Football betting preview: Raja Beni Mellal with moderate expectations before welcoming FAR Rabat

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sun 04.October
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Municipal (8000 seats)

Raja Beni Mellal hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 11 points and a 16th position in the Botola Pro table. Visiting FAR Rabat holds 6th place with 39 pts.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Botola Pro match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Khouribga, so at least Mellal are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

For Mellal relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Rabat is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Raja Beni Mellal form and stats

With 1 Botola Pro win, 5 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Raja Beni Mellal, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in Botola Pro, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Mellal with their four defeats in a row. Not since the FUS Rabat game, 20 days ago, have they avoided a loss. The Raja Beni Mellal manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Mellal haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 366 minutes ago. A. Benjelloun scored that one.

Before that game, the home loss against RSB Berkane with the scoreline 0-1.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Botola Pro game versus Youssoufia Berrechid in only three days. This game is also played here at Stade Municipal.

Raja Beni Mellal aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Municipal in the league, with only 9 goals from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Raja Beni Mellal have conceded 17 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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FAR Rabat form and stats

5-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for FAR Rabat in their Botola Pro matches away.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting RSB Berkane's place.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Rabat, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting CR Khemis Zemamra in just three days.

Rabat has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 13 games. As opposed to that, Rabat have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the FAR Rabat - Raja Beni Mellal 1-0 earlier this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Mellal victories, zero draws and three FAR Rabat wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Raja Beni Mellal missing players

FAR Rabat missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Raja Beni Mellal FAR Rabat
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 13 27
1 1 0 Won W 2 5 10
8 5 2 Drew D 3 4 9
18 7 2 Lost L 0 4 8
12 9 3 Scored S 9 20 36
36 17 7 Conceded C 6 17 30
85% 77% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
48% 54% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 85% 74%
30% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 46% 37%
15% 23% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 23% 19%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 15% 11%
33% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 69% 63%
19% 31% 25% Clean Sheets C S 20% 15% 22%
63% 46% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.6
4 3 1 Red cards R C 2 3 6
 
118 66 32 Total Shots T S 17 64 182
42 25 9 Shots on Target S O 10 27 68
29% 36% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 90% 74% 53%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FAR Rabat have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FAR Rabat have scored more than double the goals of Raja Beni Mellal.
  • FAR Rabat haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest points (8) at home in Botola Pro
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest scored goals (12) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest scored goals (9) at home in Botola Pro
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the the worst goal difference (-24) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Botola Pro
  • Raja Beni Mellal have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Raja Beni Mellal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Raja Beni Mellal is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  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 27 15 8 4 37 19 13 10 1 2 20 8 14 5 7 2 17 11 18 53
2 Wydad Casablanca 27 15 7 5 47 25 14 8 4 2 26 12 13 7 3 3 21 13 22 52
3 RSB Berkane 27 13 11 3 28 20 14 7 5 2 20 13 13 6 6 1 8 7 8 50
4 FUS Rabat 28 12 10 6 36 27 14 9 3 2 22 13 14 3 7 4 14 14 9 46
5 Mouloudia Oujda 27 10 12 5 33 24 14 8 4 2 20 12 13 2 8 3 13 12 9 42
6 FAR Rabat 27 10 9 8 36 30 14 5 5 4 16 13 13 5 4 4 20 17 6 39
7 Difaa El Jadida 28 8 11 9 25 25 14 5 7 2 13 9 14 3 4 7 12 16 0 35
8 Moghreb Tétouan 27 8 10 9 23 22 13 6 6 1 12 5 14 2 4 8 11 17 1 34
9 Hassania Agadir 27 9 7 11 33 36 13 6 3 4 16 14 14 3 4 7 17 22 -3 34
10 CR Khemis Zemamra 28 8 9 11 37 35 14 5 4 5 21 16 14 3 5 6 16 19 2 33
11 Rapide Oued Zem 28 8 9 11 24 25 14 6 6 2 16 10 14 2 3 9 8 15 -1 33
12 Olympic Safi 28 6 15 7 25 32 14 5 7 2 12 9 14 1 8 5 13 23 -7 33
13 Ittihad Tanger 28 7 10 11 17 31 14 4 7 3 11 12 14 3 3 8 6 19 -14 31
14 Youssoufia Berrechid 28 8 6 14 30 44 14 7 4 3 22 18 14 1 2 11 8 26 -14 30
15 Khouribga 28 6 10 12 22 34 14 4 5 5 12 16 14 2 5 7 10 18 -12 28
16 Raja Beni Mellal 27 1 8 18 12 36 13 1 5 7 9 17 14 0 3 11 3 19 -24 11

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 Raja Casablanca 27 15 8 4 37 19 13 10 1 2 20 8 14 5 7 2 17 11 18 53
2 Wydad Casablanca 27 15 7 5 47 25 14 8 4 2 26 12 13 7 3 3 21 13 22 52
3 RSB Berkane 27 13 11 3 28 20 14 7 5 2 20 13 13 6 6 1 8 7 8 50
4 FUS Rabat 28 12 10 6 36 27 14 9 3 2 22 13 14 3 7 4 14 14 9 46
5 Mouloudia Oujda 27 10 12 5 33 24 14 8 4 2 20 12 13 2 8 3 13 12 9 42
6 FAR Rabat 27 10 9 8 36 30 14 5 5 4 16 13 13 5 4 4 20 17 6 39
7 Difaa El Jadida 28 8 11 9 25 25 14 5 7 2 13 9 14 3 4 7 12 16 0 35
8 Moghreb Tétouan 27 8 10 9 23 22 13 6 6 1 12 5 14 2 4 8 11 17 1 34
9 Hassania Agadir 27 9 7 11 33 36 13 6 3 4 16 14 14 3 4 7 17 22 -3 34
10 CR Khemis Zemamra 28 8 9 11 37 35 14 5 4 5 21 16 14 3 5 6 16 19 2 33
11 Rapide Oued Zem 28 8 9 11 24 25 14 6 6 2 16 10 14 2 3 9 8 15 -1 33
12 Olympic Safi 28 6 15 7 25 32 14 5 7 2 12 9 14 1 8 5 13 23 -7 33
13 Ittihad Tanger 28 7 10 11 17 31 14 4 7 3 11 12 14 3 3 8 6 19 -14 31
14 Youssoufia Berrechid 28 8 6 14 30 44 14 7 4 3 22 18 14 1 2 11 8 26 -14 30
15 Khouribga 28 6 10 12 22 34 14 4 5 5 12 16 14 2 5 7 10 18 -12 28
16 Raja Beni Mellal 27 1 8 18 12 36 13 1 5 7 9 17 14 0 3 11 3 19 -24 11

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