Swaziland and Congo meet at Mavuso Sports Center, in a match for this phase of the Africa Cup of Nations Qualification (Group Stage). There is no recent record of direct confrontations between these two teams, who have not played a game in the last 3 years. The last time they met was on 08-10-2011, in a match that ended with the final score: Swaziland (0-1) Congo. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Swaziland:
After 2 losses, the home team is currently in 4th position, without having won any points. In the last match, they lost (1‑4) at home against Senegal, after in the previous match, they lost (3‑0) away to Guinea ‑ Bissau. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 1 victory, 7 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. In the last 8 home matches for all competitions, Swaziland drew 3 and lost 5. Their defense has not been very strong as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches.
The Swaziland National Team has had weak competition, without scoring. Your mission in the future will require winning every game. It is something that the team itself knows will be almost impossible, but it will try to fight until the end. In this game they will seek to have a more striking offensive vocation, since they have had goals. His defensive system also needs attention, as he suffers goals in every game.
Congo:
The visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 3 points won, after 1 victory and 1 defeat. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Senegal by (2‑0). In the last match, they won at home against Guinea ‑ Bissau by (3‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 1 victory, 5 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 11 goals scored and 23 suffered; against 4 victories, 8 draws and 3 defeats in his stadium, with 17 goals scored and 16 suffered. In the last match they played, for the Friendlies, they tied with Rwanda away by (0‑0). In their last 6 away matches the Congo has recorded 3 draws and 3 defeats. Their defense has not been very strong, as they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches.
Congo has a good chance of participating in the next African Cup of Nations and knows that the opportunity to be close to the vacancy is to beat the weak rival. After a sure victory at home, face the rival again and the strategy will continue. The team seeks to have a safe defensive system, without taking risks, looking for the goal in the opponent’s mistakes.
PREDICTION: Congo to win @ 1,62
