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Congo national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Africa | Group Stage
Jun 6, 2024 at 5pm UK
Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecote
Niger national football team

Congo
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Niger

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Africa clash between Congo and Niger, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: Gabon 1-1 Congo
Monday, March 25 at 7.30pm in International Friendlies
All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: Burkina Faso 0-0 Niger
Tuesday, March 26 at 10pm in International Friendlies
Current Group B Standings P GD PTS
1Ghana347
2Mali304
3Congo DR303
4Niger3-41

We said: Congo 2-1 Niger

Having lost their opening match in Group E, Congo will head into Thursday's clash looking to get their qualifying campaign back on track. The Red Devils have enjoyed the better of this fixture, and given their home advantage, we fancy them to extend their dominance over Niger. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Congo win with a probability of 57.28%. A draw had a probability of 26.4% and a win for Niger had a probability of 16.34%.

The most likely scoreline for a Congo win was 1-0 with a probability of 17.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13%) and 2-1 (8.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (11.87%), while for a Niger win it was 0-1 (7.73%).

Result
CongoDrawNiger
57.28% (0.074000000000005 0.07) 26.38% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01) 16.34% (-0.061999999999998 -0.06)
Both teams to score 36.95% (-0.079999999999998 -0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
35.87% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)64.13% (0.046000000000006 0.05)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
16.72% (-0.029 -0.03)83.28% (0.031999999999996 0.03)
Congo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.23% (0.015000000000001 0.02)22.77% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.54% (0.018999999999998 0.02)56.46% (-0.014999999999993 -0.01)
Niger Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
47.84% (-0.111 -0.11)52.16% (0.114 0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
13.89% (-0.071 -0.07)86.11% (0.075000000000003 0.08)
Score Analysis
    Congo 57.27%
    Niger 16.34%
    Draw 26.37%
CongoDrawNiger
1-0 @ 17.57% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
2-0 @ 13% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-1 @ 8.46% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-0 @ 6.41% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
3-1 @ 4.18% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-0 @ 2.37% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.55%
3-2 @ 1.36% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 57.27%
0-0 @ 11.87% (0.02 0.02)
1-1 @ 11.43% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-2 @ 2.75% (-0.012 -0.01)
Other @ 0.31%
Total : 26.37%
0-1 @ 7.73% (-0.013 -0.01)
1-2 @ 3.72% (-0.018 -0.02)
0-2 @ 2.52% (-0.013 -0.01)
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 16.34%

How you voted: Congo vs Niger

Congo
79.2%
Draw
12.5%
Niger
8.3%
24
Head to Head
Jan 20, 2023 7pm
Group Stage
Congo
0-0
Niger
Jun 9, 2021 4pm
Friendlies 3
Niger
0-1
Congo
Mbenza (32')
Jan 21, 2021 7pm
Group Stage
Congo
1-1
Niger
Mouandza Mapata (35')
D. Obongo P. C. (28'), Ossete (40')
Issa Moussa (70' pen.)
Sofiane (51'), Harouna (66')
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