Morocco — Congo 1:0: match report and statistics

World Cup Qualification. Africa · 14.10.2025 19:00 · Finished

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Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
Morocco
Finished1 : 014.10.2025 19:00
Congo

Who will win?

Votes: 0
  • Morocco0%
  • Draw0%
  • Congo0%

Overview

The World Cup Qualification. Africa match Morocco – Congo on 14.10.2025 19:00 (UTC) finished 1:0. The win went to Morocco. Goals: Youssef En-Nesyri 63'.

Morocco, last 4 games: won 4, drawn 0, lost 0. Congo, last 6 games: won 0, drawn 4, lost 2.

All meetings of Morocco and Congo: 5 (wins of Morocco: 4, wins of Congo: 0, draws: 1). The last meeting on 11.06.2024 19:00 ended Congo 0:6 Morocco.

Morocco in the standings: place 1, points 24, played 8. Congo in the standings: place 5, points 1, played 8.

Related pages: Morocco results and fixtures, Congo results and fixtures, World Cup Qualification. Africa standings and results.

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Score by periods

Team12Σ
Morocco
011
Congo
000

Match events

Match statistics

  • 63% Possession 37%
  • 8 Total shots 1
  • 4 Shots on target 0
  • 10 Corners 0
  • 1 Yellow cards 3
  • 4 Shots off target 1
  • 1 Offsides 1
  • 19 Free kicks 10
  • 22 Throw-ins 8
  • 9 Fouls 18

Lineups

Lead tracker

Morocco +1Biggest lead+0 Congo
12

Head-to-head

Matches played: 5
draws: 1

4 / 5
Wins
0 / 5
12 / 13
Goals
1 / 13
0 / 4
Yellow cards
4 / 4
0 / 0
Red cards
0 / 0
Matches
11.06.2024Finished
Congo0 : 6Morocco
27.05.2016Finished
Morocco2 : 0Congo
27.03.2015Finished
Morocco2 : 0Congo
12.08.2009Finished
Morocco1 : 1Congo
25.01.2000Finished
Morocco1 : 0Congo

Previous matches: Morocco

09.10.2025Finished
Morocco1 : 0Bahrain
W
08.09.2025Finished
Zambia0 : 2Morocco
W
05.09.2025Finished
Morocco5 : 0Niger
W
30.08.2025Finished
Madagascar2 : 3Morocco
W

Previous matches: Congo

08.10.2025Finished
Niger3 : 1Congo
L
05.09.2025Finished
Congo1 : 1Tanzania
D
19.08.2025Finished
Nigeria2 : 0Congo
L
12.08.2025Finished
Senegal1 : 1Congo
D
05.08.2025Finished
Congo1 : 1Sudan
D
29.12.2024Finished
Congo2 : 1Equatorial Guinea
D

Match info

Tournament
World Cup
Season
2026
Referee
Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh

Upcoming matches: Morocco

24.06.2026Match starts
Morocco22:00Haiti

Upcoming matches: Congo

24.03.2027Match starts
Congo17:00Namibia
28.03.2027Match starts
Cameroon16:00Congo

