Botola Pro · Matchday 7 
Our pick Draw Missed
Kawkab Marrakech and Wydad AC meet with the top two in sight
League leaders Kawkab Marrakech are two points clear of third-placed Wydad AC ahead of a meeting between two top-four sides. Both arrive on strong unbeaten runs, while their latest encounter ended goalless.
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Match report
Final result: Kawkab Marrakech 2-1 Wydad AC.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 15–10; Shots on target: 5–6; Corners: 1–3.
Goals
- 18' Oussama·Mahrous · Kawkab Marrakech
- 43' saleh essallami · Oussama·Mahrous · Kawkab Marrakech
- 60' Oussama Zemraoui · Silvère Ganvoula · Wydad AC
Cards
- 7' Haitam Hamani · Wydad AC
- 42' Aymane El Hassouni · Wydad AC
- 81' Hamza Rafa · Kawkab Marrakech
- 85' Nabil Khali · Kawkab Marrakech
- 88' Youssef Zghoudi · Kawkab Marrakech
- 90+5' Sallah Moussaddaq · Wydad AC
- 90+6' Amine ouuad el · Kawkab Marrakech
Match stats
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Kawkab Marrakech · 4-2-3-1
- 67A. El OuaadG
- 15Abdellah BouallaliD
- 20Mouhcine RabjaD
- 21Hamza RafaM
- 14H. SmaaliM
- 13haimoud abdallahM
- 25N. KhaliM
- 5O. MahrousM
- 11S. EssallamiF
- 19Jawad rhabraF
- 77A. MaamouriF
Coach: Y. Safri
Wydad AC · 4-2-3-1
- 1R. GhanimiG
- 13S. Moussaddaq KerboubD
- 2M. MoufidD
- 25I. DayoD
- 14Y. Attiat-AllahD
- 23Oussama ZemraouiM
- 33A. KhalloufiM
- 7Haitam HamaniM
- 10Aymane El HassouniM
- 27J. BakasuM
- 15S. GanvoulaF
Coach: N. Nabi
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Kawkab Marrakech | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Wydad AC | 1.0 | 0.7 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawkab Marrakech | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| 3 | Wydad AC | 6 | +2 | 11 |
Last meetings
- 2026 Kawkab Marrakech 0-0 Wydad AC
- 2025 Wydad AC 1-0 Kawkab Marrakech
- 2019 Kawkab Marrakech 3-3 Wydad AC
- 2019 Wydad AC 3-1 Kawkab Marrakech
- 2018 Wydad AC 4-1 Kawkab Marrakech
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Open game
- Expected goals (model)
- 0.98 – 0.88
- Double chance
- 1X · 71%12 64% · X2 65%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 29%Over 1.5: 58% · Over 3.5: 12%
- Both teams score
- 39%
- Clean sheet
- 42% – 37%Kawkab Marrakech–Wydad AC
- Half-time result
- X · 53%1 25% · 2 22%
- Half-time / full-time
- X/X · 27%1/1 19% · 2/2 16%
- Expected corners
- 4.42.3 – 2.1 · Over 9.5: 10%
- Expected cards
- 4.22.5 – 1.7 · Over 3.5: 60%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
Two points between the top four
The latest meeting between Kawkab Marrakech and Wydad AC finished 0-0 in April, and their next encounter carries a clear league-table edge: the sides are first and third, with Kawkab two points ahead after six matches. A home win would widen that gap; a Wydad victory would bring the visitors closer and keep them in touch with the leaders.
Kawkab sit top of the 16-team table on 13 points, while Wydad have 11. Both are among the top four, so the points on offer matter to each side’s position near the summit.
Strong runs on both sides
Kawkab are unbeaten in five, with four wins and a draw across that run. Their latest league match was a win, and they have scored six and conceded two in their last five.
Wydad have also gone five matches without defeat, taking three wins and two draws in that span. They have won their last two league games and conceded just once across their past five.
The home side have four wins, a draw and a defeat from six league matches overall. Wydad’s record is three wins, two draws and a defeat. Kawkab have scored eight league goals; Wydad have conceded four and kept four clean sheets.
A history of tight encounters
Wydad are unbeaten in the last five meetings, winning three and drawing two; Kawkab have not won any of them. The latest was the 0-0 draw in April. Two of those five matches featured two goals or fewer, a reminder that this fixture can be closely contested.
Home edge against Wydad’s away record
Kawkab have taken a win, a draw and a defeat in three home league matches, scoring five and conceding five. Wydad, by contrast, have won both of their away games, scoring three times without conceding and keeping a clean sheet in each.
That contrast could shape the contest: Kawkab have been productive at home, but Wydad’s away defending has been especially firm.
The points are the main prize
No named players are singled out, so the focus is on the teams’ collective form. Kawkab’s five-match unbeaten run and two-point lead give them the chance to strengthen their position at the top. Wydad’s consecutive wins offer a platform to close the gap.
Our prediction
A tight, low-scoring contest looks likely, with Kawkab’s home scoring record balanced by Wydad’s clean sheets away from home. PreviaXI’s model leans slightly towards the leaders, while its most likely score is a goalless draw.
Kawkab Marrakech 0-0 Wydad AC
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