EL JADIDA. Difaâ El Jadida prevailed over Wydad Casablanca to win 2-1. It was Difaâ El Jadida to strike first with a goal of Z. Hadraf at the 15′. Then A. Gaadaoui scored again for Difaâ El Jadida in the 38′ minute with a goal. Eventually, Y. Attiat-Allal reduced the distance for Wydad Casablanca with a goal. Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ Wydad Casablanca was much better in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi stadium in El Jadida on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.4 degrees Celsius or 63.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Difaâ El Jadida

2 - 1

Wydad Casablanca

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 4 Total 18
  • 3 On Target 7
  • 1 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 76 Attack 122
  • 32 Dangerous attack 68
  • 121 Ball safe 117
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Wydad Casablanca had a strong ball possession 63% while Difaâ El Jadida was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wydad Casablanca had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, Difaâ El Jadida was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Difaâ El Jadida shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Wydad Casablanca shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Difaâ El Jadida received 2 yellow cards (H. I. Sawadogo and S. Barrouhou). On the other side, Wydad Casablanca received 3 yellow cards (S. Benyachou, A. Aboulfath and H. Ait Allah).

Match Timeline

15'
36'
S. Benyachou- Yellow
37'
A. Aboulfath- Yellow
38'
45'
45'
53'
60'
60'
Mustapha Chichane- sub ->J. M. El
75'
77'
81'
86'
86'
86'
B. Gaddarine- sub ->Y. Attiat-Allal
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wydad Casablanca
63
30
Raja Casablanca
60
30
FAR Rabat
48
30
Maghreb Fès
45
30
FUS Rabat
43
30
RSB Berkane
41
30
Olympic Safi
39
30
Difaâ El Jadida
38
30
Riadi Salmi
36
30
Khouribga
36
30
Hassania Agadir
34
30
Chabab Mohammédia
34
30
Mouloudia Oujda
33
30
Ittihad Tanger
33
30
Rapide Oued Zem
29
30
Youssoufia Berrechid
26
30

After playing this match, Difaâ El Jadida will have 20 points to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Wydad Casablanca will stay with 32 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Botola Pro, Difaâ El Jadida will play away with Youssoufia Berrechid on the 26th of December with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Youssoufia Berrechid (1 draw).

Wydad Casablanca will host Mouloudia Oujda on the 24th of December with a 10-1 head to head stats in favor of Wydad Casablanca (5 draws).

Difaâ El Jadida – Formation

Difaâ El Jadida
G
S. Barrouhou 1.Morocco
90'
D
C. El Maftoul 99.Morocco
86'
D
E. Boukhriss 33.Morocco
D
M. El Jaaouani 6.Morocco
D
Mouhcine Rabja 20.Morocco
D
Dieumerci Amale 23.DR Congo
D
C. Banga 14.Cameroon
D
Abdelhamid Bouba Lahcen 94.Morocco
M
A. Hadraf 11.Morocco
F
Z. Hadraf 7.Morocco
15'
F
Ayoub Al Gaadaoui 17.Morocco
45' 38'
Substitutes
G
Mohamed Chennouf 12.Morocco
D
Mustapha Chichane 8.Morocco
75'
D
Mourad Kaaouach 5.Morocco
D
Mouad Chougag 13.Morocco
M
Ismaël Sawadogo 2.Burkina Faso
45' 53'
M
M. Tamayazou 24.Morocco
F
M. Fikri 9.Morocco
86'
F
Hamza Darai 21.Morocco
F
K. Chaban 18.France

The manager Abdelhak Benchikha decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Difaâ El Jadida made 3 changes: A. Gaadaoui for H. I. Sawadogo (45′), J. M. El for E. M. Chichane (75′) and C. El Maftoul for M. Fikri (86′).

Wydad Casablanca – Formation

Wydad Casablanca
G
Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti 26.Morocco
D
A. Aboulfath 4.Morocco
37'
M
R. Jaadi 19.Morocco
86'
M
A. El Hassouni 10.Morocco
86'
M
Achraf Dari 3.Morocco
M
Yahya Jabrane 5.Morocco
M
H. Ait Allal 31.Morocco
60' 45'
M
S. Benyachou 34.Morocco
36'
F
Simon Msuva 11.Tanzania
60'
F
Guy Mbenza 9.Republic of the Congo
F
Yahia Attiyat Allah 14.Morocco
86' 81'
Substitutes
A. Haimoud 13.Morocco
G
Aissa Sioudi 27.Morocco
D
A. Serrhat 6.Morocco
D
Z. Kiani 23.Morocco
D
M. Rahim 24.Morocco
M
B. Aouk 17.Morocco
77'
M
B. Gaddarine 8.Morocco
86'
F
M. Chrachem 37.Morocco
60'
F
Juvhel Tsoumou 40.Republic of the Congo
60'

Walid Regragui played with: .

Substitutions

Wydad Casablanca made 6 changes: S. Msuva for H. Abdallah (60′), R. Jaadi for J. Tsoumou (60′), H. Ait Allah for M. Chrachem (60′), A. El Hassouni for B. Aouk (77′), R. Jaadi for A. El Hassouni (86′) and Y. Attiat-Allal for B. Gaddarine (86′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Botola Pro.​