Egypt vs DR Congo Prediction & Match Preview

• Egypt lost just one of the last 17 games across competitions.
• DR Congo are winless in six straight fixtures in all competitions.
• Mostafa Mohamed has three goals to his name in three appearances at the 2024 AFCON.

Despite failing to win any of their group-stage games, the likes of Egypt and DR Congo will lock horns in the last 16 round affair on Sunday evening at Stade Laurent Pokou in San Pedro. Both teams advanced to the knockout phase with three draws in the groups.

Such sequence of events certainly represents a disappointment for seven-time AFCON champions Egypt. They revealed plenty of defensive holes in three separate 2-2 stalemates, especially against the likes of Mozambique and Cape Verde. The Pharaohs are without Mohamed Salah who suffered an injury in the first half of the Matchday No 2 clash against Ghana. Liverpool’s superstar will not return before the potential final which is a huge blow for the seven-time champions.

DR Congo failed to impress in their three group-phase games either. The fact they couldn’t get the win against the likes of Zambia or Tanzania is worrying although the 1-1 stalemate against Morocco could serve as a major confidence-booster.

DR Congo are winless in six straight outings in all competitions and they have won just one of the last ten. They possess some quality in their ranks with the likes of Yoanne Wissa and Cedric Bakambu up front but the fact they have managed to score just two goals in three group stage clashes does not promise much ahead of the match with the seven-time champions.

Recent Meetings

• Egypt have dominated this matchup historically with five wins and a draw in the last six encounters with DR Congo.
• The two teams last met each other in the group stage of the 2019 AFCON when the Pharaohs claimed an easy 2-0 win.
• DR Congo failed to score in three of the previous four encounters with Egypt.

Egypt vs D.R. Congo Prediction

Egypt is without their main star Mohamed Salah and they have by no means impressed in the group phase. However, we still see them as the favorites against DR Congo who have not been pulling up any trees in recent months.

DR Congo won just one of the last ten outings across competitions. They have scored just two goals in three group stage outings at the 2024 AFCON, the second-fewest of all teams that progressed to the knockout round. They have also failed to score in three of the last four clashes against Egypt. We’ll take the Pharaohs to win at the 2.37 odds.

Mostafa Mohamed shares the second place in the list of the tournament’s top scorers with Algeria’s Baghdad Bounedjah. Mohamed has bagged three goals so far in the competition. He will lead the lead on Sunday against DR Congo. We see big value in backing Mohamed to score anytime at the sky-high 4.33 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- January 27, 2024

Egypt vs DR Congo Betting Tips

Egypt to win

OK

	2.46 Odds
	2.38 Odds

Mostafa Mohamed to score anytime

OK

4.33 Odds

Egypt 2-0

OK

	10.00 Odds
	9.50 Odds