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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sat 14.January
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Phosphate (10000 seats)

Struggling Khouribga are aching to pull off a small shock when they host high-flying FAR Rabat in the upcoming league match. It’s 15th vs 1st and the home regulars will have not-so-high expectations.

Insights:
  • Khouribga have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have the most scored goals (17) 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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Khouribga form and stats

0-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Botola Pro numbers at home for Khouribga so far this season. Two draws in a row at home now for Khouribga.

The followers are hoping that Khouribga will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Difaa El Jadida (placed 11th). The first loss after going undefeated in three league games.

Before that, Khouribga drew at home versus Raja Casablanca.

Khouribga aren't scoring a lot here at Stade du Phosphate in the league, with only {4 goals} from 5 games. 7 goals have been conceded. When Khouribga hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Moghreb Tetouan, Mouloudia Oujda, Difaa El Jadida, Hassania Agadir and Ittihad Tanger), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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FAR Rabat form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Botola Pro travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

The manager Cruz was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah. FAR Rabat suffered a 0-1 loss to FUS Rabat (placed 2nd). That loss broke this club's string of league matches in a row without losing; ten games in all!

A 1-1 draw at Riadi Salmi's stadium before that.

FAR Rabat find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. The Rabat defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average ({2 goals} in 5 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Khouribga wins - draws - FAR Rabat wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FAR RabatE. Monteiro Sanches Borges
E. Monteiro Sanches Borges
4 goals

Khouribga missing players

FAR Rabat missing players

Khouribga FAR Rabat
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 3 Played P 2 5 11
0 0 0 Won W 2 3 6
5 2 1 Drew D 0 2 4
6 3 2 Lost L 0 0 1
5 4 3 Scored S 3 6 17
12 7 5 Conceded C 0 2 7
64% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
45% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 73%
27% 40% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 27%
9% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 9%
9% 20% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
36% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 55%
36% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 60% 36%
64% 40% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 9%
 
4.5 6.4 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 6 4.8
4.5 3.6 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 2.2 3.4
1.9 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.6
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
8.3 11.6 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 15 12.4 11.2
2.8 4.8 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5 4.3
16% 17% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 24% 36%
 
12.1 9.6 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 6 6.6 8.7
4.3 4 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 1.8 2.9
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FAR Rabat have not yet lost a game away.
  • FAR Rabat have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • FAR Rabat have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • FAR Rabat have scored more than double the goals of Khouribga.
  • FAR Rabat have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have the most scored goals (17) in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have the the best goal difference (+10) in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • FAR Rabat have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • FAR Rabat haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Khouribga have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Khouribga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Khouribga have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Botola Pro
  • Khouribga have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Khouribga have yet to win a 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 FAR Rabat 11 6 4 1 17 7 6 3 2 1 11 5 5 3 2 0 6 2 10 22
2 FUS Rabat 11 6 4 1 13 4 5 2 3 0 5 1 6 4 1 1 8 3 9 22
3 Wydad Casablanca 11 6 3 2 15 9 5 3 1 1 8 4 6 3 2 1 7 5 6 21
4 Olympic Safi 11 5 4 2 13 11 5 2 2 1 5 4 6 3 2 1 8 7 2 19
5 Raja Casablanca 11 4 5 2 13 7 6 3 3 0 8 3 5 1 2 2 5 4 6 17
6 Maghreb Fes 11 4 5 2 12 9 5 2 2 1 4 2 6 2 3 1 8 7 3 17
7 UTS Rabat 11 5 2 4 10 10 6 4 0 2 7 4 5 1 2 2 3 6 0 17
8 Riadi Salmi 11 4 4 3 13 12 5 0 3 2 3 7 6 4 1 1 10 5 1 16
9 RSB Berkane 11 3 5 3 10 10 6 3 1 2 8 6 5 0 4 1 2 4 0 14
10 Chabab Mohammedia 11 4 2 5 11 14 6 2 2 2 7 9 5 2 0 3 4 5 -3 14
11 Difaa El Jadida 11 3 5 3 11 16 6 3 2 1 6 6 5 0 3 2 5 10 -5 14
12 Hassania Agadir 11 3 3 5 11 12 6 1 3 2 6 7 5 2 0 3 5 5 -1 12
13 Moghreb Tetouan 11 2 6 3 12 16 6 2 2 2 5 8 5 0 4 1 7 8 -4 12
14 Mouloudia Oujda 11 2 3 6 9 13 5 0 2 3 3 6 6 2 1 3 6 7 -4 9
15 Khouribga 11 0 5 6 5 12 5 0 2 3 4 7 6 0 3 3 1 5 -7 5
16 Ittihad Tanger 11 0 2 9 4 17 5 0 1 4 2 8 6 0 1 5 2 9 -13 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.