vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Olympique Safi arrive on the back of a 0-1 defeat in an early-September friendly against FAR Rabat; in the five competitive games before that, all in Botola Pro, they picked up three draws and two defeats: a 0-2 defeat to Raja Casablanca, a 1-1 away draw with Olympique Dcheïra, another draw, 2-2 with CODM Meknès, a 1-1 draw at CR Khemis Zemamra and, furthest back of all, a 0-1 defeat to Yacoub El Mansour. Chabab Ben Guerir instead closed last season's Botola 2 with just one win and five draws in their last six games: the most recent was a 1-1 away draw with Riadi Salmi, preceded by another goalless draw with Union Sportive Boujaad, before that a 1-1 draw at Mouloudia Oujda, further back another goalless draw with Moghreb Tetouan, further back still their only win, 1-0 away over Racing de Casablanca, and, furthest back of all, a final goalless draw with El Massira. There is no head-to-head record between the two sides. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.