Football betting preview: Wydad Casablanca favourites when Raja Beni Mellal visits

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Wed 16.September
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Mohamed V (55000 seats)

The league table in Botola Pro tells a story about these teams so far, with Wydad Casablanca leading Raja Beni Mellal by 30 points. Match preview to follow:

The visiting Raja Beni Mellal played their last game only three days ago, a Botola Pro match. That game, against FUS Rabat, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Raja Beni Mellal.

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Wydad Casablanca form and stats

The story so far in the Botola Pro for Wydad Casablanca, who have the most scored goals (37) in Botola Pro, at their home stadium (Stade Mohamed V) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Wydad Casablanca drew their last game, 1-1 away at FAR Rabat (placed 6th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Khouribga in a game that was won 3-2.

There will be little rest for Casablanca after this match as they are travelling to CR Khemis Zemamra for a Botola Pro game in only four days.

Wydad Casablanca have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Mohamed V with 19 goals in 11 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded.

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Raja Beni Mellal form and stats

There's been little loot from Raja Beni Mellal's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 12 away games in the Botola Pro. Raja Beni Mellal, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in Botola Pro, only have 0 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Mellal have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the AS Sale game. Raja Beni Mellal have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

Mellal are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at FUS Rabat (placed 5th). Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Difaa El Jadida.

A quick return to home after this game, as Mellal are hosting Ittihad Tanger in the Botola Pro only four days away.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Mellal's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 12 matches. Mellal have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Raja Beni Mellal - Casablanca 1-2 played earlier this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Casablanca victories, zero draws and one Raja Beni Mellal win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Wydad CasablancaK. Kasengu
K. Kasengu
7 goals
Wydad CasablancaM. Babatunde
M. Babatunde
4 goals
CasablancaI. El Haddad
I. El Haddad
4 goals

Wydad Casablanca missing players

Raja Beni Mellal missing players

Wydad Casablanca Raja Beni Mellal
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 4 12 23
12 6 3 Won W 0 0 1
5 3 1 Drew D 2 3 8
5 2 0 Lost L 2 9 14
37 19 11 Scored S 2 3 12
22 11 5 Conceded C 5 15 30
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 83%
77% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 42% 52%
50% 45% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 8% 30%
27% 36% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 17%
14% 18% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
64% 64% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 25% 39%
23% 18% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 22%
14% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 75% 57%
 
4.9 5.4 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.1 3.1
4 3.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.5 4.6
1.9 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2 2.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
133 80 39 Total Shots T S 7 43 97
68 43 21 Shots on Target S O 5 15 38
54% 44% 52% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 20% 32%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest points (3) away in Botola Pro
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest scored goals (12) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest scored goals (3) away in Botola Pro
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the the worst goal difference (-18) in Botola Pro
  • Raja Beni Mellal have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Raja Beni Mellal have yet to win a game away.
  • Wydad Casablanca has the most points from losing position (14) in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca has the most scored goals (37) in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca has the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have scored more than double the goals of Raja Beni Mellal.
  • Wydad Casablanca haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 23 13 6 4 31 16 11 8 1 2 16 7 12 5 5 2 15 9 15 45
2 Wydad Casablanca 22 12 5 5 37 22 11 6 3 2 19 11 11 6 2 3 18 11 15 41
3 Mouloudia Oujda 25 10 11 4 31 21 13 8 3 2 18 10 12 2 8 2 13 11 10 41
4 RSB Berkane 23 10 11 2 23 17 12 6 5 1 17 10 11 4 6 1 6 7 6 41
5 FUS Rabat 24 9 10 5 26 22 11 6 3 2 13 10 13 3 7 3 13 12 4 37
6 FAR Rabat 24 9 8 7 30 25 14 5 5 4 16 13 10 4 3 3 14 12 5 35
7 Difaa El Jadida 25 8 11 6 23 19 13 5 7 1 12 7 12 3 4 5 11 12 4 35
8 Moghreb Tetouan 25 8 9 8 22 20 12 6 5 1 11 4 13 2 4 7 11 16 2 33
9 Olympic Safi 25 6 14 5 22 23 13 5 6 2 12 9 12 1 8 3 10 14 -1 32
10 Youssoufia Berrechid 26 8 6 12 28 39 13 7 4 2 20 14 13 1 2 10 8 25 -11 30
11 Hassania Agadir 24 7 7 10 28 32 12 5 3 4 14 13 12 2 4 6 14 19 -4 28
12 Rapide Oued Zem 24 6 9 9 20 20 12 4 6 2 13 9 12 2 3 7 7 11 0 27
13 CR Khemis Zemamra 23 6 7 10 33 32 11 4 3 4 19 14 12 2 4 6 14 18 1 25
14 Khouribga 25 5 9 11 21 33 12 3 5 4 11 15 13 2 4 7 10 18 -12 24
15 Ittihad Tanger 23 5 7 11 14 30 11 3 5 3 9 11 12 2 2 8 5 19 -16 22
16 Raja Beni Mellal 23 1 8 14 12 30 11 1 5 5 9 15 12 0 3 9 3 15 -18 11

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.