Game preview: Home supporters have high hopes when Wydad Casablanca receive Difaâ El Jadida

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Mon 05.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Mohamed V (55000 seats)

Wydad Casablanca battle Difaâ El Jadida for honour and sporting success.

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 Wydad Casablanca and Difaâ El Jadida.

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Wydad Casablanca form and stats

Wydad Casablanca have only played one Botola Pro game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from 15 matches.

Casablanca's last game was hosting Difaâ El Jadida (placed 6th) and winning 3-1.

Before that, Wydad Casablanca played out a draw 1-1 when visiting FUS Rabat.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Wydad Casablanca home games with this odds we find 15 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 12 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 6 matches were won by at least two goals.

At Stade Mohamed V, Wydad Casablanca has the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Difaâ El Jadida form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Botola Pro ended in defeat. Last season Difaâ El Jadida had these away match statistics: Played 15; won 3, drew 4 and lost 8.

Jadida lost away at Wydad Casablanca (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus UTS Rabat.

You'll want to know how Difaâ El Jadida managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 6 similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 0 draws and 6 home wins.

It's early days yet, but Difaâ El Jadida has scored 1 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

These sides encountered each other before this match year: Casablanca - Difaâ El Jadida 3-1. Wydad Casablanca-Difaâ El Jadida H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Wydad Casablanca seven wins, Difaâ El Jadida two wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Wydad CasablancaA. Hassouni
A. Hassouni
2 goals
Wydad CasablancaY. Attiyat allah
Y. Attiyat allah
1 goals

Wydad Casablanca missing players

Difaâ El Jadida missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wydad Casablanca Difaâ El Jadida
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
4 3 0 Scored S 0 1 2
2 1 0 Conceded C 0 3 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 4.5
5.5 7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 5.5
2.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 6 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 8
3 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 2.5
67% 60% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 40%
 
7.5 8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 6 10
2.5 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 4
Wydad Casablanca Last season Difaâ El Jadida
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
19 12   Won W   3 9
6 1   Drew D   4 11
5 2   Lost L   8 10
46 27   Scored S   17 32
24 11   Conceded C   28 40
90% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 83%
67% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 70%
40% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   60% 43%
17% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   40% 27%
13% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   20% 13%
37% 40%   BTTS BTTS   60% 50%
57% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 33%
17% 7%   Failed to Score F T   27% 33%
 
4.5 5.9   Corners for (avg) C F   5.5 5
3.3 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.3 4.7
2.1 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.4
2 1   Red cards R C   1 7
 
9.4 10.3   Shots (avg) S (   10.1 9.6
4.6 5.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 3.7
33% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 29%
 
5.2 6   Shots against (avg) S A   9.2 10.2
2.1 2.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.7 3.7

  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 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
2 Chabab Mohammedia 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
3 FAR Rabat 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
4 Hassania Agadir 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Riadi Salmi 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Difaâ El Jadida 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 3
7 Olympic Safi 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Raja Casablanca 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 FUS Rabat 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Maghreb Fes 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Moghreb Tetouan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Ittihad Tanger 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Khouribga 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Mouloudia Oujda 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 RSB Berkane 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 UTS Rabat 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
Last season 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 30 19 6 5 46 24 15 12 1 2 27 11 15 7 5 3 19 13 22 63
2 Raja Casablanca 30 17 9 4 41 21 15 9 4 2 23 11 15 8 5 2 18 10 20 60
3 FAR Rabat 30 13 9 8 38 29 15 7 5 3 20 16 15 6 4 5 18 13 9 48
4 Maghreb Fes 30 9 18 3 28 17 15 6 9 0 17 6 15 3 9 3 11 11 11 45
5 FUS Rabat 30 11 10 9 34 30 15 6 5 4 17 14 15 5 5 5 17 16 4 43
6 RSB Berkane 30 10 11 9 39 33 15 8 4 3 27 17 15 2 7 6 12 16 6 41
7 Olympic Safi 30 9 12 9 29 27 15 5 7 3 13 10 15 4 5 6 16 17 2 39
8 Difaâ El Jadida 30 9 11 10 32 40 15 6 7 2 15 12 15 3 4 8 17 28 -8 38
9 Riadi Salmi 30 9 9 12 37 38 15 6 4 5 20 17 15 3 5 7 17 21 -1 36
10 Khouribga 30 8 12 10 32 37 15 4 9 2 16 17 15 4 3 8 16 20 -5 36
11 Hassania Agadir 30 9 7 14 26 30 15 4 4 7 14 16 15 5 3 7 12 14 -4 34
12 Chabab Mohammedia 30 8 10 12 27 32 15 7 3 5 19 15 15 1 7 7 8 17 -5 34
13 Mouloudia Oujda 30 7 12 11 35 38 15 4 6 5 22 25 15 3 6 6 13 13 -3 33
14 Ittihad Tanger 30 8 9 13 31 41 15 5 7 3 16 14 15 3 2 10 15 27 -10 33
15 Rapide Oued Zem 30 7 8 15 19 39 15 5 2 8 8 18 15 2 6 7 11 21 -20 29
16 Youssoufia Berrechid 30 5 11 14 25 43 15 4 5 6 10 16 15 1 6 8 15 27 -18 26

Table
  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 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
2 Chabab Mohammedia 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
3 FAR Rabat 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
4 Hassania Agadir 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Riadi Salmi 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Difaâ El Jadida 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 3
7 Olympic Safi 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Raja Casablanca 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 FUS Rabat 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Maghreb Fes 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Moghreb Tetouan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Ittihad Tanger 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Khouribga 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Mouloudia Oujda 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 RSB Berkane 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 UTS Rabat 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0

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