Post-match stats: FAR Rabat extend unbeaten run as Berkane struggle on the road
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FAR Rabat’s 2-0 victory in the first leg of the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League over RS Berkane was underpinned by dominant numbers, extending their unbeaten run in the competition to eight matches.
The post-match statistics highlight the Moroccan side’s defensive strength, with no team keeping more clean sheets in this season’s competition.
In contrast, RS Berkane’s struggles away from home continued, with the visitors failing to score in three of their last four away defeats.
The data also reflects FAR Rabat’s control of the contest, with Berkane registering their first shot only late in the first half, underlining the hosts’ dominance.
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FAR Rabat are unbeaten across their last eight games in the CAF Champions League (W4 D4), never conceding more than one goal during that run.
RS Berkane have lost three of their last four away games in the CAF Champions League (W1), failing to score in all three defeats.
No side have kept more clean sheets than FAR Rabat in the CAF Champions League this season (5, level with Stade Malien).
RS Berkane’s first shot in this match came at 49th minute, their longest wait for a first shot in the CAF Champions League.
Khalid Aït Ouarkhane’s goal was the second scored by a FAR Rabat substitutes in the CAF Champions League this season (also Hamza Khaba vs Kabylie in January), with only ES Tunis (3) scoring more goals via substitutes in the competition this season.
FAR Rabat’s Ahmed Hammoudan has scored two goals in his last three games in the CAF Champions League, more than he scored in his first 14 appearances in the competition (1 goal).