Olympic Safi vs Mouloudia Oujda: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Wed 28.July
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade El Massira (20000 seats)

7 points separate the teams so far this season, Mouloudia Oujda having performed best. Can Olympic Safi strike back?

Insights:
  • Olympic Safi have the most conceded goals (41) in Botola Pro
  • Mouloudia Oujda have won significantly less corners away then at home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Olympic's stadium, Stade El Massira, has a grass surface. Mouloudia Oujda have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Mouloudia Oujda when playing on grass; 9 wins, 13 draws and 14 losses from 36 matches. They have scored 39 goals in these games and conceded 48.

Mouloudia Oujda have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Olympic Safi are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Mouloudia most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Olympic Safi form and stats

4 victories, 8 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Olympic Safi, who have the most conceded goals (41) in Botola Pro, have to build on here at Stade El Massira in the Botola Pro. Olympic has four consecutive draws when playing at home, an interesting stat.

The home team returns to Stade El Massira after being equal after 90 minutes with FAR Rabat (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the Botola Pro game ended 0-0.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Raja Casablanca.

Olympic are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 14 games. On the other hand, Olympic have conceded 17 goals.

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Mouloudia Oujda form and stats

As the visiting team in Botola Pro matches, Mouloudia Oujda have produced an overall stat of 6-3-5 so far.

Mouloudia Oujda have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Botola Pro.

Mouloudia had fun at their own home (Stade El Massira) last time out, beating Hassania Agadir 1-0.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Moghreb Tétouan.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Mouloudia have scored 18 goals in 14 league games away. Mouloudia have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Mouloudia Oujda - Olympic 3-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Olympic, five draws and four wins for Mouloudia Oujda. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Olympic SafiS. Benyachou
S. Benyachou
9 goals
Mouloudia OujdaA. Camara
A. Camara
8 goals
OlympicH. Khaba
H. Khaba
6 goals

Olympic Safi missing players

Mouloudia Oujda missing players

Olympic Safi Mouloudia Oujda
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 5 14 29
8 4 1 Won W 4 6 12
10 8 2 Drew D 1 3 5
11 2 1 Lost L 0 5 12
30 17 4 Scored S 10 18 38
41 17 6 Conceded C 4 18 35
86% 86% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
72% 71% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 64% 66%
52% 43% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 52%
21% 21% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 21% 24%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 7% 10%
55% 64% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 45%
21% 21% 25% Clean Sheets C S 60% 29% 31%
38% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 31%
 
4.6 4.4 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 3.2 4.5
4.8 4.4 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 5.1 4.9
2.1 1.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.1 2.7
5 5 3 Red cards R C 2 6 8
 
6.7 7.1 4.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.4 6.1 6.9
2.7 2.9 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.5 2.9
38% 41% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 51% 46%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Mouloudia Oujda have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Mouloudia Oujda haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Olympic Safi have the most conceded goals (41) in Botola Pro

  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 29 19 7 3 56 26 14 10 3 1 33 13 15 9 4 2 23 13 30 64
2 Raja Casablanca 29 16 8 5 45 24 15 10 2 3 25 11 14 6 6 2 20 13 21 56
3 FAR Rabat 29 14 9 6 39 27 15 7 6 2 20 15 14 7 3 4 19 12 12 51
4 RSB Berkane 29 12 6 11 34 34 15 6 5 4 20 14 14 6 1 7 14 20 0 42
5 Mouloudia Oujda 29 12 5 12 38 35 15 6 2 7 20 17 14 6 3 5 18 18 3 41
6 Maghreb Fès 29 7 15 7 28 31 14 5 6 3 17 15 15 2 9 4 11 16 -3 36
7 Ittihad Tanger 29 10 6 13 29 35 15 4 3 8 13 18 14 6 3 5 16 17 -6 36
8 Chabab Mohammédia 29 7 14 8 26 23 15 4 6 5 12 10 14 3 8 3 14 13 3 35
9 Difaâ El Jadida 29 9 8 12 32 38 15 5 6 4 17 14 14 4 2 8 15 24 -6 35
10 Hassania Agadir 29 8 10 11 21 24 14 5 5 4 15 13 15 3 5 7 6 11 -3 34
11 Olympic Safi 29 8 10 11 30 41 14 4 8 2 17 17 15 4 2 9 13 24 -11 34
12 Moghreb Tétouan 29 6 14 9 34 40 14 3 7 4 16 17 15 3 7 5 18 23 -6 32
13 FUS Rabat 29 7 11 11 30 36 14 4 5 5 15 17 15 3 6 6 15 19 -6 32
14 Rapide Oued Zem 29 7 11 11 27 35 15 6 3 6 17 19 14 1 8 5 10 16 -8 32
15 Youssoufia Berrechid 29 6 12 11 22 33 14 3 6 5 8 12 15 3 6 6 14 21 -11 30
16 CR Khemis Zemamra 29 7 8 14 30 39 14 5 4 5 18 16 15 2 4 9 12 23 -9 29

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.