Botola Pro match preview and statistics: RSB Berkane fight Difaâ El Jadida

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Date: Sat 14.December
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Municipal de Berkane (10000 seats)

This promises to be another interesting encounter at Stade Municipal de Berkane in the Botola Pro. RSB Berkane is in 4th position and welcome Difaâ El Jadida in 2nd place. Read all about the match here!

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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RSB Berkane form and stats

RSB Berkane have only played one Botola Pro game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 7 draws and 1 defeat from 15 matches. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as RSB Berkane has won four games in a row. The FUS Rabat match was the last time out without a victory.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Zouhair Laaroubi not having conceded a league goal in 239 minutes.

The home team returns to Stade Municipal de Berkane after sharing the points with Zanaco on their last time out; the CAF Confederations Cup game ended 1-1. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Esae.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Botola Pro game versus Ittihad Tanger in only three days. This game is also played here at Stade Municipal de Berkane.

At Stade Municipal de Berkane, RSB Berkane has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Difaâ El Jadida form and stats

The seven points Difaâ El Jadida have gathered from their first three away trips in the Botola Pro is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues. The fact that Difaâ El Jadida have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Difaâ El Jadida has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Difaâ El Jadida play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting CR Khemis Zemamra (placed 9th). A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Raja Beni Mellal.

Difaâ El Jadida are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: RSB Berkane won 4, Difaâ El Jadida won 0 and 6 draws. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 8 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Difaâ El JadidaS. Msuva
S. Msuva
2 goals
RSB BerkaneI. Dayo
I. Dayo
1 goals
RSB BerkaneO. Nemssaoui
O. Nemssaoui
1 goals

RSB Berkane missing players

Difaâ El Jadida missing players

RSB Berkane Difaâ El Jadida
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 1 0 Played P 1 3 7
4 1 0 Won W 1 2 4
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
6 2 0 Scored S 3 5 7
2 1 0 Conceded C 1 2 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 71%
40% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 29%
20% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 29%
60% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 57%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 43%
 
4.4 1 0 Corners For (avg) C F 1 2.7 3.1
5 2 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 11 8 6.4
2.6 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 4 0 Total Shots T S 6 20 36
8 2 0 Shots on Target S O 4 9 15
75% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 56% 47%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • All of RSB Berkane's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Difaâ El Jadida have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Difaâ El Jadida have not yet lost a game away.
  • Difaâ El Jadida have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • RSB Berkane has the fewest conceded goals (2)
  • RSB Berkane has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0)
  • RSB Berkane have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • RSB Berkane have scored in all their matches so far.
  • RSB Berkane have won all their matches at home so far.
  • RSB Berkane have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • RSB Berkane 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 Moghreb Tetouan 8 4 3 1 9 4 4 3 1 0 5 1 4 1 2 1 4 3 5 15
2 Difaâ El Jadida 7 4 2 1 7 3 4 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 0 5 2 4 14
3 FAR Rabat 8 4 1 3 14 10 4 2 1 1 7 4 4 2 0 2 7 6 4 13
4 RSB Berkane 5 4 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 3 1 0 4 1 4 13
5 Mouloudia Oujda 9 3 4 2 10 7 5 2 1 2 6 6 4 1 3 0 4 1 3 13
6 Wydad Casablanca 5 3 1 1 9 3 3 2 0 1 7 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 6 10
7 FUS Rabat 8 2 4 2 10 11 5 2 2 1 6 6 3 0 2 1 4 5 -1 10
8 Ittihad Tanger 8 2 3 3 5 10 5 2 3 0 4 1 3 0 0 3 1 9 -5 9
9 CR Khemis Zemamra 7 2 2 3 8 8 4 1 1 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 8
10 Olympic Safi 8 1 5 2 5 7 3 1 2 0 2 1 5 0 3 2 3 6 -2 8
11 Raja Casablanca 4 2 1 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 7
12 Rapide Oued Zem 8 2 1 5 7 10 4 2 1 1 6 3 4 0 0 4 1 7 -3 7
13 Khouribga 7 1 4 2 5 8 3 0 2 1 2 5 4 1 2 1 3 3 -3 7
14 Youssoufia Berrechid 7 2 1 4 8 13 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 0 0 3 2 8 -5 7
15 Hassania Agadir 4 1 2 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
16 Raja Beni Mellal 7 0 1 6 3 12 2 0 1 1 2 4 5 0 0 5 1 8 -9 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.