Botola Pro match preview: RSB Berkane versus Mouloudia Oujda

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sat 15.August
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Municipal de Berkane (10000 seats)

RSB Berkane and Mouloudia Oujda are both riding high in the Botola Pro with their 4th and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Mouloudia Oujda could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Botola Pro game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Youssoufia Berrechid. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

It should be mentioned that Mouloudia Oujda play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Mouloudia Oujda on grass are 5 victories, 10 draws and 7 defeats from 22 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 28-29. You can compare this with overall results below.

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RSB Berkane form and stats

RSB Berkane have collected 20 points from their Botola Pro home games so far after 5-5-1.

Berkane's last game was hosting Wydad Casablanca (placed 2nd) and winning 2-1. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Difaâ El Jadida the opponent.

Berkane are traveling soon after this match as the Botola Pro match at Youssoufia Berrechid awaits in four days.

The Berkane fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 11 matches. 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 10 from 11 matches.

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Mouloudia Oujda form and stats

The visitors are W2-D7-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Botola Pro. Two points from the last two away games for Mouloudia, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Mouloudia are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Youssoufia Berrechid (placed 9th). Before that, Mouloudia travelled to Wydad Casablanca and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as Mouloudia are hosting Khouribga in the Botola Pro only three days away.

The visiting Mouloudia have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 10 games. Mouloudia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Mouloudia Oujda - RSB Berkane 0-1. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Berkane, three draws and one win for Mouloudia Oujda. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Mouloudia OujdaN. Sadaoui
N. Sadaoui
6 goals
Mouloudia OujdaI. Khafi
I. Khafi
6 goals
BerkaneM. Aziz
M. Aziz
5 goals

RSB Berkane missing players

Mouloudia Oujda missing players

RSB Berkane Mouloudia Oujda
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 11 3 Played P 3 10 21
9 5 1 Won W 0 2 9
9 5 1 Drew D 2 7 9
2 1 1 Lost L 1 1 3
21 16 4 Scored S 3 12 26
16 10 4 Conceded C 4 9 18
85% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 70% 86%
55% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 70% 67%
25% 36% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 40% 38%
15% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 14%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 5%
45% 73% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 70% 62%
45% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 29%
25% 9% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 24%
 
4.4 4.4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.6 5
2.7 1.4 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.8 3.9
2.5 2.2 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 5 6
 
96 77 30 Total Shots T S 14 54 141
43 32 12 Shots on Target S O 9 24 61
49% 50% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 50% 43%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Mouloudia Oujda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • RSB Berkane has the fewest matches over the total-line (6)
  • RSB Berkane have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • 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 Raja Casablanca 21 12 6 3 30 15 10 8 1 1 16 6 11 4 5 2 14 9 15 42
2 Wydad Casablanca 21 12 4 5 36 21 11 6 3 2 19 11 10 6 1 3 17 10 15 40
3 Mouloudia Oujda 21 9 9 3 26 18 11 7 2 2 14 9 10 2 7 1 12 9 8 36
4 RSB Berkane 20 9 9 2 21 16 11 5 5 1 16 10 9 4 4 1 5 6 5 36
5 FUS Rabat 20 9 8 3 24 18 9 6 2 1 12 8 11 3 6 2 12 10 6 35
6 FAR Rabat 21 9 5 7 27 22 11 5 2 4 13 10 10 4 3 3 14 12 5 32
7 Moghreb Tétouan 21 7 9 5 19 14 10 5 5 0 9 2 11 2 4 5 10 12 5 30
8 Difaâ El Jadida 21 6 10 5 19 17 11 3 7 1 8 6 10 3 3 4 11 11 2 28
9 Youssoufia Berrechid 21 7 4 10 27 36 11 6 3 2 19 14 10 1 1 8 8 22 -9 25
10 CR Khemis Zemamra 21 6 6 9 31 29 10 4 2 4 18 13 11 2 4 5 13 16 2 24
11 Rapide Oued Zem 21 5 8 8 18 18 10 3 5 2 11 8 11 2 3 6 7 10 0 23
12 Khouribga 21 5 8 8 20 27 11 3 5 3 11 14 10 2 3 5 9 13 -7 23
13 Olympic Safi 21 3 13 5 17 21 10 2 6 2 9 9 11 1 7 3 8 12 -4 22
14 Hassania Agadir 21 5 6 10 22 29 10 4 2 4 10 11 11 1 4 6 12 18 -7 21
15 Ittihad Tanger 20 3 6 11 11 29 10 3 4 3 8 10 10 0 2 8 3 19 -18 15
16 Raja Beni Mellal 20 1 5 14 10 28 10 1 4 5 9 15 10 0 1 9 1 13 -18 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.