Egypt vs DR Congo
Africa Cup of Nations
Date: Wednesday, 26 June 2019
Kick off at 21:00 UK / 22:00 CET
Venue: Cairo International Stadium (Cairo).
Egyptian Form & Team News
Pharaoh survived the fear in the opening match of the African Cup against Zimbabwe with Mahmoud ‘Trezeguet’ winner Hassan who spectacularly won 1-0. Egypt has a better match from start to finish in all fairness, claiming 60% ownership.
With Trezeguet in shape and doubling British Premier League boots Mohamed Salah in their rankings, Egypt has no shortage of potential goal scorers. Zimbabwe holds fast to Javier Aguirre's forces for most of their opening matches but DR Congo is ready to fight.
Egypt have won seven of their last nine matches and can be supported for another win at 1.50 with a -1 handicap market offering greater returns at 2.60.
Congo Form & Team News
The Democratic Republic of the Congo was bleak in a 2-0 defeat to Uganda with their defense like a cheap suit under pressure. Leopards also missed opportunities at the other end and star player Yannick Bolasie had a bad match.
All is not lost for Jean-Florent Ibenge's men but the match against Egypt can hardly come at a worse time. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has only won one of their last 10 matches, drawn six and lost three.
Leopards pay 7.00 on the winning market with a draw available at odds of 4.00. There is a huge return offered for a very big result in an away match that is effective against the most successful team in African Cup history.
Egypt vs DR Congo Head to head (h2h)
The team has met each other on seven occasions.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has not registered a victory against Egypt.
Their last meeting ended in a deadlock 0-0.
The match with the highest score between them showed a score of 6-3 for Egypt.
Prediction of Egypt vs DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo will almost certainly suffer its second successive defeat in the Africa Cup of Nations campaign when they face host Egypt. The latter is currently impressive in all competitions, and without losing in one of their last three matches. Javier Aguirre's squad is one of the strongest teams in the tournament and will try to complete the group stage without defeat.
Florent Ibenge's men have not been able to provide a convincing performance in one of their last five matches, and only have one win in the same match. They also failed to keep clean sheets in two of their last three matches.
So we can definitely count on Egypt to break the deadlock and put some of their opponents. The team has recorded two clean sheets in their last three matches, so a clean sheet against the Ibenge team will be a safe bet too.
Tips for Egypt vs DR Congo Betting
DR Congo lost @ 1.50 (1/2)
Egypt won to nil @ 2.10 (11/10).
