Youssoufia Berrechid - Difaâ El Jadida: Small difference between teams in Botola Pro clash

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Competition: Morocco Botola Pro
Competition: Sun 26.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Municipal de Berrechid (5000 seats)

The season has been gruelling for Youssoufia Berrechid up to now, while Difaâ El Jadida have played well. Will the guests chalk up another victory at Stade Municipal de Berrechid?

Insights:
  • Youssoufia Berrechid have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Difaâ El Jadida have the most conceded goals (20) in Botola Pro

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Youssoufia Berrechid form and stats

3-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Botola Pro numbers at home for Youssoufia Berrechid so far this season.

It's back home for Youssoufia, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Riadi Salmi away with the result 2-1.

Ahead of that match, Youssoufia lost 0-3 at home to Ittihad Tanger.

This is expected to be a close game, with Youssoufia Berrechid perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Youssoufia Berrechid as a small favourite), we find 18 games. Youssoufia has won seven of these, drawn seven and lost four.

Youssoufia Berrechid have scored 5 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Youssoufia have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Difaâ El Jadida form and stats

The visitors, who have the most conceded goals (20) in Botola Pro, are W2-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Botola Pro. Difaâ El Jadida has drawn their two previous away games.

Difaâ El Jadida go into this game after a win, the home game against Wydad Casablanca that ended 2-1.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to FUS Rabat.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 23 similar matches played by Difaâ El Jadida in our archives, and the results are: eight wins for Jadida, four draws and eleven defeats.

Jadida have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. As for defending, Jadida rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 13 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Data for the prior six meetings involving these two sides are: three wins for Youssoufia, one draw and two wins for Difaâ El Jadida. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

YoussoufiaM. Fekkak
M. Fekkak
5 goals
Difaâ El JadidaA. Hadraf
A. Hadraf
4 goals
Difaâ El JadidaZ. Hadraf
Z. Hadraf
4 goals

Youssoufia Berrechid missing players

Difaâ El Jadida missing players

Youssoufia Berrechid Difaâ El Jadida
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 3 7 13
4 3 0 Won W 1 2 5
3 1 0 Drew D 2 3 5
6 2 1 Lost L 0 2 3
14 5 0 Scored S 4 10 18
19 5 1 Conceded C 3 13 20
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
69% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 86% 85%
54% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 71% 62%
15% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 43% 31%
15% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 15%
46% 17% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 71% 69%
23% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 14% 15%
38% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 23%
 
3.9 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 8.7 7.9 6.1
3.3 3.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 3.6 4.3
1.7 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1.8
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
7.1 7.3 6 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.3 9.2
2.8 3 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.4 4
39% 28% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 35%
 
7.2 6.5 9 Shots against (avg) S A 7.7 7.6 9.5
3.1 2 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 3.3 3.7
Key stats in Botola Pro this season:
  • Difaâ El Jadida have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Difaâ El Jadida have the most conceded goals (20) in Botola Pro
  • Difaâ El Jadida have the most points from losing position (6) in Botola Pro
  • Difaâ El Jadida have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Difaâ El Jadida have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Difaâ El Jadida haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Youssoufia Berrechid have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 13 10 2 1 22 8 6 5 1 0 10 3 7 5 1 1 12 5 14 32
2 Raja Casablanca 13 8 3 2 18 8 7 4 2 1 10 5 6 4 1 1 8 3 10 27
3 FAR Rabat 13 6 5 2 15 9 7 2 3 2 6 8 6 4 2 0 9 1 6 23
4 Difaâ El Jadida 13 5 5 3 18 20 6 3 2 1 8 7 7 2 3 2 10 13 -2 20
5 Riadi Salmi 13 6 1 6 22 19 7 3 1 3 10 9 6 3 0 3 12 10 3 19
6 RSB Berkane 13 4 7 2 14 11 7 3 3 1 10 6 6 1 4 1 4 5 3 19
7 Maghreb Fes 13 4 6 3 12 8 7 3 4 0 9 2 6 1 2 3 3 6 4 18
8 Chabab Mohammedia 13 4 5 4 11 10 6 4 1 1 8 3 7 0 4 3 3 7 1 17
9 Ittihad Tanger 13 5 2 6 17 17 7 3 2 2 10 8 6 2 0 4 7 9 0 17
10 Khouribga 13 3 6 4 16 19 7 1 5 1 7 9 6 2 1 3 9 10 -3 15
11 Youssoufia Berrechid 13 4 3 6 14 19 6 3 1 2 5 5 7 1 2 4 9 14 -5 15
12 Olympic Safi 13 2 7 4 6 8 7 1 4 2 3 4 6 1 3 2 3 4 -2 13
13 FUS Rabat 13 2 6 5 11 15 6 1 3 2 6 7 7 1 3 3 5 8 -4 12
14 Hassania Agadir 13 3 2 8 8 14 6 2 0 4 5 7 7 1 2 4 3 7 -6 11
15 Mouloudia Oujda 13 2 4 7 11 19 6 1 1 4 7 13 7 1 3 3 4 6 -8 10
16 Rapide Oued Zem 13 2 4 7 5 16 6 1 1 4 1 9 7 1 3 3 4 7 -11 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.