Congo vs Eritrea: prediction and stats
World Cup - Qualification AfricaGroup Stage - 8Kick-off on September 6, 2025 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Stade Alphonse Massamba-Débat, Brazzaville
Match cancelled
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Congo have 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats; Eritrea have 3, 1 and 11.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | Tanzania(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Nigeria(away) | 0-2 | African Nations Championship |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Senegal(away) | 1-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Sudan(home) | 1-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Equatorial Guinea(home) | 2-1 | African Nations Championship - Qualification |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2025 | Niger(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Jan 25, 2020 | Sudan(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Dec 19, 2019 | Uganda(away) | 0-3 | CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup |
| Dec 17, 2019 | Kenya(away) | 4-1 | CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup |
| Dec 15, 2019 | Somalia(away) | 0-0 | CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Congo score 0.8 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Eritrea score 0.7 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
| Eritrea | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3 | 3/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Congo | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 1 |
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