World Cup Qualification. Africa

Group A
#TeamPWDLGoals+/-Pts
1Egypt1082020:2+1826
2Burkina Faso1063123:8+1521
3Sierra Leone1043312:10+215
4Guinea-Bissau102448:10-210
5Ethiopia102359:14-59
6Djibouti100195:33-281
Group B
#TeamPWDLGoals+/-Pts
1Senegal1073022:3+1924
2DR Congo1071215:6+922
3Sudan103438:6+213
4Togo101545:10-58
5Mauritania101454:13-97
6South Sudan100553:19-165
Group C
#TeamPWDLGoals+/-Pts
1South Africa1053215:9+618
2Nigeria1045115:8+717
3Benin1052312:11+117
4Lesotho103349:12-312
5Rwanda103255:9-411
6Zimbabwe100555:12-75
Group D
#TeamPWDLGoals+/-Pts
1Cape Verde1072116:8+823
2Cameroon1054117:5+1219
3Libya1044212:10+216
4Angola102629:8+112
5Mauritius101367:17-106
6Eswatini100376:19-133
Group E
#TeamPWDLGoals+/-Pts
1Morocco880022:2+2024
2Niger850311:10+115
3Tanzania83146:7-110
4Zambia830510:1009
5Congo80174:24-201
6Eritrea00000:000
Group F
#TeamPWDLGoals+/-Pts
1Ivory Coast1082025:0+2526
2Gabon1081122:9+1325
3Republic of the Gambia1041527:18+913
4Kenya1033418:14+412
5Burundi1031613:13010
6Seychelles1000102:53-510
Group G
#TeamPWDLGoals+/-Pts
1Algeria1081124:8+1625
2Uganda1060414:9+518
3Mozambique1060414:17-318
4Guinea1043311:8+315
5Botswana1031612:16-410
6Somalia100193:20-171
Group H
#TeamPWDLGoals+/-Pts
1Tunisia1091022:0+2228
2Namibia1043313:10+315
3Liberia1043313:11+215
4Malawi1041511:10+113
5Equatorial Guinea103258:15-711
6Sao Tome and Principe101095:26-213
Group I
#TeamPWDLGoals+/-Pts
1Ghana1081123:6+1725
2Madagascar1061317:12+519
3Mali1053217:6+1118
4Comoro Islands1050512:13-115
5Central African Republic1022611:24-138
6Chad100195:24-191
Ranking of second-placed teams
#TeamPWDLGoals+/-Pts
1Gabon861115:9+619
2DR Congo851210:5+516
3Cameroon843114:5+915
4Nigeria843113:6+715
5Burkina Faso843113:7+615
6Niger850311:10+115
7Madagascar841311:11013
8Uganda840411:9+212
9Namibia82338:10-29
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Match forecast

Quick readMorocco favourite · 85%Over 2.5 58%Both teams to score 30%Goal peak 31-45
85%Win · Morocco1.18
11%Draw8.70
4%Win · Congo26.98
3Expected goals
14Expected corners
2.6Expected cards
  • The model expects 3 goals: 2.61 for Morocco and 0.39 for Congo.
  • Most likely score is 2–0 (17%), followed by 3–0 (15%).
  • Corners: about 14 (11.4 — 2.6).
  • Most goals in both teams' matches come in 31-45: 8 in total.
  • Expected goals by half: 1st — 1.26, 2nd — 1.88.

Correct score by the model

2–017%3–014.8%1–013%4–09.6%2–16.6%3–15.8%1–15.1%5–05%0–05%

Scores 4+ goals: Morocco — 27%, Congo — 0%

MarkethistoryhistoryModelFair odds
Over 0.5100%100%95%1.05
Over 1.550%89%80%1.25
Over 2.550%44%58%1.73
Over 3.550%44%35%2.83
Over 4.550%22%18%5.41

Poisson model on recent matches: home team at home (2), away team away (9). History — share of each team's matches where the line came in.

Trends

  • Winless in 10 matches100%
  • 4 wins in a row100%
  • Unbeaten in 4 matches100%
  • Scored in 4 matches in a row100%
  • 3 clean sheets in a row100%
  • Both teams scored in 3 matches in a row100%
  • Scored in 3 matches in a row100%
  • Conceded over 0.5 in 10 of 10 matches100%
  • Over 1.5 goals in 9 of 10 matches90%
  • Scored under 1.5 in 9 of 10 matches90%
  • Under 3.5 cards in 8 of 10 matches80%
  • Under 9.5 corners in 6 of 8 matches75%

Based on recent matches: home team — 4, away team — 10

Markets by recent matches

Moroccomatches: 2 · 9Congo
3.0Avg match total3.0
100%2/2Over 0.5100%9/9
0%0/2Under 0.50%0/9
50%1/2Over 1.589%8/9
50%1/2Under 1.511%1/9
50%1/2Over 2.544%4/9
50%1/2Under 2.556%5/9
50%1/2Over 3.544%4/9
50%1/2Under 3.556%5/9
50%1/2Over 4.522%2/9
50%1/2Under 4.578%7/9

Share of each team's recent matches where the match total went over / under the line.

