Moghreb Tétouan vs FUS Rabat match preview: Even contest expected at Stade Saniat Rmel

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sat 22.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Saniat Rmel (15000 seats)

Moghreb Tétouan will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind FUS Rabat.

It's no vacation for neither Moghreb nor FUS Rabat 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.

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Moghreb Tétouan form and stats

Overall Botola Pro stats at home this season for Moghreb Tétouan, who have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Botola Pro, are 5-5-1 (wins-draw-losses).

Moghreb Tétouan lost their last game at Rapide Oued Zem (placed 9th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Moghreb Tétouan lost 1-2 at home to Hassania Agadir.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Moghreb have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won two, drawn six and lost two.

The manager J. Drideb will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Difaa El Jadida in only four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Moghreb here at Stade Saniat Rmel in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 11 games). As for guarding their own goal, Moghreb have only let in 4 goals at home.

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FUS Rabat form and stats

Playing away, FUS Rabat have won 3 games, drawn 7 and suffered 2 defeats in the Botola Pro this season.

Rabat failed to get anything from their last game, a Botola Pro home match vs Raja Casablanca (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to CR Khemis Zemamra.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rabat playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were one FUS Rabat win, seven draws and four defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as FUS Rabat are hosting Olympic Safi in the Botola Pro only three days away.

The visiting Rabat have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 12 games. Rabat are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: FUS Rabat - Moghreb Tétouan 1-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Moghreb won two, FUS Rabat won five and three draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, nine matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FUS RabatJ. Kombous
J. Kombous
7 goals
Moghreb TétouanA. Lakhal
A. Lakhal
6 goals
MoghrebA. Sissoko
A. Sissoko
4 goals

Moghreb Tétouan missing players

FUS Rabat missing players

Moghreb Tétouan FUS Rabat
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 2 Played P 3 12 22
7 5 0 Won W 1 3 9
9 5 2 Drew D 2 7 9
7 1 0 Lost L 0 2 4
21 10 0 Scored S 2 13 25
18 4 0 Conceded C 1 11 20
78% 64% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 33% 83% 91%
57% 45% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 75% 64%
30% 18% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 32%
4% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 9%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
43% 27% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 67% 59%
43% 73% 100% Clean Sheets C S 67% 33% 36%
35% 36% 100% Failed to Score F T 67% 17% 14%
 
4 4.2 1.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 2.3 3
4.1 3.5 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.2 4.2
2.2 2.6 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.7 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
125 72 1 Total Shots T S 20 86 156
54 30 1 Shots on Target S O 5 33 66
37% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 39% 38%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FUS Rabat have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • FUS Rabat have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FUS Rabat have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Moghreb Tétouan has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home
  • Moghreb Tétouan has the most clean sheets (8) at home
  • Moghreb Tétouan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Raja Casablanca 22 13 6 3 31 15 10 8 1 1 16 6 12 5 5 2 15 9 16 45
2 Wydad Casablanca 21 12 4 5 36 21 11 6 3 2 19 11 10 6 1 3 17 10 15 40
3 RSB Berkane 22 10 10 2 22 16 12 6 5 1 17 10 10 4 5 1 5 6 6 40
4 Mouloudia Oujda 23 10 9 4 29 19 12 8 2 2 17 9 11 2 7 2 12 10 10 39
5 FUS Rabat 22 9 9 4 25 20 10 6 2 2 12 9 12 3 7 2 13 11 5 36
6 FAR Rabat 21 9 5 7 27 22 11 5 2 4 13 10 10 4 3 3 14 12 5 32
7 Difaa El Jadida 22 7 10 5 21 18 12 4 7 1 10 7 10 3 3 4 11 11 3 31
8 Moghreb Tétouan 23 7 9 7 21 18 11 5 5 1 10 4 12 2 4 6 11 14 3 30
9 Rapide Oued Zem 22 6 8 8 20 19 11 4 5 2 13 9 11 2 3 6 7 10 1 26
10 Olympic Safi 23 4 14 5 20 23 11 3 6 2 10 9 12 1 8 3 10 14 -3 26
11 Youssoufia Berrechid 23 7 5 11 27 37 12 6 4 2 19 14 11 1 1 9 8 23 -10 26
12 CR Khemis Zemamra 23 6 7 10 33 32 11 4 3 4 19 14 12 2 4 6 14 18 1 25
13 Hassania Agadir 23 6 7 10 26 32 11 4 3 4 12 13 12 2 4 6 14 19 -6 25
14 Khouribga 22 5 8 9 20 30 11 3 5 3 11 14 11 2 3 6 9 16 -10 23
15 Ittihad Tanger 20 3 6 11 11 29 10 3 4 3 8 10 10 0 2 8 3 19 -18 15
16 Raja Beni Mellal 20 1 5 14 10 28 10 1 4 5 9 15 10 0 1 9 1 13 -18 8

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.