Botola Pro: Raja Casablanca - FAR Rabat pre-match thoughts and numbers

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sat 21.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Mohamed V (55000 seats)

A highly important fixture in Botola Pro as both participants are struggling for the top positions. With Raja Casablanca in 4th place and FAR Rabat located at 1st, this promises to be an exciting duel. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Raja Casablanca is in the best form (4-2-0) in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have the most scored goals (21) in Botola Pro

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 Casablanca and FAR Rabat.

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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 have scored 10 goals to get 15 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Botola Pro are 4-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Raja Casablanca bring valid hopes of a third.

Casablanca's last game was hosting Mouloudia Oujda (placed 14th) and winning 2-1.

In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting RSB Berkane.

Raja Casablanca has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Casablanca are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Mohamed V in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.

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FAR Rabat form and stats

FAR Rabat's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed FAR Rabat collect 14 points from their 6 away matches in the Botola Pro. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).

FAR Rabat go into this game after a win, the home game against Maghreb Fès that ended 2-1.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Khouribga at their stadium, the result 2-0.

The visiting FAR Rabat have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 6 games. Rabat are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only {2 away goals} have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

Raja Casablanca have pulled off a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without defeat (3-3-0) when facing FAR Rabat.

Top Goalscorers

FAR RabatE. Monteiro Sanches Borges
E. Monteiro Sanches Borges
5 goals
FAR RabatR. Slim
R. Slim
5 goals
Raja CasablancaM. Nahiri
M. Nahiri
4 goals

Raja Casablanca missing players

FAR Rabat missing players

Raja Casablanca FAR Rabat
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 7 2 Played P 0 6 13
6 4 1 Won W 0 4 8
5 3 1 Drew D 0 2 4
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
17 10 1 Scored S 0 8 21
8 4 0 Conceded C 0 2 8
77% 86% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
54% 57% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 77%
38% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 31%
15% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 8%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
38% 43% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 54%
54% 57% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 38%
31% 14% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 8%
 
6.8 7.3 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.5 4.5
2.8 3.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.3 3.6
2.8 2.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10 9.6 9 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12.2 11.1
3.5 3.6 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 4.2
37% 40% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 39%
 
6.6 6.3 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 8.3 8.9
3.2 2.3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2 2.8
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FAR Rabat have not yet lost a game away.
  • FAR Rabat have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • FAR Rabat have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • FAR Rabat have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have the most scored goals (21) in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have the the best goal difference (+13) in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Botola Pro
  • FAR Rabat have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • FAR Rabat have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • FAR Rabat haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Raja Casablanca have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Raja Casablanca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Raja Casablanca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Raja Casablanca have the most points (15) at home in Botola Pro
  • Raja Casablanca have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Raja Casablanca is in the best form (4-2-0) 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 FAR Rabat 13 8 4 1 21 8 7 4 2 1 13 6 6 4 2 0 8 2 13 28
2 FUS Rabat 12 7 4 1 15 5 6 3 3 0 7 2 6 4 1 1 8 3 10 25
3 Wydad Casablanca 13 7 4 2 16 9 6 4 1 1 9 4 7 3 3 1 7 5 7 25
4 Raja Casablanca 13 6 5 2 17 8 7 4 3 0 10 4 6 2 2 2 7 4 9 23
5 Maghreb Fès 13 5 5 3 14 11 6 3 2 1 5 2 7 2 3 2 9 9 3 20
6 Riadi Salmi 13 5 5 3 16 14 6 1 3 2 5 8 7 4 2 1 11 6 2 20
7 Olympic Safi 13 5 5 3 14 13 6 2 3 1 5 4 7 3 2 2 9 9 1 20
8 UTS Rabat 13 6 2 5 11 11 7 4 0 3 7 5 6 2 2 2 4 6 0 20
9 Difaâ El Jadida 13 5 5 3 15 18 7 4 2 1 8 7 6 1 3 2 7 11 -3 20
10 RSB Berkane 13 4 5 4 11 12 7 3 1 3 8 8 6 1 4 1 3 4 -1 17
11 Chabab Mohammedia 12 4 2 6 11 15 6 2 2 2 7 9 6 2 0 4 4 6 -4 14
12 Hassania Agadir 13 3 4 6 12 14 7 1 4 2 7 8 6 2 0 4 5 6 -2 13
13 Moghreb Tetouan 12 2 6 4 13 18 6 2 2 2 5 8 6 0 4 2 8 10 -5 12
14 Mouloudia Oujda 13 2 3 8 11 17 6 0 2 4 4 8 7 2 1 4 7 9 -6 9
15 Khouribga 12 0 5 7 5 14 6 0 2 4 4 9 6 0 3 3 1 5 -9 5
16 Ittihad Tanger 13 0 2 11 5 20 6 0 1 5 2 9 7 0 1 6 3 11 -15 2

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.