Congo vs Burkina Faso: result 2-0 and analysis
African Nations ChampionshipGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on January 20, 2018 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Stade Alphonse Massamba-Débat, Brazzaville
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What was the result of Congo vs Burkina Faso?
Congo won 2-0 on January 20, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 67′Carof BakouaCongo
- 90′Georges Kader BidimbouCongo
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Congo have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Burkina Faso have 4, 8 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2018 | Cameroon(away) | 1-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Nov 12, 2017 | Uganda(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Nov 8, 2017 | Benin(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Oct 8, 2017 | Egypt(away) | 1-2 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 5, 2017 | Ghana(home) | 1-5 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2018 | Angola(away) | 0-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Nov 14, 2017 | Cape Verde Islands(home) | 4-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Oct 7, 2017 | South Africa(away) | 1-3 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 5, 2017 | Senegal(home) | 2-2 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Senegal(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Congo win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Burkina Faso win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2015 | Congo 2-1 Burkina Faso | Africa Cup of Nations |
Last archived meeting: Congo vs Burkina Faso on Jan 25, 2015
How many goals should we expect?
Congo score 1.1 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Burkina Faso score 1.5 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2 | 11/15 | 7/15 |
| Burkina Faso | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Congo sit 4th in African Nations Championship (2 points from 3 matches) and Burkina Faso sit 4th (3 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Congo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy