Match Report
Raja Casablanca went into the game 1st in the table on 18 points; Orlando Pirates sat 1st on 9 — a 9-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Orlando Pirates: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Raja Casablanca 2.17 scored and 0 conceded per game, Orlando Pirates 0.83 and 0.33, with the league averaging 0.9.
Raja Casablanca had won four straight. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Raja Casablanca against 5/15 for Orlando Pirates.
Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca staged the fixture, a ground that holds 55,000. Raja Casablanca led 4-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 4-0.