This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Raja Casablanca at Stade Mohamed V when the CAF Confederations Cup tournament arrives in town and Nkana with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It's no vacation for neither Casablanca nor Nkana as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Raja Casablanca form and stats
Last season, Casablanca's CAF Confederations Cup journey ended in the group stage.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. 6W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Confederations Cup for Raja Casablanca.
Casablanca's last game was hosting Olympic Safi and winning 2-0. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Namungo.
There will be little rest for Raja Casablanca after this match as they are travelling to CR Khemis Zemamra for a Botola Pro game in only four days.
The Casablanca fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. From these home matches, Casablanca have conceded only 4 goals.
Nkana form and stats
Last season their CAF Confederations Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against CS Sfaxien.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nkana so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 2-0-8 (win-draw-lose). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the CAF Confederations Cup stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses both home and away. It's looking increasingly bleak for Nkana who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Green Buffaloes was the last time a defeat was avoided. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. Chabinga, the Nkana manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
The game before that, in the CAF Confederations Cup, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Pyramids FC.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Nkana's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 10 matches. Nkana have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Nkana - Casablanca 0-2 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  B. Malango Ngita 7 goals | S. Rahimi 6 goals | A. Hafidi 3 goals |
Raja Casablanca missing players
Nkana missing players
| Raja Casablanca | Nkana | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 15 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Scored | S | 6 | 26 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 16 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 24% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 40% | ||
| 64% | 71% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.3 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3 | ||
| 43% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Nkana | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| 2 | Raja Casablanca | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 3 | Hassania Agadir | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | FAR Rabat | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | Ittihad Tanger | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 6 | RSB Berkane | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Olympic Safi | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Mouloudia Oujda | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Youssoufia Berrechid | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Chabab Mohammedia | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | Moghreb Tetouan | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Maghreb Fes | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 13 | FUS Rabat | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 14 | CR Khemis Zemamra | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 | Difaa El Jadida | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 | Rapide Oued Zem | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ZESCO United | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 46 |
| 2 | Forest Rangers | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 3 | Zanaco | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | Power Dynamos | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 37 |
| 5 | Buildcon | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 37 |
| 6 | Nkwazi | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | Kabwe Warriors | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Lusaka Dynamos | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 34 |
| 9 | Prison Leopards | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | Red Arrows | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Indeni | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Green Eagles | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 30 |
| 13 | Green Buffaloes | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 29 |
| 14 | Lumwana Radiants | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 28 |
| 15 | Young Green Eagles | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -11 | 28 |
| 16 | NAPSA Stars | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 27 |
| 17 | Nkana | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -13 | 21 |
| 18 | Kitwe United | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 19 | -21 | 11 |