Botola Pro game preview: FUS Rabat versus Riadi Salmi

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du FUS (52000 seats)

FUS Rabat have been better than Riadi Salmi so far, but every match opens at 0-0. Here's all the knowledge you require before kickoff:

Insights:
  • FUS Rabat have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Botola Pro
  • Riadi Salmi have the most scored goals (12) away in Botola Pro

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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FUS Rabat form and stats

When playing at home in the Botola Pro, FUS Rabat have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 7 games.

The FUS Rabat goalkeeper Mahdi Benabid is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 197 minutes without conceding a goal in the Botola Pro.

The Rabat coach Benhachem and his players return home after a 1-1 draw away versus USM Oujda in the Coupe Du Trone.

Before that, FUS Rabat played out a Botola Pro draw 0-0 when visiting Wydad Casablanca.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier FUS Rabat matches with similar probabilities have ended with 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats (from 5 games).

Rabat has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. FUS Rabat are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade du FUS in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.

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Riadi Salmi form and stats

4-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Riadi Salmi in their Botola Pro matches away. Visiting Riadi Salmi has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a Coupe Du Trone home loss versus Hassania Agadir with 1-2 on the scoreboard.

Before that, Riadi secured a home win against Ittihad Tanger with the score 2-0.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Riadi Salmi when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 6 matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 2 and winning 2 games.

The travelling fans enjoy Riadi Salmi's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. Riadi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Riadi Salmi - FUS Rabat 0-1 was the end result in these sides' last h2h match, played this season. Statistics for the prior three meetings featuring these two teams are: two wins for FUS Rabat, zero draws and one win for Riadi Salmi. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

RabatH. Hannouri
H. Hannouri
8 goals
Riadi SalmiG. Sillah
G. Sillah
4 goals
Riadi SalmiI. Riahi
I. Riahi
3 goals

FUS Rabat missing players

Riadi Salmi missing players

FUS Rabat Riadi Salmi
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 3 Played P 1 8 16
8 3 1 Won W 0 4 6
6 3 2 Drew D 1 3 6
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 4
18 8 3 Scored S 1 12 19
8 4 0 Conceded C 1 7 16
75% 71% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
44% 57% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 62%
31% 43% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 31%
6% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 12%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
31% 43% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 50%
62% 57% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 38%
31% 29% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 25%
 
5.2 6.1 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.6 3.5
4.6 4.1 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.5 4.1
2 2.3 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
10.5 10.9 10 Shots (avg) S ( 4 7 8
3.7 3.6 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.1 3.3
31% 32% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 48% 36%
 
7.3 5.9 5.7 Shots against (avg) S A 16 9 8.3
2.5 2.1 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 3.4 3.3
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FUS Rabat have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FUS Rabat have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • FUS Rabat have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Botola Pro
  • Riadi Salmi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Riadi Salmi have the most scored goals (12) away 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 FAR Rabat 16 10 4 2 28 11 9 6 2 1 20 8 7 4 2 1 8 3 17 34
2 Wydad Casablanca 16 9 5 2 18 9 8 5 2 1 10 4 8 4 3 1 8 5 9 32
3 FUS Rabat 16 8 6 2 18 8 7 3 3 1 8 4 9 5 3 1 10 4 10 30
4 Raja Casablanca 16 7 6 3 19 11 8 5 3 0 11 4 8 2 3 3 8 7 8 27
5 Olympic Safi 16 7 6 3 19 15 8 3 4 1 9 6 8 4 2 2 10 9 4 27
6 RSB Berkane 16 7 5 4 14 12 8 4 1 3 9 8 8 3 4 1 5 4 2 26
7 UTS Rabat 16 7 4 5 15 14 9 5 1 3 9 6 7 2 3 2 6 8 1 25
8 Riadi Salmi 16 6 6 4 19 16 8 2 3 3 7 9 8 4 3 1 12 7 3 24
9 Maghreb Fes 16 5 7 4 16 14 7 3 3 1 6 3 9 2 4 3 10 11 2 22
10 Difaa El Jadida 16 5 6 5 16 21 8 4 3 1 8 7 8 1 3 4 8 14 -5 21
11 Chabab Mohammedia 16 5 4 7 14 18 9 2 4 3 9 12 7 3 0 4 5 6 -4 19
12 Moghreb Tetouan 16 3 8 5 19 24 9 2 4 3 9 13 7 1 4 2 10 11 -5 17
13 Hassania Agadir 16 3 5 8 13 17 9 1 4 4 7 10 7 2 1 4 6 7 -4 14
14 Mouloudia Oujda 16 3 4 9 17 23 7 0 3 4 6 10 9 3 1 5 11 13 -6 13
15 Khouribga 16 0 8 8 8 18 7 0 2 5 4 10 9 0 6 3 4 8 -10 8
16 Ittihad Tanger 16 0 2 14 5 27 7 0 1 6 2 10 9 0 1 8 3 17 -22 2

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.