CASABLANCA. Raja Casablanca prevails over Olympic Safi 1-0 after R. Benayad scored just 1 goal (84′). Raja Casablanca was much superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Mohamed V stadium in Casablanca on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.71 degrees Celsius or 60.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 18 Total 9
- 4 On Target 2
- 15 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 148 Attack 91
- 97 Dangerous attack 56
- 108 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Raja Casablanca had a strong ball possession 63% while Olympic Safi was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Raja Casablanca was more aggressive with 97 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Raja Casablanca won the match.
Raja Casablanca shot 18 times, 4 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Olympic Safi shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Raja Casablanca received 2 yellow cards (Sabir Bougrine and Marouane Zila). Talking about the opposition, Olympic Safi received 3 yellow cards (Youness Najari, Cheikhna Samaké and Abdoulaye Diarra).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Raja Casablanca has 48 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Olympic Safi will stays with 31 points like Wydad Casablanca to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
Raja Casablanca – Formation
Raja Casablanca
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84'Raja Casablanca adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Joe Zinnbauer decided to play with the following team: Anas Zniti, Mohamed Boulacsout, Abdellah Khafifi, Ismail Mokadem, Youssef Belammari, Mohamed Zrida, El Mehdi Moubarik, Yousri Bouzok, Sabir Bougrine, Naoufel Zerhouni and El Mehdi Maouhoub.
The home team had on the bench: Zakaria Labib, Karim Achqar, Víctor Ábrego, Mohamed Al Makahasi, Bouchaib Arrassi, Ahmadou Ama Camara, Zoubir Yassine, Marouane Zila, Karim Al Achkar and Riad Benayad.
Substitutions
Raja Casablanca made 5 changes: El Mehdi Maouhoub for Riad Benayad (75′), Mohamed Zrida for Ahmadou Ama Camara (58′), El Mehdi Moubarik for Mohamed Al Makahasi (58′), Mohamed Boulacsout for Bouchaib Arrassi (89′) and Sabir Bougrine for Marouane Zila (89′).
Olympic Safi – Formation
Olympic Safi
Also Olympic Safi adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Zakaria Aboub played with: Khalid Kbiri Alaoui, Mohamed Mourad Naji, Abdelghafour Mehri, Yassine Kordani, Houari Ferhani, Abdelghafour Lamirat, Abderrahmane Qassaq, Abdoulaye Diarra, Hamza Moujahid, Youness Najari and Cheikhna Samaké.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Brahim El Bahraoui, Amjad Sabile, Marouane Samoudi, Abderrahmane Kernane, Boniface Haba, Souhail Yechou, Salaheddine Errahouli, Walid Rhailouf and Youssef Michte.
Substitutions
Olympic Safi made 3 changes: Youness Najari for Boniface Haba (73′), Cheikhna Samaké for Brahim El Bahraoui (48′) and Abderrahmane Qassaq for Walid Rhailouf (66′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Botola Pro.
