Botola Pro match preview: Ittihad Tanger versus Maghreb Fès

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

Classic home win, away team steals the points or a score draw? Everything is possible when the mid-table teams Ittihad Tanger and Maghreb Fès clash.

Insights:
  • Ittihad Tanger have the fewest points (14) at home in Botola Pro
  • Maghreb Fès have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Botola Pro

It's no vacation for neither Ittihad nor Maghreb Fès 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.

5-15-11 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Maghreb Fès when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 31 matches are 34-41 (scored/conceded).

Ittihad are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Maghreb is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Ittihad Tanger form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Botola Pro this season. Ittihad Tanger have only managed 4 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses from their games here. It's been an uphill battle for Ittihad in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the CR Khemis Zemamra game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

It's back home for Ittihad, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Wydad Casablanca away with the result 4-2. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Ahead of that match, Ittihad lost 0-1 at home to Difaâ El Jadida.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ittihad as they are travelling to their away game against Youssoufia Berrechid in the Botola Pro. That match is four days after this one.

Ittihad Tanger aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 13 goals from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ittihad have conceded 18 in these home matches.

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Maghreb Fès form and stats

Maghreb Fès have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Botola Pro, after 2-8-4 (14 played).

Maghreb Fès's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus CR Khemis Zemamra that finished 2-2. Drawing 2-2 against CR Khemis Zemamra after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager F. Jebel needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.

A 1-1 draw at Chabab Mohammédia's stadium before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Maghreb are hosting Raja Casablanca in the Botola Pro only four days away.

The attacking power of Maghreb Fès when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. 16 goals have been conceded by Maghreb in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Maghreb Fès - Ittihad 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Ittihad victory, two draws and two Maghreb Fès wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Ittihad TangerA. Méyé Me Ndong
A. Méyé Me Ndong
13 goals
Ittihad TangerT. Ijrouten
T. Ijrouten
6 goals
Maghreb FèsM. El Fakih
M. El Fakih
6 goals

Ittihad Tanger missing players

Maghreb Fès missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ittihad Tanger Maghreb Fès
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 3 14 28
10 4 0 Won W 1 2 7
5 2 1 Drew D 2 8 14
13 8 2 Lost L 0 4 7
29 13 1 Scored S 4 11 28
35 18 3 Conceded C 3 16 31
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 86%
68% 71% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 75%
43% 36% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 21% 36%
11% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 11%
11% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 4%
50% 43% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 64%
25% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 21%
32% 36% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 36% 29%
 
4.7 5.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.2 4.2
4.4 3.4 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.1 4.4
2.3 2.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.1 1.6
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
7.7 8.4 7.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 6.9 7.8
3.2 3.1 1.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.7 3.2
32% 30% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 29% 31%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Ittihad Tanger have the fewest points (14) at home in Botola Pro
  • Ittihad Tanger have the the worst goal difference (-5) at home in Botola Pro
  • Ittihad Tanger have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Ittihad Tanger haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Maghreb Fès have the most dropped points from leading position (17) 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 Wydad Casablanca 28 19 6 3 55 25 14 10 3 1 33 13 14 9 3 2 22 12 30 63
2 Raja Casablanca 28 15 8 5 44 24 14 9 2 3 24 11 14 6 6 2 20 13 20 53
3 FAR Rabat 28 14 8 6 39 27 14 7 5 2 20 15 14 7 3 4 19 12 12 50
4 RSB Berkane 28 11 6 11 31 32 14 5 5 4 17 12 14 6 1 7 14 20 -1 39
5 Mouloudia Oujda 28 11 5 12 37 35 14 5 2 7 19 17 14 6 3 5 18 18 2 38
6 Maghreb Fès 28 7 14 7 28 31 14 5 6 3 17 15 14 2 8 4 11 16 -3 35
7 Difaâ El Jadida 28 9 8 11 30 35 14 5 6 3 15 11 14 4 2 8 15 24 -5 35
8 Ittihad Tanger 28 10 5 13 29 35 14 4 2 8 13 18 14 6 3 5 16 17 -6 35
9 Chabab Mohammédia 28 7 13 8 25 22 14 4 5 5 11 9 14 3 8 3 14 13 3 34
10 Hassania Agadir 28 8 10 10 21 23 14 5 5 4 15 13 14 3 5 6 6 10 -2 34
11 Olympic Safi 28 8 9 11 30 41 14 4 8 2 17 17 14 4 1 9 13 24 -11 33
12 Moghreb Tétouan 28 6 14 8 33 38 14 3 7 4 16 17 14 3 7 4 17 21 -5 32
13 FUS Rabat 28 7 11 10 28 33 14 4 5 5 15 17 14 3 6 5 13 16 -5 32
14 CR Khemis Zemamra 28 7 8 13 30 38 14 5 4 5 18 16 14 2 4 8 12 22 -8 29
15 Rapide Oued Zem 28 6 11 11 25 34 14 5 3 6 15 18 14 1 8 5 10 16 -9 29
16 Youssoufia Berrechid 28 5 12 11 19 31 14 3 6 5 8 12 14 2 6 6 11 19 -12 27

Table
  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 28 19 6 3 55 25 14 10 3 1 33 13 14 9 3 2 22 12 30 63
2 Raja Casablanca 28 15 8 5 44 24 14 9 2 3 24 11 14 6 6 2 20 13 20 53
3 FAR Rabat 28 14 8 6 39 27 14 7 5 2 20 15 14 7 3 4 19 12 12 50
4 RSB Berkane 28 11 6 11 31 32 14 5 5 4 17 12 14 6 1 7 14 20 -1 39
5 Mouloudia Oujda 28 11 5 12 37 35 14 5 2 7 19 17 14 6 3 5 18 18 2 38
6 Maghreb Fès 28 7 14 7 28 31 14 5 6 3 17 15 14 2 8 4 11 16 -3 35
7 Difaâ El Jadida 28 9 8 11 30 35 14 5 6 3 15 11 14 4 2 8 15 24 -5 35
8 Ittihad Tanger 28 10 5 13 29 35 14 4 2 8 13 18 14 6 3 5 16 17 -6 35
9 Chabab Mohammédia 28 7 13 8 25 22 14 4 5 5 11 9 14 3 8 3 14 13 3 34
10 Hassania Agadir 28 8 10 10 21 23 14 5 5 4 15 13 14 3 5 6 6 10 -2 34
11 Olympic Safi 28 8 9 11 30 41 14 4 8 2 17 17 14 4 1 9 13 24 -11 33
12 Moghreb Tétouan 28 6 14 8 33 38 14 3 7 4 16 17 14 3 7 4 17 21 -5 32
13 FUS Rabat 28 7 11 10 28 33 14 4 5 5 15 17 14 3 6 5 13 16 -5 32
14 CR Khemis Zemamra 28 7 8 13 30 38 14 5 4 5 18 16 14 2 4 8 12 22 -8 29
15 Rapide Oued Zem 28 6 11 11 25 34 14 5 3 6 15 18 14 1 8 5 10 16 -9 29
16 Youssoufia Berrechid 28 5 12 11 19 31 14 3 6 5 8 12 14 2 6 6 11 19 -12 27

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