World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Africa | Group Stage

Jun 6, 2024 at 5pm UK

Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecote

Congo
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Niger

Preview

Data Analysis

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

Congo

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Gabon 1-1 Congo
Monday, March 25 at 7.30pm in International Friendlies

Current Group D Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Congo	3	3	7
2	Angola	3	1	5
3	Burkina Faso	3	-2	2
4	Cameroon	3	-2	1

Niger

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
1	Ghana	3	4	7
2	Mali	3	0	4
3	Congo DR	3	0	3
4	Niger	3	-4	1

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
Congo	Draw	Niger
57.28% ( 0.07)	26.38% ( -0.01)	16.34% ( -0.06)

Both teams to score 36.95% (

-0.08)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

35.87% (

-0.04)

64.13% (

0.05)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

16.72% (

-0.03)

83.28% (

0.03)

Congo Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.23% (

0.02)

22.77% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.54% (

0.02)

56.46% (

-0.01)

Niger Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

47.84% (

-0.11)

52.16% (

0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

13.89% (

-0.07)

86.11% (

0.08)

Score Analysis

Congo 57.27%

Niger 16.34%

Draw 26.37%

Congo	Draw	Niger
1-0 @ 17.57% ( 0.04) 2-0 @ 13% ( 0.03) 2-1 @ 8.46% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 6.41% ( 0.02) 3-1 @ 4.18% ( -0) 4-0 @ 2.37% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 1.55% 3-2 @ 1.36% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.37% Total : 57.27%	0-0 @ 11.87% ( 0.02) 1-1 @ 11.43% ( -0.02) 2-2 @ 2.75% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.31% Total : 26.37%	0-1 @ 7.73% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 3.72% ( -0.02) 0-2 @ 2.52% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.37% Total : 16.34%