Botola Pro match prediction and preview for Raja Beni Mellal vs Ittihad Tanger clash

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sun 23.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Municipal (8000 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Botola Pro, with both Raja Beni Mellal and Ittihad Tanger experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 16th and the visitors in 15th place.

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Raja Beni Mellal form and stats

With 1 Botola Pro win, 4 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Raja Beni Mellal, who have the most conceded goals (15) at home in Botola Pro, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

The fans are hoping that Raja Beni Mellal will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Botola Pro game against Hassania Agadir (placed 13th). Before that, Mellal had a home game versus Rapide Oued Zem which ended with a victory 1-0.

Mellal are traveling soon after this match as the Botola Pro match at Mouloudia Oujda awaits in four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Mellal here at Stade Municipal in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 games). Mellal have conceded 15 from these games.

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Ittihad Tanger form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ittihad Tanger so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-8 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Ittihad have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the FUS Rabat game. Three has not been a lucky number for Ittihad as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Difaa El Jadida match.

H. Y. Konate E. was the last player to score for the away team. Ittihad haven't scored a league goal in the last 356 minutes.

Ittihad Tanger failed to get anything from their last game, a Botola Pro home match vs Wydad Casablanca (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-2. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Mouloudia Oujda's place.

A quick return to home after this game, as Ittihad Tanger are hosting CR Khemis Zemamra in the Botola Pro only three days away.

Ittihad are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 10 away games. Ittihad have conceded 19 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Ittihad Tanger - Raja Beni Mellal 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Mellal victory, five draws and one Ittihad Tanger win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Ittihad TangerS. El Moudane
S. El Moudane
3 goals
MellalA. Benjelloun
A. Benjelloun
2 goals
Ittihad TangerN. Aarab
N. Aarab
2 goals

Raja Beni Mellal missing players

Ittihad Tanger missing players

Raja Beni Mellal Ittihad Tanger
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 3 10 20
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 3
5 4 2 Drew D 0 2 6
14 5 1 Lost L 3 8 11
10 9 3 Scored S 1 3 11
28 15 5 Conceded C 6 19 29
85% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 80%
50% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 60%
35% 60% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 40% 35%
20% 30% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 15%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
35% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 30% 35%
20% 30% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 30%
60% 30% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 70% 55%
 
3.1 3.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.1 4.7
4.5 3.6 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5 3.8
2 2.2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 1.9
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
88 52 12 Total Shots T S 7 44 83
31 21 4 Shots on Target S O 2 17 35
32% 43% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 18% 31%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Ittihad Tanger has the fewest points from losing position (0)
  • Ittihad Tanger has the the worst goal difference (-16) away
  • Ittihad Tanger have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Ittihad Tanger have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ittihad Tanger have yet to win a game away.
  • Ittihad Tanger is in the worst form (1-1-4)
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest points (7) at home
  • 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 has the most conceded goals (15) at home
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the the worst goal difference (-6) at home
  • 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 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ittihad Tanger have scored 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 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 Tetouan 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.