Botola Pro match preview: Mouloudia Oujda versus Raja Beni Mellal

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Thu 27.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade d'Honneur d'Oujda (30000 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Mouloudia Oujda leading Raja Beni Mellal by 32 points.

The hosts Mouloudia Oujda saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Botola Pro. That game was an away game at FAR Rabat, so at least Mouloudia are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Raja Beni Mellal's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Raja Beni Mellal have performed like this: Played 17 matches resulting in 7 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats with the goal stats 16-16 (scored/conceded).

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Mouloudia Oujda form and stats

26 points is a decent return from 12 Botola Pro games here at Stade d'Honneur d'Oujda for Mouloudia Oujda. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade d'Honneur d'Oujda.

Mouloudia travelled for their previous game, a trip to FAR Rabat that ended 1-1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Khouribga in a game that was won 3-0.

There will be little rest for Mouloudia after this match as they are travelling to CR Khemis Zemamra for a Botola Pro game in only three days.

Mouloudia has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Mouloudia Oujda are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade d'Honneur d'Oujda in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 12 matches.

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Raja Beni Mellal form and stats

Raja Beni Mellal have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Botola Pro, after 0-1-9 (10 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

Raja Beni Mellal play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Hassania Agadir (placed 10th). A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Rapide Oued Zem.

A new game in only three days for Mellal, the Botola Pro home match versus RSB Berkane. Busy days.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Mellal's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 10 matches. As opposed to that, Raja Beni Mellal have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Raja Beni Mellal - Mouloudia 1-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Mouloudia won one, Raja Beni Mellal won five and four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Mouloudia OujdaN. Sadaoui
N. Sadaoui
8 goals
MouloudiaI. Khafi
I. Khafi
6 goals
Mouloudia OujdaL. Diakité
L. Diakité
4 goals

Mouloudia Oujda missing players

Raja Beni Mellal missing players

Mouloudia Oujda Raja Beni Mellal
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 5 Played P 2 10 20
10 8 5 Won W 0 0 1
10 2 0 Drew D 0 1 5
4 2 0 Lost L 2 9 14
30 17 10 Scored S 0 1 10
20 9 2 Conceded C 3 13 28
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 85%
67% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 30% 50%
38% 42% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 10% 35%
12% 8% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 20%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
58% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 0% 10% 35%
29% 33% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 20%
25% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 90% 60%
 
4.8 5.1 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 1 3.1 3.1
4 4.1 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.3 4.5
2.1 1.7 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.8 2
7 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
168 95 28 Total Shots T S 0 36 88
76 40 15 Shots on Target S O 0 10 31
39% 42% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 10% 32%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Mouloudia Oujda has the most points (26) at home
  • Mouloudia Oujda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mouloudia Oujda have scored more than double the goals of Raja Beni Mellal.
  • Mouloudia Oujda haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest points (1) away
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest scored goals (1) away
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest scored goals (10)
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4)
  • Raja Beni Mellal have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Raja Beni Mellal have yet to win a 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 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 Mouloudia Oujda 24 10 10 4 30 20 12 8 2 2 17 9 12 2 8 2 13 11 10 40
4 RSB Berkane 22 10 10 2 22 16 12 6 5 1 17 10 10 4 5 1 5 6 6 40
5 FUS Rabat 23 9 9 5 25 21 10 6 2 2 12 9 13 3 7 3 13 12 4 36
6 FAR Rabat 22 9 6 7 28 23 12 5 3 4 14 11 10 4 3 3 14 12 5 33
7 Moghreb Tétouan 24 8 9 7 22 18 12 6 5 1 11 4 12 2 4 6 11 14 4 33
8 Difaâ El Jadida 22 7 10 5 21 18 12 4 7 1 10 7 10 3 3 4 11 11 3 31
9 Olympic Safi 24 5 14 5 21 23 12 4 6 2 11 9 12 1 8 3 10 14 -2 29
10 Hassania Agadir 24 7 7 10 28 32 12 5 3 4 14 13 12 2 4 6 14 19 -4 28
11 Rapide Oued Zem 23 6 8 9 20 20 11 4 5 2 13 9 12 2 3 7 7 11 0 26
12 Youssoufia Berrechid 24 7 5 12 27 39 12 6 4 2 19 14 12 1 1 10 8 25 -12 26
13 CR Khemis Zemamra 23 6 7 10 33 32 11 4 3 4 19 14 12 2 4 6 14 18 1 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.