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Congo national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Africa | Second Round
Oct 12, 2021 at 5pm UK
 
Togo national football team

Congo
1 - 2
Togo

Mbenza (71')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Placca (43'), Denkey (77')
Tchakei (28')

Preview: Congo vs. Togo - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's World Cup Qualifying - Africa clash between Congo and Togo, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Still in search of a first 2022 World Cup qualifying victory, Congo and Togo do battle at the Stade Alphonse Massemba-Debat on Tuesday.

This is the second meeting between the sides in the space of three days following a 1-1 draw on Saturday, where the visitors picked up their first point of the qualifiers.


Match preview

Congo had to settle for a point away from home for the second game running despite being in the ascendency for the majority of the contest at Stade de Kegue.

A Jacques-Alaixys Romao own goal saw Paul Put's men lead at half time but Euloge Fessou Placca struck within 10 minutes of the restart to level matters.

The Red Devils are third in Group H at the moment, seven points adrift of current leaders Senegal with only three matches left to play.

With little margin for error going forward, the central Africans take to the field in Brazzaville with the knowledge that anything short of a win would see their chances of a first-ever World Cup appearance come to an end.

Togo would have been the happier of the two sides at the sound of the final whistle in Lome where they ended a three-game losing streak.

However, Paulo Duarte's men remain bottom of the group and like Congo, failure to come out on top in their next outing would spell the end of their World Cup aspirations.

The West Africans, who have also failed to secure a place at next year's Africa Cup of Nations, are now staring at the possibility of missing out on two consecutive international tournaments.

Having found the back of the net for the first time in four matches last time out, Tuesday's visitors will be keen to push on from there.

Congo World Cup Qualifying - Africa form:
  • D
  • L
  • D

Congo form (all competitions):
  • D
  • L
  • W
  • D
  • L
  • D

Togo World Cup Qualifying - Africa form:
  • L
  • L
  • D

Togo form (all competitions):
  • L
  • W
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • D



Team News

Congo's Fernand Mayembo was given his marching orders versus Togo last time out and the Le Havre defender is suspended for Tuesday's contest.

24-year-old Morgan Poaty is a major doubt for this one after he was hauled off in the first half of the aforementioned game with an injury.

Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba is sixth on his nation's all-time scoring chart and has scored more goals for Togo than any other active player since his debut in 2016.

The likes of Richard Nane and Marouf Tchakei will be pushing for a place in the starting lineup after featuring off the bench on Saturday.

Congo possible starting lineup:
Mafoumbi; Rozan, Poaty, Tsouka, Goteni; Andzouana, Makouta, Tchimbembe; Mbemba, Ganvoula, Mboungou

Togo possible starting lineup:
Barcola; Moussa, Agbozo, Youssifou, Djene; Placca, Aholou, Romao; Doh Laba, Bebou, Henen


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We say: Congo 1-1 Togo

Both sides head into the contest already in the last chance saloon, and we anticipate an absorbing affair in this one. However, we are tipping the teams to cancel each other out and settle for a point apiece in the end.



Top tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting under 3.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 3.5:data



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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Congo win with a probability of 40.72%. A win for Togo had a probability of 31.91% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Congo win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.43%) and 2-0 (7.53%). The likeliest Togo win was 0-1 (9.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.94%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood.


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How you voted: Congo vs Togo

Congo
64.7%
Draw
29.4%
Togo
5.9%
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