Home advantage could prove decisive in Maghreb Fès - Khouribga battle

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Fri 14.October
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Complexe Sportif de Fès (45000 seats)

Maghreb Fès greet Khouribga for another action-packed Botola Pro game here at Complexe Sportif de Fès.

Insights:
  • Maghreb Fès have yet to win a game.
  • Khouribga have not yet lost a game away.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Khouribga have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 5-1-2 (win-draw-loss) from eight matches.

This could be an action-packed game with lots of action and excitement as both squads are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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Maghreb Fès form and stats

Maghreb Fès have played 2 Botola Pro games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

An away draw last time out for Maghreb Fès, facing Difaa El Jadida in a game that ended 2-2. Maghreb salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Difaa El Jadida, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Marmouk equalizing.

Preceding that game was the away draw at FUS Rabat that finished 0-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Maghreb Fès have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 5 and lost 1.

Early season league goal statistics from Maghreb Fès's 2 home games: {0 goals}, 1 conceded.

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Khouribga form and stats

Khouribga are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Botola Pro, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses).

Home advantage was not enough for Khouribga in their previous game as they lost hosting FUS Rabat, 2-3.

A 0-0 draw at Riadi Salmi's stadium before that.

Khouribga are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.

{0 goals} so far away for Khouribga, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Maghreb Fès have avoided a loss in the last 4 fixtures (2-2-0) versus Khouribga.

Top Goalscorers

Maghreb FèsN. Marmouk
N. Marmouk
1 goals
Maghreb FèsL. Ameka Autchanga
L. Ameka Autchanga
1 goals
Maghreb FèsO. Darfalou
O. Darfalou
1 goals

Maghreb Fès missing players

Khouribga missing players

Maghreb Fès Khouribga
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 0 2 5
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 2
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 3
3 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
5 1 0 Conceded C 0 0 6
60% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 60%
40% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 40%
40% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 40%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 20%
40% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 40%
40% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 40%
60% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 60%
 
4.4 5.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 6
2.8 3.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.5 4.6
2.6 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.8 11.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4 9.2
3.2 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0.5 3.2
19% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 19%
 
7.2 5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 14 10.6
2.6 1.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 3.8
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Khouribga have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Khouribga have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Khouribga have not yet lost a game away.
  • Khouribga have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Khouribga have yet to win a game.
  • Maghreb Fès have failed to score a single goal at home.
  • Maghreb Fès have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Maghreb Fès have yet to win a game.
Maghreb Fès Last season Khouribga
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
9 6   Won W   4 8
18 9   Drew D   3 12
3 0   Lost L   8 10
28 17   Scored S   16 32
17 6   Conceded C   20 37
67% 73%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 80%
57% 60%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 63%
23% 20%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 47%
3% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   13% 20%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 13%
40% 40%   BTTS BTTS   53% 50%
53% 60%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 33%
40% 27%   Failed to Score F T   40% 37%
 
4.6 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   3.5 3.7
4.2 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 5.3
1.7 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.8
0 0   Red cards R C   0 3
 
9 10.1   Shots (avg) S (   7.9 7.3
3.8 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.7 3
25% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 36%
 
6.7 6.6   Shots against (avg) S A   8.7 8.4
2.9 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 3.6

  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 4 3 1 0 8 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 10
2 FAR Rabat 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 10
3 Olympic Safi 4 3 1 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 10
4 Riadi Salmi 5 3 1 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 6 3 2 10
5 FUS Rabat 5 2 3 0 5 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 9
6 Hassania Agadir 4 2 2 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 8
7 UTS Rabat 5 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 7
8 Chabab Mohammedia 5 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 0 7
9 Difaa El Jadida 5 2 1 2 6 9 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 2 7 -3 7
10 Moghreb Tetouan 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 6
11 Raja Casablanca 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 3
12 Maghreb Fès 5 0 3 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 3 4 -2 3
13 Mouloudia Oujda 5 0 2 3 4 7 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 -3 2
14 Khouribga 5 0 2 3 3 6 3 0 0 3 3 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 -3 2
15 RSB Berkane 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 -4 1
16 Ittihad Tanger 4 0 0 4 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -5 0

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.