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Egypt - Congo DR
Africa Cup of Nations - Laurent Pokou Stadium
4th Round
Prediction 1
Egypt to Score First
7/10 (1.70)
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Prediction 2
BTTS
23/20 (2.15)
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*The odds in this article were correct at the time of writing, but are subject to change.
Sparks will fly as Egypt and DR Congo battle for supremacy at the Laurent Pokou Stadium on Sunday. Which of these outfits will advance to the quarter-final of the Africa Cup of Nations?
Egypt vs DR Congo prediction, betting tips & odds
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Hot tip – Egypt to score first
- Egypt opened the scoring in six of their last eight matches.
- DR Congo conceded first in four of their last five games.
Also, Egypt drew first blood the last two times these teams met in competitive fixtures. These are the reasons why ‘Egypt to score first' is one of our favourite Egypt vs DR Congo predictions.
Latest odds
Head to Head
26/06/19
Africa Cup of Nations ACN
Egypt
Congo DR
2
0
Last Five - Egypt
19/11/24
Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa
Botswana
Egypt
1
1
D
15/11/24
Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa
Cape Verde Islands
Egypt
1
1
D
15/10/24
Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa
Mauritania
Egypt
0
1
W
11/10/24
Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa
Mauritania
Egypt
0
2
W
10/09/24
Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa
Botswana
Egypt
0
4
W
Last Five - Congo DR
19/11/24
Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa
Ethiopia
Congo DR
2
1
L
16/11/24
Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa
Guinea
Congo DR
1
0
L
15/10/24
Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa
Tanzania
Congo DR
0
2
W
10/10/24
Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa
Tanzania
Congo DR
0
1
W
09/09/24
Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Africa
Ethiopia
Congo DR
0
2
W
Win probability
- Egypt: 19/20 (1.95) – 51.3
- Draw: 19/10 (2.90) – 34.5
- DR Congo: 2/1 (3.00) – 33.3
It's evident from these Egypt vs DR Congo odds that Egypt are the expected winners at 19/20 (1.95). Teams with these odds usually have a 51.3 percent probability of winning.
For more football betting tips on this game, check out the over/under goals market. The over 2.5 option can be backed at 33/20 (2.65) with an implied probability of 37.7 percent, while the under 2.5 option is priced at 4/9 (1.44) with a probability of 69.2 percent.
Egypt vs DR Congo prediction – Other tips
Draw
- Egypt drew all of their group games.
- DR Congo also drew all of their group matches.
Under 2.5 goals
- Three of the last four clashes between these sides went south of the 2.5 goal marker.
- Less than three goals were scored in 11 of DR Congo's last 12 games.
Egypt vs DR Congo team news
Egypt
Egypt managed to get by in Group B, after playing three consecutive 2-2 draws. They are now on an eight-match unbeaten run across all competitions, with four wins and four draws.
Rui Vitoria's men will hope to get back to winning ways as they take on DR Congo.
Predicted lineup: Gabal, Fatouh, Abdelmonem, Hegazy, Hany, Ashour, Attia, Fathi, Marmoush, Mohamed, Zizo.
DR Congo
Coincidentally, DR Congo are the only other team besides Egypt to draw all of their group games in AFCON 2023. They have no wins in their last five games, with three draws and two losses.
Sebastien Desabre will hope to steer his team to victory as they square off against the most successful team in the history of this tournament.
Predicted lineup: M'Pasi, Masuaku, Batubinsika, Mbemba, Kalulu, Moutoussamy, Pickel, Mayele, Mfulu, Mvumpa, Wissa.
Egypt
Congo DR
*Confirmed Egypt vs DR Congo lineups will appear here around 60 minutes before kick-off.
Player to watch: Mostafa Mohamed
It's important to note that Mostafa Mohamed scored in all of Egypt's group games, and is the only player to score in three consecutive matches at this edition of the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Nantes player is two goals behind Emilio Nsue in the race to the AFCON Golden Boot, he'll look to catch up by scoring a couple of goals on Sunday.
