Match preview Botola Pro: Wydad Casablanca - Maghreb Fès

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Wed 26.May
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)

Botola Pro: Wydad Casablanca welcome Maghreb Fès in what should be an entertaining football match. Here's all the pre-match info you need!

Insights:
  • Wydad Casablanca have the most scored goals (29) in Botola Pro
  • Maghreb Fès have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Botola Pro

It's no vacation for neither Casablanca nor Maghreb Fès as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

This pitch has grass, which is not Maghreb Fès's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Maghreb Fès have performed like this: Played 30 matches resulting in 6 wins, 13 draws and 11 defeats with the goal stats 37-40 (scored/conceded).

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Wydad Casablanca form and stats

Wydad Casablanca, who have the most scored goals (29) in Botola Pro, have been very solid at home in the Botola Pro so far, with 20 points collected from 8 matches (6-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Wydad Casablanca has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The Casablanca supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host MC Alger in CAF Champions League and win 1-0. A late climax in the match against MC Alger as the winning goal came two minutes into overtime; scored by W. El Karti.

Previous to that game, a Botola Pro home match hosting Olympic Safi in a game that was won 3-1.

Goals decide football matches and Casablanca are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 8 league matches. Casablanca are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.

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Maghreb Fès form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Maghreb Fès so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-3 (win-draw-lose).

Maghreb Fès might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Difaa El Jadida proved too strong as Maghreb Fès slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Complexe Sportif de Fès.

A 1-1 draw at Youssoufia Berrechid's stadium before that.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Maghreb have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Maghreb Fès - Wydad Casablanca 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Wydad Casablanca won three games, six matches ended with a draw and Maghreb Fès has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nine

Top Goalscorers

Wydad CasablancaA. El Kaabi
A. El Kaabi
7 goals
Wydad CasablancaS. Msuva
S. Msuva
5 goals
CasablancaA. El Amloud
A. El Amloud
4 goals

Wydad Casablanca missing players

Maghreb Fès missing players

Wydad Casablanca Maghreb Fès
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 4 Played P 2 9 19
10 6 3 Won W 0 1 4
4 2 1 Drew D 0 5 10
2 0 0 Lost L 2 3 5
29 19 11 Scored S 2 8 18
13 5 4 Conceded C 4 12 21
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 84%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 78% 74%
50% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 32%
31% 38% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 11% 11%
12% 12% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 11% 5%
50% 50% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 63%
50% 50% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 21%
6% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
9.2 12.1 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 6.8 6.8
4.8 6 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.7 2.5
38% 40% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 33% 38%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • All of Wydad Casablanca's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Maghreb Fès have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Maghreb Fès have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Wydad Casablanca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Wydad Casablanca have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Maghreb Fès have scored away.
  • Wydad Casablanca have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Wydad Casablanca have the most scored goals (19) at home in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have the most scored goals (29) in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have the the best goal difference (+16) in Botola Pro
  • 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 16 10 4 2 29 13 8 6 2 0 19 5 8 4 2 2 10 8 16 34
2 Raja Casablanca 17 9 6 2 25 14 9 6 2 1 14 5 8 3 4 1 11 9 11 33
3 FAR Rabat 18 8 7 3 23 16 9 3 4 2 10 10 9 5 3 1 13 6 7 31
4 Hassania Agadir 18 7 7 4 15 11 9 5 2 2 11 6 9 2 5 2 4 5 4 28
5 Ittihad Tanger 18 7 4 7 20 22 9 3 2 4 11 11 9 4 2 3 9 11 -2 25
6 Mouloudia Oujda 18 7 3 8 22 19 10 3 1 6 13 12 8 4 2 2 9 7 3 24
7 RSB Berkane 18 6 5 7 18 20 9 2 4 3 9 8 9 4 1 4 9 12 -2 23
8 Olympic Safi 19 6 5 8 20 28 9 3 4 2 11 12 10 3 1 6 9 16 -8 23
9 FUS Rabat 18 5 7 6 20 22 9 2 3 4 11 14 9 3 4 2 9 8 -2 22
10 Maghreb Fès 19 4 10 5 18 21 10 3 5 2 10 9 9 1 5 3 8 12 -3 22
11 Difaa El Jadida 18 5 6 7 17 21 9 2 4 3 5 6 9 3 2 4 12 15 -4 21
12 Chabab Mohammedia 19 3 11 5 14 13 9 2 4 3 5 4 10 1 7 2 9 9 1 20
13 Moghreb Tetouan 18 3 11 4 22 23 9 1 5 3 11 13 9 2 6 1 11 10 -1 20
14 Rapide Oued Zem 18 4 8 6 17 22 9 3 3 3 10 12 9 1 5 3 7 10 -5 20
15 Youssoufia Berrechid 18 3 10 5 11 15 8 1 5 2 4 5 10 2 5 3 7 10 -4 19
16 CR Khemis Zemamra 18 3 4 11 16 27 9 1 4 4 9 12 9 2 0 7 7 15 -11 13

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.