England vs DR Congo Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
Match Report
Match Events ?
7'Brian Cipenga (Chancel Mbemba)DR Congo
19'Jude Bellingham England
27'Noah Sadiki DR Congo
75'Harry Kane (Anthony Gordon)England
86'Harry Kane (Anthony Gordon)England
Match Statistics ?
England
DR Congo
60%
Possession
40%
7
Shots on Target
2
16
Total Shots
7
5
Corners
3
10
Fouls
12
2.04
xG
0.80
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
England · 4-2-3-1
1G
25D
2D
6D
3D
8M
4M
20M
10M
11M
9F
DR Congo · 4-3-3
1G
2D
22D
4D
26D
6M
8M
14M
7F
20F
9F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: England
Expected: England by 1–2 goals
Confidence: High
England 73%Draw 19%DR Congo 8%
xG: 1.96Expected goalsxG: 0.49
England vs DR Congo looks like a England-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. England has the stronger overall edge according to our model, with England by 1–2 goals. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Clear Edge
England stronger
England: 1674 (#5) · DR Congo: 1430 (#34)
H2H Record ?
No data
Equal
First ever meeting
England
DR Congo
#1
Position ?
#3
7
Points ?
4
2W 1D 0L
Record ?
1W 1D 1L
6
Goals For ?
4
2
Goals Against ?
3
+4
Goal Diff
+1
#4
FIFA Rank ?
#46
7.8%
Win Prob ?
0.0%
L W W W W
Form ?
L W L D
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 0 Meetings (All Competitions)
No previous meetings found in our data.
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Both teams scoring regularly — England and DR Congo both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
England in excellent form — 12 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
Clear model favourite: England at 73% win probability.
Injuries & Absences
England — Injuries
R. James
Injury
J. Quansah
Injury
J. Henderson
Injury
DR Congo — Injuries
No injuries reported.