Match preview Botola Pro: RSB Berkane - Raja Casablanca at Stade Municipal de Berkane

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Date: Sun 19.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Municipal de Berkane (10000 seats)

The RSB Berkane & Raja Casablanca managers T. Sektioui and J. Sellami are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Botola Pro league table.

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.

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RSB Berkane form and stats

RSB Berkane have performed here at Stade Municipal de Berkane this season with 4 wins from 6 Botola Pro matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0. RSB Berkane has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade Municipal de Berkane, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The fans are hoping that RSB Berkane will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-5 away loss in the Botola Pro game against CR Khemis Zemamra (placed 7th). Heartbreak before that as RSB Berkane lost 0-1 at Motema Pembe's place.

RSB Berkane were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

The RSB Berkane fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 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 4 from 6 matches.

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Raja Casablanca form and stats

2-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Raja Casablanca in their Botola Pro matches away.

It's the second away game in a row for Raja Casablanca, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Ittihad Tanger (placed 14th) in the Botola Pro last time out. Before that, Raja Casablanca travelled to JS Kabylie and returned home with a draw after the CAF Champions League game finished 0-0.

It's hard not to mention Ben Malango's lethal finishing against Ittihad Tanger. 3 goals was a big reason for the important victory.

After this away game Raja Casablanca return home for a Botola Pro game against Mouloudia Oujda. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The travelling fans enjoy Raja Casablanca's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. Raja Casablanca have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

RSB Berkane-Raja Casablanca H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: RSB Berkane 2 wins, Raja Casablanca 3 wins, 5 draws. 3 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

RSB Berkane
M. Aziz
3 goals
RSB Berkane
H. Laachir
3 goals
Raja Casablanca
H. Ahadad
3 goals

RSB Berkane missing players

Raja Casablanca missing players

RSB Berkane Raja Casablanca
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 0 Played P 0 5 10
8 4 0 Won W 0 2 6
3 2 0 Drew D 0 2 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
15 10 0 Scored S 0 8 14
10 4 0 Conceded C 0 5 8
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 60% 80%
58% 83% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 60% 60%
25% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 40%
17% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 20%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 20%
42% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 40%
50% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 50%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 30%
 
4.2 4.2 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 3.4 4.7
2.8 0.5 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 3.4 3.8
2.2 1.5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 1.4
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
42 25 0 Total Shots T S 0 21 45
24 14 0 Shots on Target S O 0 14 25
62% 71% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 57% 48%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • 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 at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • 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.
  • Raja Casablanca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Raja Casablanca have won significantly less corners away then 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 RSB Berkane 12 8 3 1 15 10 6 4 2 0 10 4 6 4 1 1 5 6 5 27
2 Wydad Casablanca 11 7 2 2 19 7 6 4 1 1 11 4 5 3 1 1 8 3 12 23
3 Raja Casablanca 10 6 2 2 14 8 5 4 0 1 6 3 5 2 2 1 8 5 6 20
4 Mouloudia Oujda 11 5 4 2 14 9 6 3 1 2 8 7 5 2 3 0 6 2 5 19
5 Moghreb Tetouan 12 5 4 3 12 8 6 4 2 0 7 2 6 1 2 3 5 6 4 19
6 FUS Rabat 12 4 6 2 13 11 6 3 2 1 7 6 6 1 4 1 6 5 2 18
7 CR Khemis Zemamra 12 4 4 4 17 12 6 3 1 2 11 5 6 1 3 2 6 7 5 16
8 Difaa El Jadida 10 4 4 2 10 7 5 2 2 1 3 2 5 2 2 1 7 5 3 16
9 FAR Rabat 12 5 1 6 15 13 6 2 1 3 7 6 6 3 0 3 8 7 2 16
10 Rapide Oued Zem 12 4 3 5 12 10 6 2 3 1 6 3 6 2 0 4 6 7 2 15
11 Youssoufia Berrechid 12 4 2 6 14 23 6 3 1 2 9 10 6 1 1 4 5 13 -9 14
12 Olympic Safi 11 2 7 2 8 8 5 2 3 0 4 1 6 0 4 2 4 7 0 13
13 Khouribga 12 2 5 5 10 17 6 1 2 3 6 11 6 1 3 2 4 6 -7 11
14 Ittihad Tanger 12 2 4 6 6 17 6 2 3 1 5 5 6 0 1 5 1 12 -11 10
15 Hassania Agadir 11 2 3 6 9 14 5 1 2 2 4 5 6 1 1 4 5 9 -5 9
16 Raja Beni Mellal 12 0 2 10 6 20 6 0 2 4 5 11 6 0 0 6 1 9 -14 2

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.