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Congo and Ghana meet at the Stade d’Oyem in the quarter-finals of the 2017 African Nations Cup.
The history of clashes between the two countries is revealing a great balance: in the five games played, the last in 2014, both teams won two wins and three draws.
RD Congo
The Togolese side are thrilled by their 3-1 success against Togo, winning their second African Cup win: Mubele, M’Poku and Kabananga scored. To reach this stage of the competition, the Congo won the 1st position of Group C.
Observing the excellent performance of the Congolese in this competition it is possible to note that they scored on average 2 goals and suffered on average 1 goal per game, thus revealing great competence in the most offensive sector. It is important to note that the more than 2.5 goals were the winner in 67% of Congo games in the competition.
In addition, the players commanded by Florent Ibengé managed to open the scoring in the 3 games played, and in all these games won at the end of the 90 minutes. The Congo have two similar moments in the matches, and between the 46 ‘to 60’ they scored 2 goals and did not concede goals, and from 61 ‘to 75’ scored 2 goals and conceded no goals.
Ghana
Ghana come to this game with a 1-0 defeat by Egypt, but they managed to win two wins in their first two matches in the group stage. It is important to note that the Ghana reached the 2nd position of Group D after having won 6 points.
Watching the 3 games played in this African Cup of Nations it is possible to note that Ghana scored only 2 and conceded 1 goal, proving to be a team with some weaknesses in the offensive sector. It is important to note that all matches played for this group stage have finished with less than 2.5 goals.
In addition, Avram Grant’s players opened the scoring in 2 out of 3 games, and in all these games they managed to win winners in the late 90’s. It is observed that the 2 goals scored and the goal conceded in the games played by this group stage were recorded in the first half.
Prediction: under 2.5 goals @ 1.50