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Guinea will face DR Congo at the Alassane Ouattara Ebimpé Olympic Stadium on Saturday in another 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The National Elephants endured a slow start to their AFCON qualifying campaign but have picked up results in recent games and remain in contention to advance from Group H.
They locked horns with last-placed Ethiopia in their last group game and picked up a 3-0 win, with Abdoulaye Toure's first-half strike sandwiched between goals from Borussia Dortmund man Serhou Guirassy.
DR Congo, meanwhile, have breezed through the qualifiers and confirmed a spot in the final tournament next year. They beat Tanzania 2-0 in their last match and had looked set to be headed toward a goalless draw before Young Boys' Meschack Elia came off the bench to score a late brace for the Leopards.
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While Sebastien Desabre's men have nothing to play for after sealing qualification, their weekend opponents require a win on Saturday to remain in the driving seat ahead of their closing-day clash against Tanzania.
Guinea vs DR Congo Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been eight meetings between Guinea and Congo. Guinea have won two of those games while Congo have won six times, with their final matchup ending in a draw.
- The two teams last faced off in the reverse meeting of Saturday's fixture the Leopards won 1-0 via a first-half stunner from Watford midfielder Edo Kayembe.
- Congo have won their last six games in this fixture, a run stretching back to 2005.
- The National Elephants were ranked 78th in the latest FIFA rankings and now sit 21 places above their weekend opponents.
Guinea vs DR Congo Prediction
Guinea are on a run of consecutive victories after losing their three games prior. They will head into the weekend clash highly motivated, knowing a win will be enough to seal qualification providing Tanzania fail to win elsewhere.
Congo are on a five-game winning streak after winning just one of their previous 10 outings. They have had the upper hand in this fixture historically and should avoid defeat here.
Prediction: Guinea 2-2 DR Congo
Guinea vs DR Congo Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Six of the last eight matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in seven of their last eight matchups)