First goal and after

First to score…

MoroccoCongo
100%2/2Scores first25%2/8
100%2/2…and wins0%0/2
0%0/2…and draws50%1/2
0%0/2…and loses50%1/2
0%0/2…and then concedes100%2/2

First to concede…

0%0/2Concedes first75%6/8
—…and then scores67%4/6
—…and comes back to win0%0/6
—…and saves a draw33%2/6

Overall

50%1/2Scores in both halves0%0/8
100%2/2Scores at all67%6/9
  • • Morocco opened the scoring in 100% of matches.
  • • Congo opened the scoring in 25% of matches.
  • • Congo avoided defeat after conceding first in 33% of such matches.

Goals by time

matches: 2 · 9
MoroccoCongo
ForAg.%Period%ForAg.
000%1–1511%01
1050%16–3044%22
1050%31–4556%16
1050%46–6056%14
1050%61–7533%12
20100%76–9067%24
1050%37–HT56%05
1050%87–FT33%21
  • • Morocco scores most in 76–90: 2 of 6 goals (33%).
  • • Morocco scores 50% of goals after the 60th minute.
  • • Congo scores most in 16–30: 2 of 7 goals (29%).
  • • Congo concedes most in 31–45: 6 of 19 conceded.
  • • Congo scores 43% of goals after the 60th minute.
  • Framed — the period where the team scores / concedes the most. % — share of matches with an event in the period.

Corners and cards

Averages per match

MoroccoCongo
17.5Corners won, avg3.2
2.0Corners conceded, avg5.3
19.5Match corners, avg8.5
9.5Corners in 1st half, avg0.67

Match total

100%2/2Over 7.567%4/6
100%2/2Over 8.567%4/6
100%2/2Over 9.533%2/6
100%2/2Over 10.517%1/6
100%2/2Over 11.50%0/6

1st half total

100%2/2Over 2.550%3/6
100%2/2Over 3.533%2/6
100%2/2Over 4.533%2/6
100%2/2Over 5.517%1/6

Team total

100%2/2Team over 2.5 corners67%4/6
100%2/2Team over 3.5 corners50%3/6
100%2/2Team over 4.5 corners0%0/6
100%2/2Team over 5.5 corners0%0/6
100%2/2Team over 6.5 corners0%0/6

Corner handicap

100%2/2Handicap -2.50%0/6
100%2/2Handicap -1.50%0/6
100%2/2Handicap -0.50%0/6
100%2/2Handicap +0.50%0/6
100%2/2Handicap +1.567%4/6
100%2/2Handicap +2.583%5/6

Corners by minute are counted only for matches with full text commentary.

xG and shots

Moroccoper matchCongo
2.16xG for0.68
0.24xG against1.15
25.0Shots10.0
2.0Shots against13.0
11.5Shots on target3.0
0.5On target against6.2
12%Conversion8%
8.3Shots per goal12.8
13.5Fouls16.3
2.0Offsides1.0
  • • Morocco scores 0.84 per match above its xG — finishing better than chances suggest.
  • • Morocco concedes 0.24 per match fewer than opponents' xG.
  • • Congo scores 0.1 per match above its xG — finishing better than chances suggest.
  • • Congo concedes 1.07 per match more than opponents' xG.

Half-time / full-time

Row — after the 1st half, column — final result

Moroccomatches: 2

Full-time: WFull-time: DFull-time: LHalf-time: W1led and won0led, drew0led, lostHalf-time: D1level → won0draw0level → lostHalf-time: L0comeback win0trailed → drew0trailed and lost
Frequent scores (own : opponent)1:0 ×15:0 ×1

Congomatches: 9

Full-time: WFull-time: DFull-time: LHalf-time: W0led and won1led, drew0led, lostHalf-time: D0level → won0draw2level → lostHalf-time: L0comeback win2trailed → drew3trailed and lost
Frequent scores (own : opponent)1:1 ×31:3 ×20:2 ×12:3 ×10:5 ×10:1 ×1

From the team's point of view: W — winning, D — draw, L — losing.

Markets in head-to-head

80%Over 1.54 of 5
20%Over 2.51 of 5
20%Over 3.51 of 5
20%Both teams to score1 of 5
80%Morocco wins4 of 5
0%Congo wins0 of 5
20%Draw1 of 5

Head-to-head matches: 5 · 2.6 goals per match on average.

Match profile