DR Congo and Zambia are set to clash today at Stade Laurent Pokou in San Pédro for the initial fixture of the group stage in CAN 2024, hosted in Ivory Coast. Both nations, part of Group F, share the stage with Morocco and Tanzania that faced each other earlier today.
DR Congo, led by Sporting de Braga forward Simon Banza, the leading goal-scorer in the Liga Portugal Betclic, secured their spot as group winners and anticipates their 20th appearance in the prestigious African football tournament.
Zambia, the 2012 champions currently guided by experienced Israeli coach Avram Grant, also clinched their group, marking their 18th participation at this level, the matchup promises excitement and anticipation.
Zambia, the 2012 winners.
Recent performance key points:
- Zambia has witnessed more than 1.5 goals in their last four games.
- DR Congo found the net in six out of their last ten games
- The last five games between the two teams saw more than 1.5 goals.
- DR Congo conceded goals in four of their last seven games.
- DR Congo boasts Sporting de Braga forward Simon Banza, the leading scorer in the Portuguese league.
What’s our prediction for the match?
Anticipating a closely contested game, the DR Congo holds a slight favoritism, yet Zambia presents compelling reasons to pose a challenge, particularly in the final third of the field. The prediction for the DR Congo vs. Zambia matchup leans toward over 1.5 goals.
