Get ready for the return leg of the Arab Club Championship Quarter-finals between Raja Casablanca and MC Alger. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
The hosts Raja Casablanca saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Botola Pro. This match was also played here at Stade Mohamed V. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, MC Alger have had more rest.
This pitch has grass, which is not MC Alger's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass MC Alger have performed like this: Played 13 matches resulting in 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats with the goal stats 19-22 (scored/conceded).
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Raja Casablanca form and stats
Last season their Arab Club Championship adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Etoile du Sahel.Raja Casablanca have performed here at Stade Mohamed V this season with 5 wins from 7 Botola Pro matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. This match is a Arab Club Championship match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses in this competition. Two home wins in a row for Raja Casablanca bring valid hopes of a third.
A nice win for Raja Casablanca last time playing, versus Khouribga. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Ayoub Nanah and Soufiane Rahimi scoring for the victors. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Vita Club.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Raja Casablanca's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won one match, drawn zero and lost one.
There will be little rest for Raja Casablanca after this match as they are travelling to FAR Rabat for a Botola Pro game in only three days.
Raja Casablanca are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. From these home matches, Raja Casablanca have conceded only 5 goals.
MC Alger form and stats
Last season their Arab Club Championship adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Al Merreikh.5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of MC Alger playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. Total Arab Club Championship statistics for MC Alger: 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss.
MC Alger play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Ain M'lila. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to WA Boufarik (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties).
Looking at the earlier recent performances of MC Alger when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing zero and winning zero games.
MC Alger are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. As opposed to that, MC Alger have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the MC Alger - Raja Casablanca 1-2 earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  B. Malango Ngita 6 goals |   S. Frioui 5 goals | H. Ahadad 4 goals |
Raja Casablanca missing players
MC Alger missing players
| Raja Casablanca | MC Alger | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Scored | S | 16 | 35 | ||
| 23 | 9 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 204 | 105 | Total Shots | T S | 108 | 237 | ||
| 108 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 46 | 109 | ||
| 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 29% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | RSB Berkane | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 29 |
| 3 | Raja Casablanca | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Mouloudia Oujda | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | FAR Rabat | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | FUS Rabat | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Moghreb Tetouan | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Difaa El Jadida | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Youssoufia Berrechid | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 10 | CR Khemis Zemamra | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | Rapide Oued Zem | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Olympic Safi | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Hassania Agadir | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Khouribga | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 15 |
| 15 | Ittihad Tanger | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -13 | 11 |
| 16 | Raja Beni Mellal | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | -17 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CR Belouizdad | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | MC Alger | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | JS Kabylie | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | CS Constantine | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | ES Setif | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | MC Oran | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | USM Alger | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 8 | JS Saoura | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Ain M'lila | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | USM Bel Abbes | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Paradou AC | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 14 | NC Magra | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 18 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 15 |
| 16 | US Biskra | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 14 |