Botola Pro news and guide: Maghreb Fès moderate favoured to get the better of Khouribga

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sun 26.June
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Complexe Sportif de Fès (45000 seats)

Maghreb Fès are placed 4th, while Khouribga are loitering 4 points behind in the table. Will they reduce the gap?

Insights:
  • Maghreb Fès have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Botola Pro
  • Khouribga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

5 - 1 - 3 with 17-16. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Khouribga when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Khouribga play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Maghreb and Khouribga.

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Maghreb Fès form and stats

5-8-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Botola Pro numbers at home for Maghreb Fès so far this season.

The home team returns to Complexe Sportif de Fès after drawing with FAR Rabat (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.

Before that match, a win away at Hassania Agadir.

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 7 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.

Maghreb has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Maghreb Fès have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Khouribga form and stats

The visitors are W4-D3-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Botola Pro.

305 minutes! That's how long the Khouribga goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Khouribga are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the game against Hassania Agadir (placed 13th). Those three points felt sweet as this side had gone four league fixtures without winning.

A 0-0 draw at Youssoufia Berrechid'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, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.

Khouribga have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Khouribga have conceded 17 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties get together this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Khouribga - Maghreb Fès 0-0. Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Maghreb Fès won three games, five matches ended in a draw and Khouribga have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

KhouribgaK. Seakanyeng
K. Seakanyeng
9 goals
KhouribgaT. Orebonye
T. Orebonye
6 goals
MaghrebA. Ajaray
A. Ajaray
5 goals

Maghreb Fès missing players

Khouribga missing players

Maghreb Fès Khouribga
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 3 13 27
8 5 0 Won W 1 4 8
16 8 4 Drew D 0 3 12
3 0 0 Lost L 2 6 7
25 15 2 Scored S 3 16 31
16 6 2 Conceded C 4 17 30
67% 77% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 78%
56% 62% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 63%
26% 23% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 48%
4% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 19%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 11%
41% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 52%
52% 54% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 37%
41% 23% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 33%
 
4.7 6 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.6 3.6
4.4 3.9 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5 5.4
1.5 1.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
8.9 9.8 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 7.7 7.1
3.7 3.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.8 3
25% 29% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 44% 38%
 
6.5 6.1 4.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 8.9 8.3
2.9 2.8 1.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.2 3.4
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Khouribga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Maghreb Fès have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Maghreb Fès have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Maghreb Fès have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Botola Pro
  • Maghreb Fès have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Botola Pro
  • Maghreb Fès have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Botola Pro
  • Maghreb Fès have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Botola Pro
  • Maghreb Fès have the most points from losing position (15) in Botola Pro
  • Maghreb Fès have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 27 18 5 4 41 19 13 11 1 1 24 8 14 7 4 3 17 11 22 59
2 Raja Casablanca 27 15 8 4 36 18 14 8 4 2 21 10 13 7 4 2 15 8 18 53
3 FAR Rabat 27 11 9 7 33 27 14 6 5 3 19 16 13 5 4 4 14 11 6 42
4 Maghreb Fès 27 8 16 3 25 16 13 5 8 0 15 6 14 3 8 3 10 10 9 40
5 FUS Rabat 27 10 9 8 32 27 13 6 4 3 17 12 14 4 5 5 15 15 5 39
6 Khouribga 27 8 12 7 31 30 14 4 9 1 15 13 13 4 3 6 16 17 1 36
7 RSB Berkane 27 8 11 8 30 29 14 7 4 3 24 16 13 1 7 5 6 13 1 35
8 Chabab Mohammédia 27 8 10 9 26 23 13 7 3 3 19 9 14 1 7 6 7 14 3 34
9 Riadi Salmi 27 9 7 11 34 34 14 6 4 4 18 14 13 3 3 7 16 20 0 34
10 Olympic Safi 27 7 11 9 22 25 13 4 6 3 10 9 14 3 5 6 12 16 -3 32
11 Difaa El Jadida 27 7 11 9 29 38 14 5 7 2 14 12 13 2 4 7 15 26 -9 32
12 Ittihad Tanger 27 8 7 12 29 37 14 5 6 3 15 13 13 3 1 9 14 24 -8 31
13 Hassania Agadir 27 8 6 13 21 25 13 4 3 6 12 13 14 4 3 7 9 12 -4 30
14 Mouloudia Oujda 27 6 10 11 30 36 14 4 5 5 20 23 13 2 5 6 10 13 -6 28
15 Youssoufia Berrechid 27 5 10 12 24 37 13 4 4 5 9 11 14 1 6 7 15 26 -13 25
16 Rapide Oued Zem 27 5 8 14 14 36 13 4 2 7 5 15 14 1 6 7 9 21 -22 23

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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.