Congo vs Niger Prediction: Both teams will struggle again

In the ongoing World Cup Qualifier for African nations, Congo and Niger will battle it out at Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa. Let’s preview this encounter and make a prediction.

Congo will eye a win in this game as they look to boost their chances of making it to the next World Cup. In their only match in this qualifier, Congo played Zambia, and in what was a road game, they lost 4-2. In that encounter, Silver Ganvoula leveled the scores for them, having been behind in the 5th minute of the game, and while they took the lead in the 15th minute through Mons Bassouamina’s strike, they conceded three other times. However, this team has failed to win any of their last four matches, with their recent win being a 0-1 win over South Sudan in an AFCON qualifier. In that winless run, Congo lost to Mali while they drew Gabon and Gambia.

Niger had a decent poor start to this World Cup qualifier, losing 0-1 to Tanzania in the first game. However, things changed for good for this side in their game against Zambia, making sure they moved to the 3rd spot in the standings. In a game that ended 2-1, Amadou Moutari and Boubacar Goumey’s strikes were what Niger needed to take all three points despite the fact that Patson Daka pulled one back for his side. However, Niger did not have things go their way in encounters following that win, losing to Senegal and Togo, while they drew 1-1 with Burkina Faso. In their last five matches, Niger have scored a total of four goals while conceding six in that same run

I am on Congo to win this encounter despite the fact that they have not seen things working lately. On the other hand, Niger has a lot to do, considering they have not had things to do, given they have lost the majority of their last matches. Congo, at home, will have the advantage; they are the only side without a win in Group B. In what should be a match with goals, looking at the number of goals in the matches of these sides, Congo should also take maximum points here.