Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Chabab Rif Hoceima (2nd, 58 pts) and Chabab Mohammedia (13th, 41 pts). Recent form told a different story for Chabab Rif Hoceima: only 19th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Scoring rates set the scale: Chabab Rif Hoceima 0.86 scored and 0.66 conceded per game, Chabab Mohammedia 0.71 and 1.03, with the league averaging 0.91.
Defeat had followed defeat for Chabab Mohammedia — five in succession. Over the last five, Chabab Rif Hoceima had taken 7 of 15 points to Chabab Mohammedia's 0.
Stade Mimoun Al Arsi in Al Hoceima, capacity 12,000, hosted the game.


