The African Cup of Nations has reached its quarter-final stages, and on Friday night, DR Congo and Guinea go head-to-head for a place in the semi-finals of the continent's premium competition.
DR Congo booked their place in the quarter-finals with a penalty kick win over Egypt in the last-16 after normal and extra-time produced a 1-1 draw.
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The result means that DR Congo has drawn all their games at AFCON 2024.
In fact, Sebastian Desabre’s team is now winless in their last seven international games, having also won just once in their 11 outings.
Their recent international games have been low-scoring affairs, with under 2.5 goals scored in all four games at the African Cup of Nations.
The draw against Egypt in the last round means that DR Congo has won just once in their previous nine games at the African Cup of Nations.
Kaba Diawara’s team recorded a 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea to set up this clash.
However, Guinea experienced an inconsistent group campaign, picking up one win, one draw and losing once.
Like their opponents, Guinea’s recent games have been low-scoring affairs, with under 2.5 goals scored in the previous six international games.
The fact that they have kept two clean sheets in their last three outings is slightly encouraging, at least.
The victory in the last round was just their second in seven outings at the African Cup of Nations.
It was another low-scoring encounter for Guinea in the competition, as seven of their previous eight games have produced under 2.5 goals.
Considering both teams’ recent results, it is unsurprising that Forebet predicts that this encounter will produce a low-scoring draw.