AFCON Qualification · Sunday 31 March 1985 · Brazzaville, Congo
Congo 2–5 DR Congo (31 Mar 1985): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Congo winDrawDR Congo win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 13 between Congo and DR Congo.
- Head-to-head before this game: Congo 5 wins, DR Congo 5, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Congo 2–2 DR Congo on 29 July 1981 (International Friendly).
- Congo won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 13 goals.
- DR Congo won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Congo 1537, DR Congo 1569 — Congo were favourites.
Congo: last 5 matches
- 1–2 vs Ivory Coast20 Feb 1985 · International Friendly
- 2–2 vs Cameroon20 Dec 1984 · UDEAC Cup
- 3–0 vs Gabon17 Dec 1984 · UDEAC Cup
- 2–1 vs Central African Republic12 Dec 1984 · UDEAC Cup
- 5–0 vs Equatorial Guinea9 Dec 1984 · UDEAC Cup
DR Congo: last 5 matches
- 1–2 vs Ivory Coast5 Mar 1985 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Gabon25 Nov 1984 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–0 vs Gabon11 Nov 1984 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–2 vs Ghana2 Aug 1981 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–2 vs Congo29 Jul 1981 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Congo2–2DR Congo29 Jul 1981 · International Friendly
- DR Congo1–2Congo25 Jun 1980 · International Friendly
- DR Congo4–1Congo29 Apr 1979 · AFCON Qualification
- Congo4–2DR Congo15 Apr 1979 · AFCON Qualification
- Congo2–1DR Congo5 Mar 1974 · Africa Cup of Nations
- Congo0–2DR Congo27 Feb 1972 · Africa Cup of Nations