Africa Cup of Nations · Tuesday 5 March 1974 · Alexandria, Egypt
Congo 2–1 DR Congo (5 Mar 1974): Result & Goals
Goals
- 25'
Mayanga MakuDR Congo - 70'
Jean-Michel M'BonoCongo - 81'Noël Birindi MingaCongo
Pre-match prediction
24%27%49%
Congo winDrawDR Congo win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 8 between Congo and DR Congo.
- Head-to-head before this game: Congo 2 wins, DR Congo 4, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: Congo 0–2 DR Congo on 27 February 1972 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Congo won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- DR Congo won 5 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 13 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Congo 1593, DR Congo 1760 — DR Congo were favourites.
Congo: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Mauritius3 Mar 1974 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–2 vs Mali17 Feb 1974 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Uganda1 Jan 1974 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Tunisia21 Dec 1973 · International Friendly
- 3–2 vs Uganda15 Aug 1973 · International Friendly
DR Congo: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Guinea3 Mar 1974 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–0 vs Morocco9 Dec 1973 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs Zambia18 Nov 1973 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–0 vs Zambia4 Nov 1973 · World Cup Qualification
- 4–1 vs Ghana19 Aug 1973 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Congo0–2DR Congo27 Feb 1972 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Congo0–3DR Congo12 Jan 1968 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Congo3–1DR Congo19 Apr 1967 · International Friendly
- DR Congo4–1Congo22 Jan 1967 · International Friendly
- Congo0–3DR Congo1 Feb 1965 · International Friendly
- Congo0–0DR Congo24 Feb 1964 · International Friendly