Match Report
In the standings it was Chabab Mohammédia 12th on 31 points, Khouribga 15th on 28 — separated by 3. OC Khouribga had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Per game in the league, Chabab Mohammédia were scoring 0.9 and conceding 1.2, Khouribga 0.97 and 1.2, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
11 games without a win framed Khouribga's arrival. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Chabab Mohammédia against 2/15 for Khouribga.
With 10 matches recorded and 2.2 yellow cards per game, S. El Atifi was the man in the middle. Stade Al Bachir in Mohammédia, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Chabab Mohammédia led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.