Botswana vs D.R. Congo prediction: AFRICA: Africa Cup of Nations betting tips on match 2025-12-29 19:00.
[p]Botswana have nothing but pride to play for on the final matchday in Group D at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) when they meet a D.R. Congo side who are battling for top spot. Â [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Botswana’s hopes of progressing to the AFCON knockouts are over after being soundly beaten 3-0 by Senegal and most recently 1-0 by Benin, two matches which saw them manage only one combined shot on target! Those losses extended their miserable run of form to six defeats in seven internationals (D1), while a hefty 14 goals conceded during that period points to major defensive deficiencies. Their performances at this tournament come as little surprise though, as the Zebras have little history on this stage, with their only previous AFCON appearance ending with three successive losses in 2012, a feat they will try to avoid matching here.[/p]
[p]D.R. Congo are entering this matchday second, but only on a goal difference behind group favorites Senegal, who they held to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Sébastien Desabre’s men are trying to build on their fourth-placed finish in the previous edition of this tournament and simply avoiding defeat here will guarantee their progression to the next stage, although even that may not be needed. With five victories across their last six competitive matches (D1), during which they kept four clean sheets, the Leopards should feel confident as they try to seal their fifth consecutive knockout appearance at this tournament, but more offensive power would be welcomed as they failed to score more than once inside 90 minutes in all six of those matches. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This will be the fourth historical meeting between these two countries, with D.R. Congo unbeaten across all three previous matches (W1, D2) and Botswana yet to score.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Botswana have failed to score in four of their last five competitive matches.[/p]
[p]Botswana faced 21 shots on target in their opening two AFCON matches.[/p]
[p]None of D.R. Congo’s last seven matches saw over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]D.R. Congo have opened the scoring in eight of their last nine internationals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Botswana forward Tumisang Orebonye has opened the scoring in five of his last eight goalscoring appearances (all for his club side). CĂ©dric Bakambu opened the scoring for D.R. Congo against Senegal, the only one of his last five international goals to arrive after the break.[/p]
[p]Botswana don’t appear to have any fresh injuries, whilst D.R. Congo’s Arthur Masuaku was substituted with an issue in their last match.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With Botswana having nothing to play for, we suggest betting on a D.R. Congo clean sheet victory. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]