Botola Pro: Raja Casablanca expected to win home game vs Ittihad Tanger

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Tue 01.March
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Mohamed V (55000 seats)

Raja Casablanca are favourites to win this home fixture against Ittihad Tanger, if the league standings are thought to provide some clues. Or could we be eyeing a possible shock?

Insights:
  • Raja Casablanca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ittihad Tanger have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Only a few days to rest for the team playing at home, as they performed in a CAF Champions League fixture only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Horoya, was also a home game here at Stade Mohamed V. The away team is better rested.

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Raja Casablanca form and stats

Raja Casablanca have collected 16 points from their Botola Pro home games so far after 4-4-1. Raja Casablanca have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Before that match, a Botola Pro win away at Riadi Salmi.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Raja Casablanca's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won three matches, drawn two and lost one.

Raja Casablanca are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. From these home matches, Casablanca have conceded only 7 goals.

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Ittihad Tanger form and stats

Ittihad Tanger have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Botola Pro, after 2-0-6 (8 played). Ittihad Tanger has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

The attacking players of Ittihad have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 305 minutes.

The manager Gamondi was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Grand Stade de Tanger. Ittihad Tanger suffered a 0-2 loss to Khouribga (placed 10th).

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Chabab Mohammedia's place.

As for defending, Ittihad Tanger rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches. Ittihad has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

This was the scoreline when the participants played each other previously this season; Ittihad Tanger - Raja Casablanca 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Raja Casablanca six wins, three draws and Ittihad Tanger one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Ittihad TangerA. Méyé Me Ndong
A. Méyé Me Ndong
9 goals
Raja CasablancaH. Ahadad
H. Ahadad
5 goals
Raja CasablancaM. Moutouali
M. Moutouali
4 goals

Raja Casablanca missing players

Ittihad Tanger missing players

Raja Casablanca Ittihad Tanger
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 3 8 18
9 4 1 Won W 0 2 6
7 4 2 Drew D 0 0 3
2 1 0 Lost L 3 6 9
24 12 2 Scored S 2 8 19
13 7 1 Conceded C 8 14 24
94% 89% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
67% 78% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 72%
33% 44% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 39%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 12% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 12% 11%
56% 67% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 38% 39%
39% 33% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 28%
11% 11% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 39%
 
4.9 4.7 8 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.9 4.7
3.2 2.7 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.4 4.7
1.8 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.4 1.6
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.1 10.4 12 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 8.6 7.8
4.6 4.3 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.8 3.8
29% 31% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 27% 28%
 
7.8 8.4 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 10 9
2.9 3.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 4.8 3.9
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Ittihad Tanger have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ittihad Tanger haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Raja Casablanca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Wydad Casablanca 18 12 3 3 29 15 9 7 1 1 15 7 9 5 2 2 14 8 14 39
2 Raja Casablanca 18 9 7 2 24 13 9 4 4 1 12 7 9 5 3 1 12 6 11 34
3 RSB Berkane 18 6 10 2 21 14 10 5 4 1 16 8 8 1 6 1 5 6 7 28
4 Maghreb Fes 19 6 10 3 17 11 10 5 5 0 12 3 9 1 5 3 5 8 6 28
5 FAR Rabat 19 7 7 5 22 19 10 3 4 3 10 13 9 4 3 2 12 6 3 28
6 Difaa El Jadida 19 7 7 5 24 26 9 5 3 1 11 7 10 2 4 4 13 19 -2 28
7 Chabab Mohammedia 19 6 8 5 20 15 9 6 2 1 16 5 10 0 6 4 4 10 5 26
8 Riadi Salmi 19 7 5 7 25 22 10 4 2 4 13 12 9 3 3 3 12 10 3 26
9 FUS Rabat 19 6 7 6 22 21 9 3 4 2 12 10 10 3 3 4 10 11 1 25
10 Khouribga 19 5 8 6 25 27 10 2 7 1 11 12 9 3 1 5 14 15 -2 23
11 Ittihad Tanger 18 6 3 9 19 24 10 4 3 3 11 10 8 2 0 6 8 14 -5 21
12 Mouloudia Oujda 19 5 5 9 23 27 9 3 2 4 14 17 10 2 3 5 9 10 -4 20
13 Olympic Safi 19 4 8 7 12 16 10 3 5 2 7 6 9 1 3 5 5 10 -4 20
14 Youssoufia Berrechid 18 5 5 8 20 28 8 4 1 3 9 9 10 1 4 5 11 19 -8 20
15 Hassania Agadir 18 5 4 9 12 15 8 2 2 4 5 7 10 3 2 5 7 8 -3 19
16 Rapide Oued Zem 19 2 5 12 6 28 9 1 2 6 1 13 10 1 3 6 5 15 -22 11

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.