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Liberia vs Congo: result 2-1 and analysis

Africa Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 5Kick-off on October 16, 2018 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium, Monrovia

Liberia
2-1
Congo

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What was the result of Liberia vs Congo?

Liberia won 2-1 on October 16, 2018.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 11 matches in all competitions, Liberia have 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Congo have 3, 8 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Liberia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 11, 2018Congo(away)1-3Africa Cup of Nations
Sep 9, 2018Congo DR(home)1-1Africa Cup of Nations
Jul 22, 2018Sierra Leone(home)0-0Friendlies
Jul 22, 2017Mauritania(away)1-0African Nations Championship
Jul 15, 2017Mauritania(home)0-2African Nations Championship
Congo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 11, 2018Liberia(home)3-1Africa Cup of Nations
Sep 9, 2018Zimbabwe(home)1-1Africa Cup of Nations
Jan 28, 2018Libya(home)2-2African Nations Championship
Jan 24, 2018Angola(home)0-0African Nations Championship
Jan 20, 2018Burkina Faso(home)2-0African Nations Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Liberia win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Congo win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 11, 2018Congo 3-1 LiberiaAfrica Cup of Nations

Last archived meeting: Congo vs Liberia on Oct 11, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Liberia score 0.7 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 11; Congo score 1.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Liberia0.71.434/114/11
Congo1.11.3411/156/15

Over the last 11 matches in all competitions.

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

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