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Portugal v Congo DR : World Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 17th Jun, 18:00 BST, NRG Stadium, Houston

Home advantage can be vital in the World Cup, and Roberto Martínez Montoliú’s Portugal will have the luxury of it on Wednesday evening. Sébastien Desabre’s Congo DR are their visitors to the NRG Stadium. Stats power the predictions below for seventeen markets, and flipping between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and unique league tables. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also provided. Click on the tabs below to find out more.

Best Tip: Portugal to win

A World Cup home win for Roberto Martínez Montoliú's Portugal team win in the win / draw / win market is what we're predicting. Statistics suggest they're in strong form across a number of key metrics, and they should have too much for the opposition. The odds from the bookmakers suggest the same, and when that happens you've got a pretty compelling case. A Portugal win is the way to go, but it could be a close one.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Portugal are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 76% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.27.

	Portugal	Congo DR
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	2.3 goals	0.6 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 1 24% 2 27% 3 20% 4+ 19% There is a 66% probability that Portugal will score 2 or more goals in this match	0 53% 1 34% 2 3 4+ There is a 53% probability that Congo DR will fail to score

	20 home / away games

Games scored	14		18
Failed to score	6		2
Scored first	9		14
Goals scored	43		30
Avg. goals scored	2.2		1.5
Avg. shots per game	14		8
Avg. shots per goal	6		5
Conversion rate for	16		19
Avg. XG for	2.4		1.1
KickOff rating		+12%

Games conceded	14		10
Clean sheets	6		10
Conceded first	8		5
Goals conceded	20		15
Avg. goals conceded	1		0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		6
Avg. shots/goal conceded	8		7
Conversion rate against	12%		14%
Avg. XG against	1.1		1
KickOff rating		+19%

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
R Silva GLK				-
D Costa GLK				-
J Sá GLK				-
T Araújo DEF				-
R Veiga DEF				-
R Dias DEF				-
J Cancelo DEF				-
N Mendes DEF				-
G Inácio DEF				-
D Dalot DEF				-
M Nunes DEF				-
N Semedo DEF				-
S Costa MID				-
B Silva MID				-
Vitinha MID				-
B Fernandes MID				-
J Neves MID				-
F Trincão MID				-
R Neves MID				-
G Guedes FWD				-
G Ramos FWD				-
J Félix FWD				-
F Conceição FWD				-
R Leão FWD				-
C Ronaldo FWD				-
P Neto FWD				-

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
L M'Pasi GLK				-
T Fayulu GLK				-
M Epolo GLK				-
A Tuanzebe DEF				-
A Masuaku DEF				-
S Kapuadi DEF				-
D Batubinsika DEF				-
G Kalulu DEF				-
A Wan-Bissaka DEF				-
C Mbemba DEF				-
J Kayembe DEF				-
G Kakuta MID				-
N Mukau MID				-
M Elia MID				-
C Pickel MID				-
S Moutoussamy MID				-
E Kayembe MID				-
N Sadiki MID				-
A Tshibola MID				-
C Bakambu FWD				-
T Bongonda FWD				-
F Mayele FWD				-
Y Wissa FWD				-
N Mbuku FWD				-
B. Kibambe Cipenga FWD				-
S Banza FWD				-

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Portugal 74%	1.27	-
Draw 17%	6.00 20%	-
Congo DR 9%	10.00	-
Portugal 2-0 14%	6.00 14%	-
Portugal 1-0 12%	7.00 13%	-
Portugal 3-0 11%	8.00 6%	-
Portugal 2-1 9%	10.00 5%	-
Draw 1-1 8%	11.00 10%	-
Portugal 3-1 7%	13.00 8%	-
Portugal 4-0 6%	13.00	-
Draw 0-0 6%	13.00 13%	-
Portugal 4-1 4%	21.00 11%	-
Congo DR 1-0 4%	21.00 19%	-
Draw 2-2 3%	29.00 26%	-
Portugal 5-0 3%	26.00	-
Congo DR 2-1 3%	29.00	-
Portugal 3-2 2%	34.00 17%	-
Portugal 5-1 2%	41.00 21%	-
Over 2.5 Goals 55%	1.73 10%	-
Under 2.5 Goals 45%	2.10 12%	-
Home 1st Goal 63%	1.29 1%	-
Away 1st Goal 33%	3.75 7%	-
No 1st Goal 4%	13.00 13%	-
BTTS - Yes 42%	2.20 10%	-
BTTS - No 58%	1.62 7%	-
BTTS - Home Win 27%	3.25 8%	-
BTTS - Draw 11%	8.00 23%	-
BTTS - Away Win 4%	19.00	-
Home/draw 91%	1.06	-
Away/draw 26%	3.75	-
Home/away 83%	1.13 3%	-
Over 1.5 Goals 78%	1.22 4%	-
Under 1.5 Goals 22%	4.33 13%	-
Over 3.5 Goals 33%	2.75 10%	-
Under 3.5 Goals 67%	1.44 6%	-
Over 4.5 Goals 17%	5.00 15%	-
Under 4.5 Goals 83%	1.17 4%	-
Over 5.5 Goals 7%	10.00 25%	-
Under 5.5 Goals 93%	1.06 2%	-
Over 0.5 Goals 94%	1.04 1%	-

Group K	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	GD	Points
1Congo DR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Portugal	9 - 1	Armenia
A	Portugal	0 - 2	Ireland
H	Portugal	2 - 2	Hungary
H	Portugal	1 - 0	Ireland
A	Portugal	3 - 2	Hungary
A	Portugal	5 - 0	Armenia
H	Portugal	2 - 2	Spain
A	Portugal	2 - 1	Germany
H	Portugal	3 - 2	Denmark
A	Portugal	0 - 1	Denmark
A	Portugal	1 - 1	Croatia
H	Portugal	5 - 1	Poland
A	Portugal	0 - 0	Scotland
A	Portugal	3 - 1	Poland
H	Portugal	2 - 1	Scotland
H	Portugal	2 - 1	Croatia
H	Portugal	0 - 0	France
H	Portugal	0 - 0	Slovenia
A	Portugal	0 - 2	Georgia
A	Portugal	3 - 0	Turkey

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Congo DR	1 - 1	Nigeria
A	Congo DR	1 - 0	Cameroon
H	Congo DR	1 - 0	Sudan
A	Congo DR	1 - 0	Togo
H	Congo DR	2 - 3	Senegal
A	Congo DR	4 - 1	South Sudan
H	Congo DR	1 - 3	Morocco
A	Congo DR	2 - 0	Angola
H	Congo DR	2 - 0	Zambia
A	Congo DR	0 - 1	Kenya
H	Congo DR	3 - 1	Madagascar
H	Congo DR	1 - 0	Mali
A	Congo DR	2 - 0	Mauritania
H	Congo DR	1 - 0	South Sudan
H	Congo DR	3 - 1	Chad
A	Congo DR	1 - 1	Chad
H	Congo DR	1 - 2	Ethiopia
A	Congo DR	0 - 1	Guinea
A	Congo DR	2 - 0	Tanzania
H	Congo DR	1 - 0	Tanzania

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