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Canada vs Morocco, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
1 2
Full Time
Thu 1 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Al Thumama Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Canada vs MoroccoWorldcup at Al Thumama Stadium.

  • Canada 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)
  • Morocco 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa
  • Referee Raphael Claus
  • Referee Juan Martinez
  • Referee Julio Bascunan
  • Referee Danilo Simon
  • Referee Yoshimi Yamashita

Head-to-Head

2
Canada 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Morocco

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Morocco H 1–2 L
27 Nov Croatia A 1–4 L
23 Nov Belgium A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Canada A 2–1 W
27 Nov Belgium A 2–0 W
23 Nov Croatia H 0–0 D
25 Jun Spain A 2–2 D
20 Jun Portugal A 0–1 L
15 Jun Iran H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Canada Morocco
#6 Position #10
4 Points 7
3 Played 3
1 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
8 Scored 6
3 Conceded 3
+5 GD +3
1.33 PPG 2.33
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Canada this season
33% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season

Canada are 6th (4 pts). Morocco are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Canada
0-15
/
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/
46-60
/3
61-75
1/
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
/2
76+
5/
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Canada
Jonathan David 3 G
Cyle Larin 2 G
Morocco
Ismael Saibari 3 G
Soufiane Rahimi 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Canada vs Morocco — let the football do the talking.
  • 4' A stunning finish from Hakim Ziyech — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 7' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Junior Hoilett.
  • 12' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 22' It looks surprising Morocco does not make any changes. Alistair Johnston has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 23' Brilliant from the ! Youssef En-Nesyri makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 23.
  • 26' Jonathan Osorio catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 26.
  • 27' Jonathan Osorio picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 32' Canada are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Morocco's shape.
  • 37' Canada currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' Brilliant from the ! Nayef Aguerd makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 40.
  • 41' Magnificent from Nayef Aguerd! That is 19 goals in 312 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 45' Sam Adekugbe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 48' Youssef En-Nesyri doubles the advantage! 1-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Morocco that had 17 games and scored 22 goals.
  • 58' Morocco international Zakaria Aboukhlal has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' The Canada bench stirs into life. Mark-Anthony Kaye is withdrawn and Atiba Hutchinson gets his opportunity.
  • 61' Another substitution for Canada to replace Cyle Larin by Jonathan David on 61 minute.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Morocco! Zakaria Aboukhlal comes on to replace Sofiane Boufal.
  • 70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Canada and Morocco are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 75' Canada started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 76' Junior Hoilett makes way for David Wotherspoon at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Canada.
  • 81' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Herdman will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 84' Steven Vitoria was booked on 84.
  • 85' Yahya Jabrane gets the nod from Morocco. He replaces Achraf Hakimi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cyle Larin suffering a number of foals already.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Morocco players.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 Canada xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Morocco xG
I would bet for: Canada or Morocco 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Canada35% Draw27% Morocco38%
Actual: Morocco win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Canada or Draw
61%
Draw or Morocco
65%
Canada or Morocco
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Canada27% Draw43% Morocco30%
Actual: Morocco win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6.1%
0 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Canada

Handicap Canada covers Push Morocco covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% 65%
+0.5 61% 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% 8%

Clean Sheet

Canada keeps clean sheet
21%
Morocco keeps clean sheet
22%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.