Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Raja Casablanca (3rd, 56 pts) and Olympic Safi (16th, 22 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Olympic Safi 0.8 scored and 1.4 conceded per game, Raja Casablanca 1.3 and 0.63, with the league averaging 1.08.
Level finishes had become the habit for Olympic Safi: three in a row. Over the last five, Olympic Safi had taken 4 of 15 points to Raja Casablanca's 10.
Across 10 recorded meetings, Olympic Safi have 2 wins to Raja Casablanca's 4, with 4 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 30% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Stade El Massira (capacity 20,000). On the scoreboard, Raja Casablanca led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Raja Casablanca: A. Khafifi (38'), I. Khafi (64')
Key stats
Possession: Olympic Safi 43% · Raja Casablanca 57% · Total shots: 7-10 · On target: 4-10 · Corners: 3-10