Football betting preview: Olympic Safi vs Raja Casablanca

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sat 17.July
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade El Massira (20000 seats)

Olympic Safi will hope their home comforts are enough to get a result from this difficult encounter with high-flying Raja Casablanca.

Insights:
  • Olympic Safi have the most conceded goals (39) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Casablanca have the most points from losing position (12) in Botola Pro

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.

Relegation threatens Olympic who should definitely be looking for some points here. Casablanca are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Olympic Safi form and stats

4 victories, 7 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Olympic Safi, who have the most conceded goals (39) in Botola Pro, have to build on here at Stade El Massira in the Botola Pro. Three draws in a row here at Stade El Massira for Olympic Safi, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.

No payout for Olympic Safi in their previous match, an away game at Rapide Oued Zem that ended in defeat 1-2. Heartbreak for Olympic Safi in their last match as Rapide Oued Zem's M. Al Rouhi scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Chabab Mohammedia.

Olympic has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Olympic have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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Raja Casablanca form and stats

6 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Raja Casablanca playing as the away team in the Botola Pro this season.

Raja Casablanca won their last game, 4-1 versus Moghreb Tétouan played at home.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus JS Kabylie in the CAF Confederations Cup.

Casablanca have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 18 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Raja Casablanca as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Raja Casablanca - Olympic Safi 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Olympic won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Raja Casablanca has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / ten

Top Goalscorers

Raja CasablancaB. Malango Ngita
B. Malango Ngita
15 goals
Raja CasablancaS. Rahimi
S. Rahimi
13 goals
OlympicS. Benyachou
S. Benyachou
9 goals

Olympic Safi missing players

Raja Casablanca missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Olympic Safi Raja Casablanca
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 5 13 27
8 4 1 Won W 2 6 15
8 7 1 Drew D 2 5 7
11 2 1 Lost L 1 2 5
28 15 2 Scored S 8 18 42
39 15 4 Conceded C 6 11 22
89% 85% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 93%
74% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 70%
52% 38% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 31% 33%
19% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 15% 19%
7% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 15% 19%
56% 62% 33% BTTS BTTS 60% 38% 41%
19% 23% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 46% 44%
37% 31% 67% Failed to Score F T 20% 31% 22%
 
4.9 4.7 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 6.4 6
5 4.5 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.8 3.9
2 1.8 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.2 1.4
4 4 2 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
6.8 7.2 4 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 11.6 10.4
2.7 2.8 1.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.1 4.4
39% 41% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 27% 35%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Olympic Safi have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Botola Pro
  • Olympic Safi have the most conceded goals (39) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Casablanca have the most points from losing position (12) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Casablanca have the most scored goals in the second half (29) 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 27 19 6 2 53 21 13 10 3 0 31 9 14 9 3 2 22 12 32 63
2 Raja Casablanca 27 15 7 5 42 22 14 9 2 3 24 11 13 6 5 2 18 11 20 52
3 FAR Rabat 27 13 8 6 38 27 14 7 5 2 20 15 13 6 3 4 18 12 11 47
4 RSB Berkane 27 11 6 10 30 29 14 5 5 4 17 12 13 6 1 6 13 17 1 39
5 Mouloudia Oujda 27 10 5 12 36 35 14 5 2 7 19 17 13 5 3 5 17 18 1 35
6 Hassania Agadir 27 8 10 9 21 22 13 5 5 3 15 12 14 3 5 6 6 10 -1 34
7 Maghreb Fes 27 7 13 7 26 29 13 5 5 3 15 13 14 2 8 4 11 16 -3 34
8 Moghreb Tétouan 27 6 14 7 33 37 13 3 7 3 16 16 14 3 7 4 17 21 -4 32
9 Difaa El Jadida 27 8 8 11 27 34 13 4 6 3 12 10 14 4 2 8 15 24 -7 32
10 Ittihad Tanger 27 9 5 13 25 33 14 4 2 8 13 18 13 5 3 5 12 15 -8 32
11 Olympic Safi 27 8 8 11 28 39 13 4 7 2 15 15 14 4 1 9 13 24 -11 32
12 Chabab Mohammedia 27 6 13 8 24 22 14 4 5 5 11 9 13 2 8 3 13 13 2 31
13 FUS Rabat 27 7 10 10 28 33 13 4 4 5 15 17 14 3 6 5 13 16 -5 31
14 CR Khemis Zemamra 27 7 7 13 28 36 14 5 4 5 18 16 13 2 3 8 10 20 -8 28
15 Rapide Oued Zem 27 6 10 11 25 34 14 5 3 6 15 18 13 1 7 5 10 16 -9 28
16 Youssoufia Berrechid 27 5 12 10 19 30 13 3 6 4 8 11 14 2 6 6 11 19 -11 27

Table
  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 19 6 2 53 21 13 10 3 0 31 9 14 9 3 2 22 12 32 63
2 Raja Casablanca 27 15 7 5 42 22 14 9 2 3 24 11 13 6 5 2 18 11 20 52
3 FAR Rabat 27 13 8 6 38 27 14 7 5 2 20 15 13 6 3 4 18 12 11 47
4 RSB Berkane 27 11 6 10 30 29 14 5 5 4 17 12 13 6 1 6 13 17 1 39
5 Mouloudia Oujda 27 10 5 12 36 35 14 5 2 7 19 17 13 5 3 5 17 18 1 35
6 Hassania Agadir 27 8 10 9 21 22 13 5 5 3 15 12 14 3 5 6 6 10 -1 34
7 Maghreb Fes 27 7 13 7 26 29 13 5 5 3 15 13 14 2 8 4 11 16 -3 34
8 Moghreb Tétouan 27 6 14 7 33 37 13 3 7 3 16 16 14 3 7 4 17 21 -4 32
9 Difaa El Jadida 27 8 8 11 27 34 13 4 6 3 12 10 14 4 2 8 15 24 -7 32
10 Ittihad Tanger 27 9 5 13 25 33 14 4 2 8 13 18 13 5 3 5 12 15 -8 32
11 Olympic Safi 27 8 8 11 28 39 13 4 7 2 15 15 14 4 1 9 13 24 -11 32
12 Chabab Mohammedia 27 6 13 8 24 22 14 4 5 5 11 9 13 2 8 3 13 13 2 31
13 FUS Rabat 27 7 10 10 28 33 13 4 4 5 15 17 14 3 6 5 13 16 -5 31
14 CR Khemis Zemamra 27 7 7 13 28 36 14 5 4 5 18 16 13 2 3 8 10 20 -8 28
15 Rapide Oued Zem 27 6 10 11 25 34 14 5 3 6 15 18 13 1 7 5 10 16 -9 28
16 Youssoufia Berrechid 27 5 12 10 19 30 13 3 6 4 8 11 14 2 6 6 11 19 -11 27

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