Match preview Botola Pro: Rapide Oued Zem - Ittihad Tanger at Stade du Phosphate

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sat 29.May
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Phosphate (10000 seats)

A quick look at the Botola Pro table suggests advantage Ittihad Tanger when they travel to Rapide Oued Zem. But; let's play before the points are handed out!

Insights:
  • Rapide Oued Zem have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Botola Pro
  • Ittihad Tanger have the most points from losing position (10) 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 Rapide and Ittihad Tanger.

This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Ittihad Tanger's home stadium. The visitors last 15 games on artifical turf have ended in 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses.

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Rapide Oued Zem form and stats

3-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Botola Pro numbers at home for Rapide Oued Zem so far this season. Rapide are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Rapide Oued Zem manager F. Sahabi and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus FAR Rabat (placed 3rd) in the Botola Pro.

Before that, Rapide had a home game versus Chabab Mohammedia which ended with a victory 3-2.

Rapide has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Rapide have conceded 12 goals.

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Ittihad Tanger form and stats

4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Ittihad Tanger playing as the away team in the Botola Pro this season.

Ittihad are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Botola Pro against CR Khemis Zemamra (placed 16th).

Prior to that match, the Ittihad manager D. Lamrabet faced defeat when travelling to Moghreb Tetouan and losing 0-1.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ittihad as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. Ittihad have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Ittihad Tanger - Rapide Oued Zem 0-1. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's three Rapide victories, two draws and two Ittihad Tanger wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Ittihad TangerA. Méyé Me Ndong
A. Méyé Me Ndong
11 goals
Ittihad TangerT. Ijrouten
T. Ijrouten
4 goals
RapideI. Boudali
I. Boudali
3 goals

Rapide Oued Zem missing players

Ittihad Tanger missing players

Rapide Oued Zem Ittihad Tanger
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 4 10 20
4 3 0 Won W 2 4 8
9 3 1 Drew D 0 2 4
6 3 1 Lost L 2 4 8
18 10 0 Scored S 6 9 22
23 12 1 Conceded C 8 12 23
74% 78% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
63% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 70%
37% 44% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 40% 40%
26% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 10% 10%
16% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 10% 10%
58% 56% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 55%
32% 22% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 30%
37% 44% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 20%
 
2.2 2.9 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 3.4 4.8
6.4 5.9 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6.1 4.7
2.7 2.9 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 2
4 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
4.8 5.7 4 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 6.1 7.1
2.2 2.4 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.8 3.4
43% 45% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 32% 33%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Ittihad Tanger have created more than twice as many corners as Rapide Oued Zem.
  • Ittihad Tanger have the most points from losing position (10) in Botola Pro
  • Ittihad Tanger have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Rapide Oued Zem have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Rapide Oued Zem have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rapide Oued Zem have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Botola Pro
  • Rapide Oued Zem have won significantly more corners at 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 17 11 4 2 31 13 9 7 2 0 21 5 8 4 2 2 10 8 18 37
2 Raja Casablanca 17 9 6 2 25 14 9 6 2 1 14 5 8 3 4 1 11 9 11 33
3 FAR Rabat 20 8 8 4 25 19 10 3 5 2 11 11 10 5 3 2 14 8 6 32
4 Hassania Agadir 19 7 7 5 15 12 9 5 2 2 11 6 10 2 5 3 4 6 3 28
5 Ittihad Tanger 20 8 4 8 22 23 10 4 2 4 13 11 10 4 2 4 9 12 -1 28
6 Mouloudia Oujda 19 8 3 8 26 22 10 3 1 6 13 12 9 5 2 2 13 10 4 27
7 Olympic Safi 20 7 5 8 21 28 10 4 4 2 12 12 10 3 1 6 9 16 -7 26
8 FUS Rabat 20 6 7 7 23 26 10 3 3 4 13 15 10 3 4 3 10 11 -3 25
9 Difaâ El Jadida 19 6 6 7 20 22 10 3 4 3 8 7 9 3 2 4 12 15 -2 24
10 Moghreb Tetouan 19 4 11 4 23 23 10 2 5 3 12 13 9 2 6 1 11 10 0 23
11 RSB Berkane 18 6 5 7 18 20 9 2 4 3 9 8 9 4 1 4 9 12 -2 23
12 Maghreb Fes 20 4 10 6 18 23 10 3 5 2 10 9 10 1 5 4 8 14 -5 22
13 Rapide Oued Zem 19 4 9 6 18 23 9 3 3 3 10 12 10 1 6 3 8 11 -5 21
14 Chabab Mohammedia 19 3 11 5 14 13 9 2 4 3 5 4 10 1 7 2 9 9 1 20
15 Youssoufia Berrechid 18 3 10 5 11 15 8 1 5 2 4 5 10 2 5 3 7 10 -4 19
16 CR Khemis Zemamra 20 3 4 13 19 33 10 1 4 5 12 16 10 2 0 8 7 17 -14 13

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.