The first day of the return phase will be played in its entirety. A quick assessment is necessary on the first leg which did not fail to surprise but also to disappoint.
After fifteen days in this first leg, some teams sank while others recovered spectacularly in the national championship. Since the start of this sporting season, the Berkane Sports Renaissance has proudly obtained the title of serious contender for the title, Chabab Mohammedia, that of a relegation.
Act 1 of the Botola Pro D1 inwi was therefore rich in lessons. It brought its share of certainties, revelations and disillusionments. The certainties mainly concern the RSB, the undisputed leader. The team coached by the Tunisian Moiine Chaabani closed the first leg with 36 points on the clock, 9 lengths behind the first pursuer, AS FAR.
They have the second best attack and the best defense which has only conceded six goals in 15 matches!
Armed with these statistics, the RSB will approach the return phase against an opponent who will put all these figures to the test. Indeed, the leader will host Raja Casablanca on Sunday for the 16th day. In the first leg, the Berkanis managed to beat the Greens in front of their home crowd. At home, and aware of the poor form of Raja who is going through a bad patch, the RSB does not intend to give up the victory, the first of the first leg, the 12th of the season. Raja’s poor form could paradoxically stimulate the players to come out of their torpor, they who have just lost three precious points on the pitch of Difaâ El Jadida and which cost them third place. The revelation of the first phase is none other than the Zemamra Renaissance. A discreet formation which advances quietly without arousing suspicion and which today finds itself at the foot of the podium. It is against COD Meknes that she will be brought on Saturday to confirm her status as a true revelation. When it comes to disappointments, the prize will undoubtedly be awarded to Chabab Mohammedia who had a very difficult first leg with 12 defeats, 3 draws and no victories!
The club is only five losses away from having as many league defeats in 2024 as in the whole of last year. His days are numbered among the elite if he does not get his act together quickly but above all effectively.
And it is against AS FAR that the SCCM will be called upon to do well. A complicated, even impossible, mission in light of the statistics. However, Botola has often surprised us.
This first day of the first leg is not lacking in great fights like the opposition from Wydad to the Maghreb in Fez. The small gap between the two antagonists makes this duel particularly pleasant. Wydad, at home, had already missed the mark during the first day in the last minute of the match. It’s up to him to take his revenge and start the second part of the competition under good auspices. Note that MAS amicably terminated the contract linking it to Italian coach Guillermo Arena.
It is the national executive and assistant coach, Akram Roumani, who will lead the team for this meeting.
In the other matches, the FUS will face Union Touarga in a derby open to all predictions. After a promising start, the UTS sank in the last few days. Conversely, the FUS has taken matters into its own hands to place itself today in 5th place with 23 units.
The same number of points is shared by the DHJ which is coming back from an important victory against Raja. He will speak with the Soualem Sports Youth at the Berrechid municipal stadium, which is also exhilarated by its latest success against the Moghreb of Tetouan and which comes after a series of six games without a victory.
Speaking of MAT which also dismissed its coach Aziz Amri from his duties, the results are disastrous. Two victories, 4 draws and 9 defeats, such is the result of the first phase. The Tetouanais will head to Safi in the hope of beating the local Olympic and improving their ranking.
Finally, Ittihad de Tanger and Hassania Agadir, respectively 11th and 14th with 17 and 16 points, will engage in a nice close duel where the lure of profit will animate the two clubs.
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