Botola Pro preview: Can Maghreb Fès edge out victory against Olympic Safi?

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Tue 21.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Complexe Sportif de Fès (45000 seats)

Olympic Safi visit Maghreb Fès and Complexe Sportif de Fès packed with optimism, but the team playing at home is not easy meat. More news on the match here!

Insights:
  • Maghreb Fès have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Botola Pro
  • Olympic Safi have the most points from losing position (10) in Botola Pro

It should be mentioned that Olympic Safi play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Olympic Safi on artifical turf are 1 victory, 2 draws and 7 defeats from ten games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 9-17. You can compare this with overall results below.

This promises to be an intriguing match with lots of action and bustle as both teams are well renewed since they last played a game. Game on!

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Maghreb Fès form and stats

The story so far in the Botola Pro for Maghreb Fès, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Botola Pro, at their home stadium (Complexe Sportif de Fès) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Maghreb Fès's previous fixture was also a home event, the defeat 0-2 against Ittihad Tanger (in Coupe Du Trone).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Moghreb Tétouan that finished 1-1.

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 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 6 and lost 1.

Maghreb Fès have scored {6 league goals} here from 7 matches, not a lot. Maghreb have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {3 goals}.

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Olympic Safi form and stats

The visitors are W4-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Botola Pro.

The fans enjoyed Olympic Safi's previous game versus AJS Boujdour, a Coupe Du Trone win (2-1) played at home.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Raja Casablanca.

We have checked recent matches where Olympic have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 22 games were 6 victories, 6 draws and 10 defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Olympic Safi have scored 10 goals in 8 league games away. 9 goals have been conceded by Olympic Safi in these games.

Head 2 Head

Olympic Safi - Maghreb 2-1 was the scoreline in these participants' latest h2h match, played this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Maghreb Fès won two games, six matches ended with a tie and Olympic Safi have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

Top Goalscorers

MaghrebM. El Badoui
M. El Badoui
3 goals
Olympic SafiC. Samaké
C. Samaké
3 goals
Olympic SafiA. Mihri
A. Mihri
3 goals

Maghreb Fès missing players

Olympic Safi missing players

Maghreb Fès Olympic Safi
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 7 0 Played P 2 8 16
5 3 0 Won W 1 4 7
7 3 0 Drew D 0 2 6
4 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
16 6 0 Scored S 2 10 19
14 3 0 Conceded C 3 9 15
75% 71% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
56% 43% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 69%
38% 14% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 44%
12% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 12%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 62%
38% 57% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 31%
38% 43% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 12% 19%
 
4.1 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.8 4
3.5 3.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2 5.2 3.9
2.5 2.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.5
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.2 10.9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.9 11.3
3.1 4.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.5
28% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 34%
 
8.8 6.3 0 Shots against (avg) S A 5 6.6 6.1
2.9 2.3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3 2.6
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Maghreb Fès have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Botola Pro
  • Maghreb Fès have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Olympic Safi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Olympic Safi have the most points from losing position (10) in Botola Pro
  • Olympic Safi haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 FAR Rabat 16 10 4 2 28 11 9 6 2 1 20 8 7 4 2 1 8 3 17 34
2 FUS Rabat 17 9 6 2 20 8 8 4 3 1 10 4 9 5 3 1 10 4 12 33
3 Wydad Casablanca 16 9 5 2 18 9 8 5 2 1 10 4 8 4 3 1 8 5 9 32
4 Raja Casablanca 16 7 6 3 19 11 8 5 3 0 11 4 8 2 3 3 8 7 8 27
5 Olympic Safi 16 7 6 3 19 15 8 3 4 1 9 6 8 4 2 2 10 9 4 27
6 RSB Berkane 16 7 5 4 14 12 8 4 1 3 9 8 8 3 4 1 5 4 2 26
7 UTS Rabat 16 7 4 5 15 14 9 5 1 3 9 6 7 2 3 2 6 8 1 25
8 Riadi Salmi 17 6 6 5 19 18 8 2 3 3 7 9 9 4 3 2 12 9 1 24
9 Maghreb Fès 16 5 7 4 16 14 7 3 3 1 6 3 9 2 4 3 10 11 2 22
10 Difaâ El Jadida 16 5 6 5 16 21 8 4 3 1 8 7 8 1 3 4 8 14 -5 21
11 Chabab Mohammedia 16 5 4 7 14 18 9 2 4 3 9 12 7 3 0 4 5 6 -4 19
12 Moghreb Tétouan 16 3 8 5 19 24 9 2 4 3 9 13 7 1 4 2 10 11 -5 17
13 Hassania Agadir 17 3 5 9 13 19 9 1 4 4 7 10 8 2 1 5 6 9 -6 14
14 Mouloudia Oujda 16 3 4 9 17 23 7 0 3 4 6 10 9 3 1 5 11 13 -6 13
15 Khouribga 17 1 8 8 10 18 8 1 2 5 6 10 9 0 6 3 4 8 -8 11
16 Ittihad Tanger 16 0 2 14 5 27 7 0 1 6 2 10 9 0 1 8 3 17 -22 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.