International Friendly · Sunday 24 June 1979 · Lusaka, Zambia
Zambia
DR CongoZambia 4–1 DR Congo (24 Jun 1979): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Zambia winDrawDR Congo win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 10 between Zambia and DR Congo.
- Head-to-head before this game: Zambia 3 wins, DR Congo 5, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: DR Congo 2–0 Zambia on 14 March 1974 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Zambia won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 19 goals.
- DR Congo won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 12 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Zambia 1688, DR Congo 1602 — Zambia were favourites.
Zambia: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Malawi29 Apr 1979 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–0 vs Malawi15 Apr 1979 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–3 vs Malawi19 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 4–0 vs Uganda17 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 9–0 vs Kenya13 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
DR Congo: last 5 matches
- 4–1 vs Congo29 Apr 1979 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–4 vs Congo15 Apr 1979 · AFCON Qualification
- 3–1 vs Iran29 Jul 1977 · Beijing International Friendship Tournament
- 2–3 vs China19 Jul 1977 · Beijing International Friendship Tournament
- 1–0 vs Burundi7 Jul 1976 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- DR Congo2–0Zambia14 Mar 1974 · Africa Cup of Nations
- DR Congo2–2Zambia12 Mar 1974 · Africa Cup of Nations
- DR Congo2–1Zambia18 Nov 1973 · World Cup Qualification
- Zambia0–2DR Congo4 Nov 1973 · World Cup Qualification
- DR Congo3–0Zambia27 Oct 1971 · AFCON Qualification
- Zambia2–1DR Congo13 Oct 1971 · AFCON Qualification