South Africa vs the Congo betting tip 2025 - Picks and Predictions for the AFCON Qualifiers match on October 11th, 2024

Stadium and City where South Africa vs the Congo will occur

The game will be played in the well-known Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium stadium, in the city of Port Elizabeth, with a capacity for 46082 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the South Africa vs the Congo betting tip 2025

A football match between South Africa and the Congo of the AFCON Qualifiers will take place in World on Friday, October 11th, 2024, at 17:00h (UTC), check the South Africa vs the Congo betting tip 2025 to win with your bets.

With the participation of all 54 African teams affiliated with FIFA, the AFCON qualifiers determine who will be the 24 participants in the main phase of the tournament, which takes place every two years. With two stages, the qualifier has a preliminary round with 12 teams, from which the last six qualify for the group stage. At this stage, there are 48 teams divided into 12 groups, with the top two from each group advancing to the final phase.

The final phase of the African Cup of Nations is a bi-annual competition that brings together the continent's major forces. The tournament has been running since 1957, with variations in the intervals between one edition and another, but never failed to be played for more than four years.

South Africa last match

South Africa arrives from a victory in the last match they played. The contest against South Sudan, valid for the AFCON Qualifiers, ended with a score of 2-3 in favor of the team.

the Congo last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the previous event. In a dispute valid for AFCON Qualifiers, the Congo faced the Uganda team, and the score ended with a 2-0 for their rivals.

South Africa vs the Congo h2h

These teams the last time they met which was on 15-10-2014 played out a 0-0 draw in a highly contested AFCON Qualifiers match during the 2014 football season.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The South Africa team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while the Congo has been more irregular.

This game will have D. Beida fully in charge on the pitch while H. Diba alongside Y. Mahmoud will be supporting from the sideline.

South Africa

AFCON Qualifiers leaderboard now

South Africa has collected four points so far. There have been a total of 1 win and no losses, and a total of 1 draw. With that, the team is in 2nd place of Group K in the AFCON Qualifiers.

If the AFCON Qualifiers were to conclude now, the South Africa team would be going to the the Final Tournament, since they are in the position 2 of the group. However, with 4 games still to play, South Africa can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 16 points if they win their remaining matches.

South Africa analysis

After 2 rounds, South Africa has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 5 goals for and 4 conceded

As we approach the Group Stage, South Africa is set for another intriguing match. In the inaugural game, the team had 7.5 shots on target, providing a glimpse into their attacking potential. This statistic adds an element of anticipation for the upcoming match, as we await to see how South Africa will navigate their offensive strategies in this encounter.

The South Africa team seeks to control the game by trying to achieve an average ball possession of 68%. This is based on the observation that ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

While the Congo has only managed to convert 1 of their 182 attacks into goals, South Africa has been much more successful with 231 attacks and 5 goals.

Best goalscorer from South Africa

In this season, the individual highlight is Oswin Appollis that has dominated the offensive side. The Midfielder has already scored 2 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that South Africa achieved in several matches.

the Congo

AFCON Qualifiers leaderboard now

The Congo comes into this game with 3 points, and in 3rd place in Group K of the AFCON Qualifiers, having won 1 game in total, having lost 1 game, and no draws.

If the AFCON Qualifiers were to conclude now, the the Congo team would be out of the qualification for the next round, since they are in the position 3 of the group. However, with 4 games still to play, the Congo can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 15 points if they win their remaining matches.

the Congo analysis

Currently, in the AFCON Qualifiers, the Congo sums 1 goals for and a total of 2 goals against, after 2 rounds played.

Team with a low scoring efficiency, the average goals scored do not exceed 0.5 per game. With a low score efficiency and playing away from home, this could be decisive for a bad result.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 5.5 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

South Africa is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of South Africa in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.5 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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