Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Wydad Casablanca (5th, 43 pts) held a 21-point advantage over Olympic Safi (16th, 22 pts). Wydad Casablanca's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Wydad Casablanca 1.3 scored and 1.1 conceded per game, Olympic Safi 0.8 and 1.4, with the league averaging 1.08.
Wydad Casablanca had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Olympic Safi, 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 3 Wydad Casablanca wins, 3 for Olympic Safi, 2 draws, at 2.63 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 63% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Stade Mohamed V staged the fixture, a ground that holds 55,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Wydad Casablanca: Hamza Hannouri (65')
Key stats
Possession: Wydad Casablanca 62% · Olympic Safi 38% · Total shots: 7-12 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 3-3