Botola Pro: Wydad Casablanca predicted to win home match against Rapide Oued Zem

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Tue 15.February
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Mohamed V (55000 seats)

A good game and three points is the only event that will satisfy the Wydad Casablanca fans in this Stade Mohamed V battle with Rapide Oued Zem, as they have a robust lead on their opponents in the Botola Pro standings.

Insights:
  • Wydad Casablanca have the most scored goals (27) in Botola Pro
  • Rapide Oued Zem have the fewest scored goals (5) in Botola Pro

Rapide Oued Zem play their home matches on artifical turf, while this match is played on grass. Relevant stats for Rapide Oued Zem when playing on grass are 5 wins, 17 draws and 19 defeats from 41 matches. They have managed to score 29 goals and conceded 50 times in these games.

These are busy days for the home side, as they were in action only four days ago in the CAF Champions League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Sagrada Esperanca, was also a home game here at Stade Mohamed V. The away team is better rested.

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Wydad Casablanca form and stats

Wydad Casablanca have been very solid at home in the Botola Pro so far, with 19 points collected from 7 matches (6-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Wydad Casablanca has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade Mohamed V, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

A 0-0 draw away in the Botola Pro before that, with Ittihad Tanger the opponent.

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 13 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in ten wins, three draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.

Casablanca are traveling soon after this match as the CAF Champions League match at Petro de Luanda awaits in four days.

Wydad Casablanca have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Mohamed V with 13 goals in 7 league matches. Wydad Casablanca have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rapide Oued Zem form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rapide Oued Zem so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose). Recent form does not give Rapide Oued Zem much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Wydad Casablanca will be a tough nut to crack.

The attacking players of Rapide have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 326 minutes.

The manager Jinani was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Stade Municipal. Rapide Oued Zem suffered a 0-2 loss to Hassania Agadir (placed 15th).

Prior to that match, the Rapide Oued Zem manager Jinani faced defeat when travelling to Difaa El Jadida and losing 0-2.

Rapide are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 8 away games. Rapide Oued Zem have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the history books show this recent game: Rapide Oued Zem - Wydad Casablanca 0-2. Wydad Casablanca-Rapide Oued Zem H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Wydad Casablanca eight wins, Rapide Oued Zem zero wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Wydad CasablancaG. Mbenza Kamboleke
G. Mbenza Kamboleke
11 goals
Wydad CasablancaS. Msuva
S. Msuva
3 goals
CasablancaA. Dari
A. Dari
2 goals

Wydad Casablanca missing players

Rapide Oued Zem missing players

Wydad Casablanca Rapide Oued Zem
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 3 Played P 2 8 16
11 6 3 Won W 0 1 2
3 1 0 Drew D 1 3 4
2 0 0 Lost L 1 4 10
27 13 7 Scored S 0 4 5
13 5 4 Conceded C 2 9 22
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 75% 81%
62% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 62%
38% 29% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 19%
25% 29% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 6%
25% 29% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 43% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 19%
62% 57% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 31%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 69%
 
3.8 5 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.1 4.3
3.5 4.3 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.9 4.4
2.7 2.7 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9 9.1 13 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 8.2 8.2
4.4 5.4 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3 2.8
39% 34% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 11%
 
4.8 6.1 5.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 10.1 8.9
1.9 2.3 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.8 3.8
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Rapide Oued Zem have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Rapide Oued Zem have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rapide Oued Zem have the fewest scored goals (5) in Botola Pro
  • Rapide Oued Zem have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Botola Pro
  • Rapide Oued Zem have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Botola Pro
  • Rapide Oued Zem have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • 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 in all their home matches so far.
  • Wydad Casablanca have scored more than double the goals of Rapide Oued Zem.
  • Wydad Casablanca have the most points (19) at home in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have the most scored goals (27) in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Botola Pro
  • Wydad Casablanca have the the best goal difference (+14) 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 16 11 3 2 27 13 7 6 1 0 13 5 9 5 2 2 14 8 14 36
2 Raja Casablanca 16 8 6 2 21 11 9 4 4 1 12 7 7 4 2 1 9 4 10 30
3 Difaa El Jadida 17 7 6 4 23 23 8 5 2 1 11 7 9 2 4 3 12 16 0 27
4 Riadi Salmi 17 7 4 6 25 21 9 4 2 3 13 11 8 3 2 3 12 10 4 25
5 FAR Rabat 17 6 7 4 18 16 9 2 4 3 7 12 8 4 3 1 11 4 2 25
6 RSB Berkane 16 5 9 2 19 13 9 4 4 1 14 7 7 1 5 1 5 6 6 24
7 Maghreb Fes 17 5 9 3 15 10 9 4 5 0 11 3 8 1 4 3 4 7 5 24
8 FUS Rabat 17 6 6 5 20 18 8 3 3 2 11 9 9 3 3 3 9 9 2 24
9 Chabab Mohammedia 17 5 7 5 16 14 8 5 2 1 12 4 9 0 5 4 4 10 2 22
10 Ittihad Tanger 17 6 3 8 19 22 9 4 3 2 11 8 8 2 0 6 8 14 -3 21
11 Youssoufia Berrechid 17 5 4 8 20 28 8 4 1 3 9 9 9 1 3 5 11 19 -8 19
12 Khouribga 16 4 6 6 21 25 8 2 5 1 9 10 8 2 1 5 12 15 -4 18
13 Mouloudia Oujda 17 4 5 8 20 25 8 2 2 4 11 16 9 2 3 4 9 9 -5 17
14 Olympic Safi 16 3 7 6 9 12 8 2 4 2 5 5 8 1 3 4 4 7 -3 16
15 Hassania Agadir 17 4 4 9 10 15 8 2 2 4 5 7 9 2 2 5 5 8 -5 16
16 Rapide Oued Zem 16 2 4 10 5 22 8 1 1 6 1 13 8 1 3 4 4 9 -17 10

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.