Botswana – DR Congo. Forecast and announcement for the 2025 African Cup of Nations match

On December 30, Botswana will play DR Congo in the final round of the Africa Cup of Nations. The match will start at 21:00 Kyiv time.

Botswana

After two rounds of the group round, Botswana lost even the theoretical chances of the playoffs. In the first round, the team lost to Senegal without a chance with a score of 0:3, they played better against Benin, but even that was not enough to score points – 0:1.

Now the last match has turned into a formality, because the “zebras” will definitely remain the last in their quartet. Botswana were initially the underdogs of their group, this is only the team’s second appearance in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, as they failed to qualify for the playoffs the first time. “Zebras” can try to score points or at least score, although they look weak in attack.

DR Congo

“Leopards” can be satisfied with themselves, 4 points scored in two matches is an excellent result. To guarantee exit from the group, it is enough not to lose to an unmotivated opponent. Even in case of defeat and an unfavorable result in a parallel game, the team will leave third place.

In the first round, DR Congo defeated Benin with a score of 1:0, and in the last match they held against strong Senegal – 1:1. The team is second in its group, lagging behind the Senegalese only by additional indicators. Considering the level of the future opponent, there are good chances to fight even for the first step in the quartet, which will allow you to get an easier opponent in face-to-face meetings.

Personal meetings

The opponents have little head-to-head history, just three matches, never scored by Botswana, two goalless draws in regular time and one win by DR Congo in 2017 – 2-0, the last match.

Forecast

Bookmakers GGBET evaluate the chances of the teams with very decent coefficients: 15.00 for Botswana and 1.22 for DR Congo. And which forecast to choose is up to you. Play with the best odds, get instant payouts and support your favorite team with us.

The tournament is over for Botswana, regardless of how the upcoming battle ends. DR Congo has the motivation, the team and the upper class, so it is considered the undisputed favorite. “Leopards” are on the move, I think they will try to win their group, and for that they need to get a good goal difference. I will bet on the success of the favorite with a handicap of -1.5 goals for 1.71.