Raja Casablanca vs Wydad Casablanca: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Date: Sun 22.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Mohamed V (55000 seats)

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

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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Raja Casablanca form and stats

As mentioned below, Raja Casablanca are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Botola Pro games. Raja Casablanca has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade Mohamed V, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Raja Casablanca's previous game was a Botola Pro match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Hassania Agadir (placed 10th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Rapide Oued Zem the opponent.

Raja Casablanca have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Mohamed V with 5 goals in 3 league matches. Defensively Raja Casablanca have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Wydad Casablanca form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Wydad Casablanca, who have the most scored goals (16) in Botola Pro, playing as the away team in the Botola Pro this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Wydad Casablanca are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Two travels in a row for Wydad Casablanca, whose manager Z. Manojlovic could celebrate last time after the Botola Pro win against Raja Beni Mellal. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs FAR Rabat.

Wydad Casablanca have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 8 goals from 4 away matches. Wydad Casablanca's manager Z. Manojlovic has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Raja Casablanca won 2, Wydad Casablanca won 2 and 6 draws. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 6 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Wydad CasablancaM. Babatunde
M. Babatunde
4 goals
Wydad CasablancaA. El Kaabi
A. El Kaabi
4 goals
Raja Casablanca
S. Rahimi
3 goals

Raja Casablanca missing players

Wydad Casablanca missing players

Raja Casablanca Wydad Casablanca
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 1 4 8
4 3 1 Won W 1 3 6
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
9 5 1 Scored S 1 8 16
5 1 0 Conceded C 0 2 4
71% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
57% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 62%
43% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
14% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 38%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 38%
57% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 50%
29% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 12%
 
4.7 6.3 3 Corners For (avg) C F 2 3.8 4
3.4 4.7 7 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 4.8 4.6
1.4 1.7 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 1.8
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
19 5 2 Total Shots T S 7 23 46
13 5 2 Shots on Target S O 3 11 26
54% 60% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 73% 62%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Raja Casablanca have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Raja Casablanca have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Wydad Casablanca has the most scored goals (16)
  • Wydad Casablanca has the most scored goals (8) away
  • Wydad Casablanca has the most scored goals in the first half (10)
  • Wydad Casablanca has the the best goal difference (+12)
  • Wydad Casablanca has the the best goal difference (+6) away
  • Wydad Casablanca have not yet lost a game away.
  • Wydad Casablanca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Wydad Casablanca have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Wydad Casablanca haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 8 6 1 1 16 4 4 3 0 1 8 2 4 3 1 0 8 2 12 19
2 RSB Berkane 7 5 2 0 9 3 3 2 1 0 5 2 4 3 1 0 4 1 6 17
3 Moghreb Tetouan 9 4 3 2 9 5 4 3 1 0 5 1 5 1 2 2 4 4 4 15
4 Difaa El Jadida 8 4 3 1 8 4 4 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 2 0 6 3 4 15
5 Raja Casablanca 7 4 2 1 9 5 3 3 0 0 5 1 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 14
6 FAR Rabat 9 4 1 4 14 11 4 2 1 1 7 4 5 2 0 3 7 7 3 13
7 Mouloudia Oujda 9 3 4 2 10 7 5 2 1 2 6 6 4 1 3 0 4 1 3 13
8 FUS Rabat 8 2 4 2 10 11 5 2 2 1 6 6 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 10
9 Ittihad Tanger 9 2 3 4 5 12 5 2 3 0 4 1 4 0 0 4 1 11 -7 9
10 Hassania Agadir 6 2 2 2 7 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 8
11 CR Khemis Zemamra 7 2 2 3 8 8 4 1 1 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 8
12 Olympic Safi 8 1 5 2 5 7 3 1 2 0 2 1 5 0 3 2 3 6 -2 8
13 Rapide Oued Zem 9 2 2 5 7 10 5 2 2 1 6 3 4 0 0 4 1 7 -3 8
14 Youssoufia Berrechid 7 2 1 4 8 13 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 0 0 3 2 8 -5 7
15 Khouribga 8 1 4 3 5 12 4 0 2 2 2 9 4 1 2 1 3 3 -7 7
16 Raja Beni Mellal 9 0 1 8 5 17 4 0 1 3 4 9 5 0 0 5 1 8 -12 1

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.