Congo vs Cameroon — Tips & Analysis

Cameroon -0.75: Cameroon travel well and Congo barely score, and that is the simple case here. Cameroon have won 5, tied 2 and lost 2 of their away games, letting in less than a goal a game on the road. They have won 10 of their last 18 overall and beat Comoros 3-1 in their opening group game. Bryan Mbeumo started that one, and the squad is reported fully fit. Congo are in a bad way. They have won 1 of their last 16 games, score less than a goal a game, and let in almost 2 a game. They lost 1-0 at Namibia on matchday one and have not won by 2 or more goals once in those 16 games. Their last 5 games brought 4 losses and a tie. Cameroon are not a free-scoring side either. They score just over a goal a game, so this should be a controlled win rather than a big one. Expect one Cameroon goal, most likely after the break once Congo tire. A 1-0 Cameroon win is the most likely score, and we want a second Cameroon goal on top of it. Two things could stop that. Congo are much tougher in Brazzaville, with 1 win and 3 ties from 6 there. The last 5 meetings between these two produced only 5 goals in total, and Congo lost just 2 of them. This is a careful pick, but Cameroon should have enough.