Tanzania host Congo DR at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium this Thursday in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers of the Group J side. Tanzania will be aiming to retain the top position in the standings while the Congo side will be looking to bounce back from last time out defeat.
Tanzania come to this fixture on a fine form with the team on top of the Group J standings with seven points from the four matches played and are at the same level on points but a goal difference separates Benin who are secondly placed and will be facing a Madagascar side and a win here for Tanzania would ensure the contention of the first place in the final match day.
Tanzania, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-1 WC Qualifiers – Africa victory against Benin. In the previous performances only one game went to a high scoring for this side in the second encounter against Madagascar in the group stage.
Congo DR on the other side are placed in the 3rd place with 5 points having won only once in the group stage. These two sides met in the opening group fixture in the match ended in a draw before the draw against Benin.
Congo DR managed their first win in the group level in the match against Madagascar in match day 3 before they were held to a defeat in the reverse fixture between these sides. This looked like a major setback here in their competition to the next level.
In 6 of the prior six games involving DR Congo, a comparatively low number of goals have gone in between them and their opposition and we will witness if this trend continues.
Tanzania vs DR Congo head to head
In the last meeting of these sides the match ended in a draw with both teams scoring. The encounters of the two sides have seen low scoring matches.
- DR Congo 1-1 Tanzania 02/09/21
Home
- Benin 0-1 Tanzania
- Tanzania 0-1 Benin
- Tanzania 3-2 Madagascar
- Congo DR 1-1 Tanzania
- Tanzania 2-0 Malawi
Away
- Madagascar 1-0 Congo DR
- Congo DR 2-0 Madagascar
- Benin 1-1 Congo DR
- Congo DR 1-1 Tanzania
- Tunisia 1-0 Congo DR
Tanzania team news
No injuries in this camp. Mbwana Samatta and Novatus Dismas will be playing in Royal Antwerp and Maccabi Tel-Aviv respectively.
Congo DR team news
No injuries or suspensions in the squad.
Prediction and odds
- A draw
- Goals under 2.5
- Both sides to score
