**Kawkab's looking for their first win at home this season, but Ittihad Tanger roll in hot with three wins in five.** 🔥 This is a proper test for the hosts in round 3.

Kawkab have been shaky—one win, three draws, one loss—and got spanked 3-2 at home by Agadir last time out. Ittihad, though? They're cruising with a 3W-1D-1L run and just beat Amal Tiznit 3-1 on the road. Head-to-head favors the visitors too.

Key storylines:

- **Kawkab** need to tighten up defensively and finally string together a solid home performance after that Agadir collapse
- **Ittihad Tanger** are the form team here, and without **A. H. Maali** on international duty, they'll lean on their attacking midfielders to keep the pressure up
- **Y. Zghoudi** and **S. A. Sellami** are Kawkab's main attacking hopes in a 4-2-3-1 that looks set for a defensive grind

Expected lineups:

- **Kawkab Athletic Club Marrakech**: A. E. Ouaad, H. Fassoukh, I. E. Alami, H. Smaali, A. Maamouri, O. Mahrous, H. Rafa, Y. Zghoudi, S. A. Sellami
- **Ittihad Tanger**: B. Abyir, A. Laaziri, M. Saoud, B. E. Ouadghiri, Z. Kiani, H. E. Moudene, E. E. Bellali, I. Dieng

Prediction:

**Ittihad Tanger 1-0** — the visitors have the edge in form and shouldn't be derailed by a patchy Kawkab side. 📍