Match preview Botola Pro: Wydad Casablanca - Raja Beni Mellal at Stade Mohamed V

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Tue 18.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Mohamed V (55000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Wydad Casablanca fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Raja Beni Mellal's 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Wydad Casablanca form and stats

Wydad Casablanca, who have the most scored goals (36) in Botola Pro, have played 11 Botola Pro games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Casablanca's last game was hosting Khouribga (placed 12th) and winning 3-2. Prior to that, an away loss at RSB Berkane.

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 1 point from 10 away games in the Botola Pro. Raja Beni Mellal only have 0 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 1 draw. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

Raja Beni Mellal are travelling again after losing away to Hassania Agadir in their previous match (0-1). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Rapide Oued Zem.

Goals are few and far between in Mellal's away league games. Only 1 goal from 10 travels. Raja Beni Mellal have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Raja Beni Mellal - Casablanca 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Wydad Casablanca won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Raja Beni Mellal has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one

Top Goalscorers

Wydad CasablancaK. Kasengu
K. Kasengu
7 goals
Wydad CasablancaM. Babatunde
M. Babatunde
4 goals
Wydad CasablancaA. Noussir
A. Noussir
3 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
21 11 3 Played P 2 10 20
12 6 3 Won W 0 0 1
4 3 0 Drew D 0 1 5
5 2 0 Lost L 2 9 14
36 19 10 Scored S 0 1 10
21 11 4 Conceded C 3 13 28
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 85%
76% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 30% 50%
52% 45% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 10% 35%
29% 36% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 20%
14% 18% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 64% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 10% 35%
24% 18% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 20%
14% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 90% 60%
 
5 5.4 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 1 3.1 3.1
3.8 3.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.3 4.5
1.9 1.5 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.8 2
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
130 80 37 Total Shots T S 0 36 88
66 43 20 Shots on Target S O 0 10 31
55% 44% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 10% 32%
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest points (1) away
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest scored goals (1) away
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest scored goals (10)
  • Raja Beni Mellal has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4)
  • 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)
  • Wydad Casablanca has the most scored goals (36)
  • Wydad Casablanca has the most scored goals in the first half (15)
  • 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 21 12 6 3 30 15 10 8 1 1 16 6 11 4 5 2 14 9 15 42
2 Wydad Casablanca 21 12 4 5 36 21 11 6 3 2 19 11 10 6 1 3 17 10 15 40
3 Mouloudia Oujda 21 9 9 3 26 18 11 7 2 2 14 9 10 2 7 1 12 9 8 36
4 FUS Rabat 21 9 9 3 25 19 9 6 2 1 12 8 12 3 7 2 13 11 6 36
5 RSB Berkane 20 9 9 2 21 16 11 5 5 1 16 10 9 4 4 1 5 6 5 36
6 FAR Rabat 21 9 5 7 27 22 11 5 2 4 13 10 10 4 3 3 14 12 5 32
7 Moghreb Tetouan 21 7 9 5 19 14 10 5 5 0 9 2 11 2 4 5 10 12 5 30
8 Difaâ El Jadida 21 6 10 5 19 17 11 3 7 1 8 6 10 3 3 4 11 11 2 28
9 CR Khemis Zemamra 22 6 7 9 32 30 11 4 3 4 19 14 11 2 4 5 13 16 2 25
10 Youssoufia Berrechid 21 7 4 10 27 36 11 6 3 2 19 14 10 1 1 8 8 22 -9 25
11 Rapide Oued Zem 21 5 8 8 18 18 10 3 5 2 11 8 11 2 3 6 7 10 0 23
12 Khouribga 21 5 8 8 20 27 11 3 5 3 11 14 10 2 3 5 9 13 -7 23
13 Olympic Safi 21 3 13 5 17 21 10 2 6 2 9 9 11 1 7 3 8 12 -4 22
14 Hassania Agadir 21 5 6 10 22 29 10 4 2 4 10 11 11 1 4 6 12 18 -7 21
15 Ittihad Tanger 20 3 6 11 11 29 10 3 4 3 8 10 10 0 2 8 3 19 -18 15
16 Raja Beni Mellal 20 1 5 14 10 28 10 1 4 5 9 15 10 0 1 9 1 13 -18 8

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.