Match preview Botola Pro: Olympic Safi - Rapide Oued Zem at Stade El Massira

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sat 22.August
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade El Massira (20000 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Botola Pro table so far. Here's the Olympic Safi - Rapide Oued Zem latest:

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Olympic and Rapide Oued Zem.

5 - 10 - 15 with 26-37. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Rapide Oued Zem when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Rapide Oued Zem play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Olympic Safi form and stats

Olympic Safi have collected 15 points from their Botola Pro home games so far after 3-6-2.

Olympic drew their last game, 2-2 away at Hassania Agadir (placed 13th). Ahead of that match, Olympic Safi won a home game hosting Youssoufia Berrechid (1-0).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Olympic as they are travelling to their away game against FUS Rabat in the Botola Pro. That match is three days after this one.

Olympic Safi have scored 10 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Olympic have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rapide Oued Zem form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rapide Oued Zem so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-6 (win-draw-lose).

A. Kadi and B. El Bahraoui scored in Rapide's previous match, the home game against Moghreb Tétouan that ended 2-1. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs CR Khemis Zemamra.

A quick return to home after this game, as Rapide Oued Zem are hosting Hassania Agadir in the Botola Pro only three days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rapide as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games in the league. Rapide are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Rapide Oued Zem - Olympic 3-1. Olympic Safi-Rapide Oued Zem H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Olympic Safi one win, Rapide Oued Zem two wins, two draws. one of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Rapide Oued ZemB. El Bahraoui
B. El Bahraoui
7 goals
OlympicW. Sabbar
W. Sabbar
6 goals
Olympic SafiA. Al Gaadaoui
A. Al Gaadaoui
5 goals

Olympic Safi missing players

Rapide Oued Zem missing players

Olympic Safi Rapide Oued Zem
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 2 Played P 3 11 22
4 3 0 Won W 0 2 6
14 6 2 Drew D 1 3 8
5 2 0 Lost L 2 6 8
20 10 1 Scored S 1 7 20
23 9 1 Conceded C 4 10 19
78% 73% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 73%
65% 55% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 45% 50%
26% 27% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 18% 36%
17% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 18%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
57% 45% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 18% 36%
35% 55% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 36% 36%
30% 27% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 64% 55%
 
3.4 3.9 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.1 4.5
4.4 4.2 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.2 4.1
2.1 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2.2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
128 60 16 Total Shots T S 20 45 79
52 25 8 Shots on Target S O 8 18 39
38% 40% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 39% 51%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Olympic Safi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rapide Oued Zem has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)

  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.