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
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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.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2018 | Congo(away) | 1-3 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Sep 9, 2018 | Congo DR(home) | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Jul 22, 2018 | Sierra Leone(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Jul 22, 2017 | Mauritania(away) | 1-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jul 15, 2017 | Mauritania(home) | 0-2 | African Nations Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2018 | Liberia(home) | 3-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Sep 9, 2018 | Zimbabwe(home) | 1-1 | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Jan 28, 2018 | Libya(home) | 2-2 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 24, 2018 | Angola(home) | 0-0 | African Nations Championship |
| Jan 20, 2018 | Burkina Faso(home) | 2-0 | African 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).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2018 | Congo 3-1 Liberia | Africa Cup of Nations |
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.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3 | 4/11 | 4/11 |
| Congo | 1.1 | 1.3 | 4 | 11/15 | 6/15 |
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