Delightful dogfight as daring RSB Berkane duels with determined FUS Rabat

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Thu 12.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Municipal de Berkane (10000 seats)

A key match in Botola Pro as both teams are battling for the top positions. With RSB Berkane in 4th position and FUS Rabat placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

The hosts RSB Berkane saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the CAF Confederations Cup. This match was also played here at Stade Municipal de Berkane. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, FUS Rabat have had more rest.

FUS Rabat play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for FUS Rabat when playing on grass are 9 wins, 11 draws and 12 defeats from 32 matches. They have scored 36 goals and conceded 36 times in these games.

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RSB Berkane form and stats

When playing at home in the Botola Pro, RSB Berkane have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 9 games. RSB Berkane are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of five drawn games in a row. Three draws in a row here at Stade Municipal de Berkane for RSB Berkane, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.

RSB Berkane's last game was hosting Al Masry and winning 1-0. A 2-2 draw away before that, with Al Masry the opponent.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does RSB Berkane handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and zero defeats.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for RSB Berkane as they are travelling to their away game against Difaa El Jadida in the Botola Pro. That match is one day after this one.

A decent goal production from RSB Berkane in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. RSB Berkane are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Municipal de Berkane in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.

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FUS Rabat form and stats

Playing away, FUS Rabat have won 2 games, drawn 6 and suffered 2 defeats in the Botola Pro this season.

It's the second away game in a row for FUS Rabat, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus FAR Rabat (placed 5th) in the Botola Pro last time out. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Khouribga.

We have checked recent matches where FUS Rabat have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were three victories, two draws and two defeats.

FUS Rabat have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 11 goals have been scored. 10 goals have been conceded by FUS Rabat in these games.

Head 2 Head

FUS Rabat - RSB Berkane 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one RSB Berkane victory, six draws and three FUS Rabat wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, ten matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FUS RabatJ. Kombous
J. Kombous
6 goals
RSB BerkaneM. Aziz
M. Aziz
4 goals
RSB BerkaneH. Laachir
H. Laachir
3 goals

RSB Berkane missing players

FUS Rabat missing players

RSB Berkane FUS Rabat
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 9 0 Played P 3 10 19
8 4 0 Won W 1 2 8
8 5 0 Drew D 1 6 8
1 0 0 Lost L 1 2 3
19 14 0 Scored S 4 11 23
14 8 0 Conceded C 4 10 18
88% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 89%
59% 89% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 68%
24% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 40% 37%
18% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 11%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
47% 78% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 70% 63%
47% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 37%
18% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 11%
 
4.4 4.6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 2.3 3
2.8 0.9 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.4 4.3
2.2 1.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.4 2.5
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
72 55 0 Total Shots T S 25 70 130
34 24 0 Shots on Target S O 9 26 56
56% 58% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 42% 41%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FUS Rabat has the most points from losing position (11)
  • FUS Rabat have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • FUS Rabat have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FUS Rabat have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • FUS Rabat is in the best form (4-1-1)
  • RSB Berkane has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
  • RSB Berkane have not yet lost a game at home.
  • RSB Berkane have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • RSB Berkane have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • RSB Berkane have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • RSB Berkane haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Mouloudia Oujda 19 9 7 3 24 16 11 7 2 2 14 9 8 2 5 1 10 7 8 34
2 Wydad Casablanca 17 10 3 4 29 16 9 5 2 2 15 8 8 5 1 2 14 8 13 33
3 FUS Rabat 19 8 8 3 23 18 9 6 2 1 12 8 10 2 6 2 11 10 5 32
4 RSB Berkane 17 8 8 1 19 14 9 4 5 0 14 8 8 4 3 1 5 6 5 32
5 FAR Rabat 19 9 3 7 25 20 10 5 1 4 12 9 9 4 2 3 13 11 5 30
6 Raja Casablanca 15 8 4 3 21 14 7 5 1 1 9 5 8 3 3 2 12 9 7 28
7 Moghreb Tetouan 19 7 7 5 19 14 9 5 4 0 9 2 10 2 3 5 10 12 5 28
8 Difaa El Jadida 18 6 7 5 18 16 8 3 4 1 7 5 10 3 3 4 11 11 2 25
9 Youssoufia Berrechid 19 7 3 9 26 33 10 6 2 2 18 13 9 1 1 7 8 20 -7 24
10 CR Khemis Zemamra 18 6 5 7 27 22 9 4 1 4 16 11 9 2 4 3 11 11 5 23
11 Khouribga 20 5 8 7 18 24 11 3 5 3 11 14 9 2 3 4 7 10 -6 23
12 Olympic Safi 19 3 12 4 17 19 9 2 5 2 9 9 10 1 7 2 8 10 -2 21
13 Rapide Oued Zem 20 4 8 8 16 17 9 2 5 2 9 7 11 2 3 6 7 10 -1 20
14 Hassania Agadir 17 4 4 9 18 24 8 3 2 3 9 9 9 1 2 6 9 15 -6 16
15 Ittihad Tanger 19 3 6 10 11 27 9 3 4 2 8 8 10 0 2 8 3 19 -16 15
16 Raja Beni Mellal 19 1 5 13 10 27 10 1 4 5 9 15 9 0 1 8 1 12 -17 8

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.