Match preview Botola Pro: Ittihad Tanger - FAR Rabat at Grand Stade de Tanger

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Tue 18.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Grand Stade de Tanger (45000 seats)

Ittihad Tanger hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 15 points and a 15th position in the Botola Pro table. Visiting FAR Rabat holds 6th place with 32 pts.

Ittihad Tanger and FAR Rabat should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Ittihad Tanger form and stats

3 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Ittihad Tanger have to build on here at Grand Stade de Tanger in the Botola Pro. Ittihad has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager J. Benali and the players.

Stress levels are on the rise for Ittihad's attacking players as they have now played 356 minutes without scoring in a league game. H. Y. Konate E. was their last goal scorer.

The Ittihad fans got no joy from their last match, a Botola Pro game also here at Grand Stade de Tanger: A 0-2 defeat against Wydad Casablanca (placed 2nd). Heartbreak before that as Ittihad Tanger lost 0-1 at Mouloudia Oujda's place.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ittihad Tanger here at Grand Stade de Tanger in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 10 games). Ittihad's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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FAR Rabat form and stats

The visitors are W4-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Botola Pro. It's three draws from FAR Rabat's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

FAR Rabat has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Difaâ El Jadida for a Botola Pro game that ended a draw (1-1). A 1-2 loss hosting FUS Rabat before that.

FAR Rabat have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 14 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Rabat have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: FAR Rabat - Ittihad 4-1. Ittihad Tanger-FAR Rabat H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ittihad Tanger three wins, FAR Rabat four wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

FAR RabatJ. Gnadou
J. Gnadou
9 goals
FAR RabatA. Amimi
A. Amimi
5 goals
FAR RabatI. Errahouli
I. Errahouli
4 goals

Ittihad Tanger missing players

FAR Rabat missing players

Ittihad Tanger FAR Rabat
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 4 10 21
3 3 1 Won W 1 4 9
6 4 1 Drew D 2 3 5
11 3 0 Lost L 1 3 7
11 8 2 Scored S 5 14 27
29 10 0 Conceded C 5 12 22
80% 70% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
60% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 80% 67%
35% 30% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 38%
15% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 19%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
35% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 75% 60% 52%
30% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 25% 20% 29%
55% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 24%
 
4.7 5.2 9 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 4.5 5.6
3.8 2.6 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.8 3.7
1.9 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
83 39 15 Total Shots T S 4 45 138
35 18 6 Shots on Target S O 4 17 48
31% 44% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 125% 82% 56%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FAR Rabat have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FAR Rabat have scored more than double the goals of Ittihad Tanger.
  • FAR Rabat have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • FAR Rabat haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Ittihad Tanger has the fewest points from losing position (0)
  • Ittihad Tanger have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Raja Casablanca 21 12 6 3 30 15 10 8 1 1 16 6 11 4 5 2 14 9 15 42
2 Wydad Casablanca 21 12 4 5 36 21 11 6 3 2 19 11 10 6 1 3 17 10 15 40
3 Mouloudia Oujda 21 9 9 3 26 18 11 7 2 2 14 9 10 2 7 1 12 9 8 36
4 FUS Rabat 21 9 9 3 25 19 9 6 2 1 12 8 12 3 7 2 13 11 6 36
5 RSB Berkane 20 9 9 2 21 16 11 5 5 1 16 10 9 4 4 1 5 6 5 36
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 21 7 9 5 19 14 10 5 5 0 9 2 11 2 4 5 10 12 5 30
8 Difaâ 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 22 6 7 9 32 30 11 4 3 4 19 14 11 2 4 5 13 16 2 25
10 Youssoufia Berrechid 21 7 4 10 27 36 11 6 3 2 19 14 10 1 1 8 8 22 -9 25
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 21 3 13 5 17 21 10 2 6 2 9 9 11 1 7 3 8 12 -4 22
14 Hassania Agadir 21 5 6 10 22 29 10 4 2 4 10 11 11 1 4 6 12 18 -7 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.