Congo vs Zambia: prediction and stats
World Cup - Qualification AfricaGroup Stage - 6Kick-off on March 22, 2025 at 02:00 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 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Zambia have 6, 2 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2024 | Equatorial Guinea(home) | 2-1 | African Nations Championship - Qualification |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Equatorial Guinea(away) | 0-0 | African Nations Championship - Qualification |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Uganda(home) | 0-1 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Nov 14, 2024 | South Sudan(away) | 2-3 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Oct 15, 2024 | South Africa(home) | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2024 | Mozambique(away) | 3-0 | African Nations Championship - Qualification |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Sierra Leone(away) | 2-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Ivory Coast(home) | 1-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Chad(away) | 1-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Chad(home) | 0-0 | Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Congo win(s), 0 draw(s), 2 Zambia win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2023 | Zambia 4-2 Congo | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Zambia 3-1 Congo | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Congo score 0.9 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 15; Zambia score 1.0 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Zambia | 1.0 | 1.1 | 5 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Congo sit 5th in World Cup - Qualification Africa (1 points from 8 matches) and Zambia sit 4th (9 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Zambia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| 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