% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 56%
26% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 31% 26%
33% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 37%
 
3.5 2.8 1.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2 1.9 2.7
3.7 3.2 1.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.4 5.8
2 1.8 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 2.2 2.5
2 2 2 Red cards R C 1 4 5
 
8.6 8.1 5.3 Shots (avg) S ( 3 4.7 5.9
3.4 3.2 1.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 2 2.4
31% 37% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 38% 38%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FUS Rabat have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FUS Rabat have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Botola Pro
  • FUS Rabat have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Rapide Oued Zem have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Rapide Oued Zem have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Botola Pro
  • Rapide Oued Zem have won significantly less corners away then at 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 26 18 6 2 51 21 13 10 3 0 31 9 13 8 3 2 20 12 30 60
2 Raja Casablanca 26 14 7 5 38 21 13 8 2 3 20 10 13 6 5 2 18 11 17 49
3 FAR Rabat 27 13 8 6 38 27 14 7 5 2 20 15 13 6 3 4 18 12 11 47
4 RSB Berkane 27 11 6 10 30 29 14 5 5 4 17 12 13 6 1 6 13 17 1 39
5 Mouloudia Oujda 26 10 5 11 36 33 13 5 2 6 19 15 13 5 3 5 17 18 3 35
6 Hassania Agadir 27 8 10 9 21 22 13 5 5 3 15 12 14 3 5 6 6 10 -1 34
7 Maghreb Fes 26 7 12 7 25 28 13 5 5 3 15 13 13 2 7 4 10 15 -3 33
8 Moghreb Tétouan 26 6 14 6 32 33 13 3 7 3 16 16 13 3 7 3 16 17 -1 32
9 Ittihad Tanger 26 9 5 12 25 32 13 4 2 7 13 17 13 5 3 5 12 15 -7 32
10 Olympic Safi 27 8 8 11 28 39 13 4 7 2 15 15 14 4 1 9 13 24 -11 32
11 FUS Rabat 27 7 10 10 28 33 13 4 4 5 15 17 14 3 6 5 13 16 -5 31
12 Chabab Mohammedia 26 6 12 8 23 21 13 4 4 5 10 8 13 2 8 3 13 13 2 30
13 Difaa El Jadida 26 7 8 11 26 34 13 4 6 3 12 10 13 3 2 8 14 24 -8 29
14 CR Khemis Zemamra 27 7 7 13 28 36 14 5 4 5 18 16 13 2 3 8 10 20 -8 28
15 Rapide Oued Zem 27 6 10 11 25 34 14 5 3 6 15 18 13 1 7 5 10 16 -9 28
16 Youssoufia Berrechid 27 5 12 10 19 30 13 3 6 4 8 11 14 2 6 6 11 19 -11 27

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.