Football betting preview: Raja Casablanca vs FAR Rabat

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sun 11.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Mohamed V (55000 seats)

Raja Casablanca and FAR Rabat are both riding high in the Botola Pro with their 1st and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

It's no vacation for neither Raja Casablanca nor FAR Rabat as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Casablanca are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. For FAR Rabat most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Raja Casablanca form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Mohamed V as Raja Casablanca, who have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Botola Pro, have scored 22 goals to get 32 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the Botola Pro are 10-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Raja Casablanca are returning here after visiting Khouribga in a Botola Pro game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. In the match before that, Casablanca hosted RSB Berkane and drew the game 2-2.

A decent goal production from Casablanca in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 14 league matches. Casablanca have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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FAR Rabat form and stats

6-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for FAR Rabat, who have the most scored goals (23) away in Botola Pro, in their Botola Pro matches away. Momentum is building for Rabat in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Impressive finishing from H. Moujahid, M. Fikri, H. Goudali, O. Jerrari and R. Slim secured the home win 5-2 against CR Khemis Zemamra in their previous game. Prior to that result Rabat won their away game at Raja Beni Mellal. The scoreline was 3-0.

As you can tell from the result, the match against CR Khemis Zemamra was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?

FAR Rabat are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 14 away games so far. Rabat have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: FAR Rabat - Casablanca 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Raja Casablanca victories, three draws and five FAR Rabat wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Raja CasablancaS. Rahimi
S. Rahimi
10 goals
Raja CasablancaH. Ahadad
H. Ahadad
9 goals
FAR RabatJ. Gnadou
J. Gnadou
9 goals

Raja Casablanca missing players

FAR Rabat missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Raja Casablanca FAR Rabat
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 3 14 29
16 10 1 Won W 1 6 12
9 2 1 Drew D 0 4 9
4 2 1 Lost L 2 4 8
41 22 3 Scored S 5 23 44
22 10 4 Conceded C 5 17 32
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
62% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 86% 76%
41% 36% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 41%
24% 21% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 21% 21%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 14% 14%
45% 43% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 64% 62%
45% 43% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 24%
28% 14% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 14% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.9 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.6 2.5
2 2 1 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
128 53 23 Total Shots T S 12 76 205
70 30 9 Shots on Target S O 9 32 79
56% 67% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 72% 56%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FAR Rabat has the most scored goals (23) away in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FAR Rabat haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Raja Casablanca has the fewest conceded goals (22) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Casablanca has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Casablanca has the most points (32) at home in Botola Pro
  • Raja Casablanca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Raja Casablanca haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 29 16 9 4 41 22 14 10 2 2 22 10 15 6 7 2 19 12 19 57
2 Wydad Casablanca 29 16 8 5 50 27 15 9 4 2 28 13 14 7 4 3 22 14 23 56
3 RSB Berkane 29 14 12 3 34 23 15 8 5 2 24 14 14 6 7 1 10 9 11 54
4 FUS Rabat 29 13 10 6 38 28 14 9 3 2 22 13 15 4 7 4 16 15 10 49
5 FAR Rabat 29 12 9 8 44 32 15 6 5 4 21 15 14 6 4 4 23 17 12 45
6 Mouloudia Oujda 29 11 12 6 34 28 15 9 4 2 21 12 14 2 8 4 13 16 6 45
7 Moghreb Tetouan 29 9 10 10 28 26 14 7 6 1 16 5 15 2 4 9 12 21 2 37
8 Hassania Agadir 29 9 9 11 34 37 14 6 4 4 17 15 15 3 5 7 17 22 -3 36
9 Difaa El Jadida 29 8 11 10 26 27 15 5 7 3 14 11 14 3 4 7 12 16 -1 35
10 CR Khemis Zemamra 29 8 9 12 39 40 14 5 4 5 21 16 15 3 5 7 18 24 -1 33
11 Rapide Oued Zem 29 8 9 12 25 27 14 6 6 2 16 10 15 2 3 10 9 17 -2 33
12 Olympic Safi 29 6 15 8 25 33 14 5 7 2 12 9 15 1 8 6 13 24 -8 33
13 Youssoufia Berrechid 29 9 6 14 32 44 14 7 4 3 22 18 15 2 2 11 10 26 -12 33
14 Ittihad Tanger 29 7 11 11 17 31 15 4 8 3 11 12 14 3 3 8 6 19 -14 32
15 Khouribga 29 6 10 13 23 36 15 4 5 6 13 18 14 2 5 7 10 18 -13 28
16 Raja Beni Mellal 29 1 8 20 12 41 15 1 5 9 9 22 14 0 3 11 3 19 -29 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 29 16 9 4 41 22 14 10 2 2 22 10 15 6 7 2 19 12 19 57
2 Wydad Casablanca 29 16 8 5 50 27 15 9 4 2 28 13 14 7 4 3 22 14 23 56
3 RSB Berkane 29 14 12 3 34 23 15 8 5 2 24 14 14 6 7 1 10 9 11 54
4 FUS Rabat 29 13 10 6 38 28 14 9 3 2 22 13 15 4 7 4 16 15 10 49
5 FAR Rabat 29 12 9 8 44 32 15 6 5 4 21 15 14 6 4 4 23 17 12 45
6 Mouloudia Oujda 29 11 12 6 34 28 15 9 4 2 21 12 14 2 8 4 13 16 6 45
7 Moghreb Tetouan 29 9 10 10 28 26 14 7 6 1 16 5 15 2 4 9 12 21 2 37
8 Hassania Agadir 29 9 9 11 34 37 14 6 4 4 17 15 15 3 5 7 17 22 -3 36
9 Difaa El Jadida 29 8 11 10 26 27 15 5 7 3 14 11 14 3 4 7 12 16 -1 35
10 CR Khemis Zemamra 29 8 9 12 39 40 14 5 4 5 21 16 15 3 5 7 18 24 -1 33
11 Rapide Oued Zem 29 8 9 12 25 27 14 6 6 2 16 10 15 2 3 10 9 17 -2 33
12 Olympic Safi 29 6 15 8 25 33 14 5 7 2 12 9 15 1 8 6 13 24 -8 33
13 Youssoufia Berrechid 29 9 6 14 32 44 14 7 4 3 22 18 15 2 2 11 10 26 -12 33
14 Ittihad Tanger 29 7 11 11 17 31 15 4 8 3 11 12 14 3 3 8 6 19 -14 32
15 Khouribga 29 6 10 13 23 36 15 4 5 6 13 18 14 2 5 7 10 18 -13 28
16 Raja Beni Mellal 29 1 8 20 12 41 15 1 5 9 9 22 14 0 3 11 3 19 -29 11

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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.