Having narrowly qualified for the last 16, Egypt are looking to make the most of their renewed life when they face the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the last 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.
Needing to win the final group match against Cape Verde to secure access to the knockout stage, Egypt recorded a wild 2-2 draw that featured a goal in added time for both nations.
They looked like they had potentially been eliminated by that adverse result, but were rescued when Ghana stood up by conceding two added-time goals to Mozambique in a 2-2 draw, giving Egypt a second chance in the do-or-die competition.
The 2021 finalists must continue without their injured talisman Mohamed Salah, who will face Group F runners-up Democratic Republic of the Congo, who drew all three group matches, including a stunning 1-1 result against World Cup hopefuls Morocco. title, which the Leopards really should have arrived at. away with a victory.
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Egypt vs DR Congo Prediction, Odds
- Lean Money Line: Draw (+220)
- Score prediction: Egypt 1-1 DR Congo
While betting on moneyline ties always carries an inherent risk of chaos, especially in this crazy AFCON tournament, all signs point to these two teams ending up tied.
The two teams drew six times in six combined group stage matches, a truly astonishing run of results. Both teams had great difficulties from the final point of view: Egypt seemed to be unable to get out of their own way at times and will be without Mohamed Salah, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo finished the group stage with only two goals despite scoring 44 shots with a value of 5.01 xG.
It will be a tough job for either team to find a winner. Egypt should emerge with a victory even in Salah’s absence, and the positive odds for the Pharaohs look tempting, but at this point, they haven’t shown enough ability to emerge with a regulation victory to be comfortable.
| DraftKings (USA) |
|
| victory of egypt | +160 |
| Draw | +220 |
| Victory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | +170 |
| Both teams to note Y/N |
-135 / +100 |
| Below 2.5 goals |
+100 / -140 |
| Egypt to advance |
-104 |
| DR Congo to advance |
-118 |
