Soccer match preview: Home fans have high expectations when Wydad Casablanca welcome FUS Rabat

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Mon 04.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Mohamed V (55000 seats)

Wydad Casablanca and FUS Rabat are both high-flying in the Botola Pro with their 1st and 5th spots respectively. This could be a great game!

Insights:
  • Wydad Casablanca have the most scored goals (45) in Botola Pro
  • FUS Rabat have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Botola Pro

Wydad Casablanca have already won the league and the fans have gone wild! Even so, with the trophy already secured there could be issues regarding the team's motivation in this one. Rabat is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season. One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting FUS Rabat have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 6-8-10 (win-draw-loss) from 24 matches.

This has all the signs of an appealing fixture with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well rested since they last played a game. Bring it on!

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Wydad Casablanca form and stats

This stadium, Stade Mohamed V, has been a fortress for Wydad Casablanca in the Botola Pro so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 12-1-1. Wydad Casablanca has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade Mohamed V, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Wydad Casablanca drew their last game, 2-2 away at Mouloudia Oujda (placed 14th). Late drama in the game against Mouloudia Oujda as Casablanca were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Tsoumou popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. Tsoumou was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Mouloudia Oujda after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Difaa El Jadida in a game that was won 2-1.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Raja Casablanca are coming to town in three days.

A decent goal production from Wydad Casablanca in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 14 league matches. Casablanca have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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FUS Rabat form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Botola Pro travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

FUS Rabat aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 200 league minutes without a goal. Belammari was the last player to find the net.

FUS Rabat failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Rapide Oued Zem (placed 15th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Before that defeat this team had won at least one point from six league matches in a row.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Mouloudia Oujda.

Low-scoring game? 8 of this side's latest 10 league rounds have contained two or less goals.

Rabat have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. As opposed to that, FUS Rabat have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The newest registered scoreline featuring both these participants is the FUS Rabat - Wydad Casablanca 3-2 played previously this season. Casablanca-FUS Rabat H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Wydad Casablanca five wins, FUS Rabat three wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Wydad CasablancaG. Mbenza Kamboleke
G. Mbenza Kamboleke
16 goals
FUS RabatR. Hajhouj
R. Hajhouj
8 goals
FUS RabatH. Kameni
H. Kameni
5 goals

Wydad Casablanca missing players

FUS Rabat missing players

Wydad Casablanca FUS Rabat
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 3 14 29
19 12 2 Won W 0 4 10
6 1 1 Drew D 3 5 10
4 1 0 Lost L 0 5 9
45 26 5 Scored S 3 15 32
22 9 1 Conceded C 3 15 29
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
66% 79% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 76%
38% 43% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 31%
17% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 7%
14% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
34% 36% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 55%
59% 57% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 24%
17% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 28%
 
4.6 6 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4 4.1
3.1 3.6 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 2.9 2.9
2.2 2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.2 2
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
9.7 10.9 6.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 8.1 9.1
4.7 5.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.3 3.4
33% 32% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 33% 32%
 
5 5.7 5.3 Shots against (avg) S A 9 6.9 6.8
2 2.1 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 2.9 2.9
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • FUS Rabat have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Botola Pro
  • FUS Rabat haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Wydad Casablanca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wydad Casablanca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Wydad Casablanca have the most clean sheets (17) in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have the most points (37) at home in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have the most scored goals (45) in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have the the best goal difference (+23) in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Wydad Casablanca 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 Wydad Casablanca 29 19 6 4 45 22 14 12 1 1 26 9 15 7 5 3 19 13 23 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 29 10 10 9 32 29 15 6 5 4 17 14 14 4 5 5 15 15 3 40
6 RSB Berkane 29 9 11 9 35 33 15 8 4 3 27 17 14 1 7 6 8 16 2 38
7 Olympic Safi 29 9 11 9 29 27 14 5 6 3 13 10 15 4 5 6 16 17 2 38
8 Khouribga 30 8 12 10 32 37 15 4 9 2 16 17 15 4 3 8 16 20 -5 36
9 Riadi Salmi 29 9 8 12 37 38 15 6 4 5 20 17 14 3 4 7 17 21 -1 35
10 Difaa El Jadida 29 8 11 10 31 40 15 6 7 2 15 12 14 2 4 8 16 28 -9 35
11 Chabab Mohammedia 29 8 10 11 27 29 14 7 3 4 19 12 15 1 7 7 8 17 -2 34
12 Hassania Agadir 29 9 6 14 26 30 14 4 3 7 14 16 15 5 3 7 12 14 -4 33
13 Ittihad Tanger 29 8 8 13 31 41 15 5 7 3 16 14 14 3 1 10 15 27 -10 32
14 Mouloudia Oujda 29 6 12 11 32 38 15 4 6 5 22 25 14 2 6 6 10 13 -6 30
15 Rapide Oued Zem 29 7 8 14 19 38 14 5 2 7 8 17 15 2 6 7 11 21 -19 29
16 Youssoufia Berrechid 29 5 11 13 25 39 14 4 5 5 10 12 15 1 6 8 15 27 -14 26

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.