Olympique de Safi vs FUS Rabat Prediction: Battle of Confederation spot

The match between Olympique de Safi and FUS Rabat for a berth in the CAF Confederations Cup will be played at Stade El Massira. With only six points separating them, a victory should be enough to determine who will finish in third place. But here, I break down the match in great depth.

Olympique de Safi's previous matches included two wins against UTS Rabat and Difaa El Jadida and one loss against Moghreb Tétouan, as well as two draws against Chabab Mohammédia and Hassania Agadir. Olympique de Safi was able to score six goals but allowed five goals to be scored against them. During the course of the current league season, Olympique de Safi has scored 1.12 goals on average per game. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team has been given 59 yellow cards and 6 red cards, which results in an average of 0.62 fouls committed in every game that they have participated in. Olympique de Safi appears to be adept at holding possession of the ball, as seen by his season-long average of 51.28% possession.

FUS Rabat comes into this match having won three of their most recent five matches against Raja Casablanca, Difaa El Jadida, and UTS Rabat and losing two of those matches against RSB Berkane and FAR Rabat. Seven goals were scored by the away team in those matches, while they gave up three. When playing away from home, FUS Rabat had a goal differential of 0.54 while scoring 1.23 goals per game on average. A total of 11 fouls were committed by the team, yet they were given 52 yellow cards and one red card. The FUS Rabat team has only managed to keep control of the ball an average of 49.27% of the time so far this season.

Olympique de Safi and FUS Rabat have a relatively solid head-to-head history, as they have played 29 times in the previous seasons, with Olympique de Safi winning 8 games and FUS Rabat winning 12 games. In all, Olympique de Safi has won 8 games against FUS Rabat, while FUS Rabat has won 12 games. There were nine games that ended in ties. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Olympique de Safi scored 21 goals, while FUS Rabat managed to score 34.

There is a lot riding on the outcome of this match; therefore, it will undoubtedly be a survival of the fittest. Although both teams are competing for a berth in the CAF Confederations Cup, I think the home team has a better chance of winning this league matchup. Bets on over 1.5 goals could be explored, as I anticipate the away team will be looking forward to scoring at least once, even if a draw would be a significant point.