Ghana vs Congo: result 1-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Africa3rd Round - 3Kick-off on September 1, 2017 at 03:30 PM (UTC)Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
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What was the result of Ghana vs Congo?
Ghana and Congo drew 1-1 on September 1, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 18′T. BifoumaCongo
- 86′T. ParteyGhana
Official lineup for Ghana vs Congo
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Ghana
- 3A. Gyan
- 9J. Ayew
- 10A. Ayew
- 5T. Partey
- 7C. Atsu
- 8E. Ofori
- 15J. Schlupp
- 18D. Amartey
- 2J. Attamah
- 4J. Mensah
- 1R. Ofori
Congo
- 10F. Doré
- 13T. Bifouma
- 11Fabrice N'Guessi Ondama
- 12D. Avounou
- 14Césaire Dorlich Sydney Gandzé
- 18Dolan Bahamboula
- 2Beranger Itoua
- 3M. Baudry
- 4F. Mayembo
- 21Tobias Badila
- 1Barel Morial Mouko
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Ghana have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Congo have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2017 | Burkina Faso(home) | 1-2 | African Nations Championship |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Burkina Faso(away) | 2-2 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 1, 2017 | USA(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Jun 29, 2017 | Mexico(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Ethiopia(home) | 5-0 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2017 | Congo DR(away) | 1-1 | African Nations Championship |
| Aug 10, 2017 | Congo DR(home) | 0-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Congo DR(away) | 1-3 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Mar 27, 2017 | Mauritania(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Jan 11, 2017 | Senegal(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Ghana win, 0 draws, 0 Congo wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2014 | Ghana 1-0 Congo | African Nations Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Ghana score 1.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Congo score 1.1 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1.1 | 1.0 | 5 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Congo | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Ghana sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Africa (25 points from 10 matches) and Congo sit 5th (1 point from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GhanaGroup I | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | CongoGroup E | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 1 |
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