Congo vs England Prediction 7/1/2026 Today’s Soccer Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Congo vs England Prediction for this World Cup Round of 32 matchup on Wednesday, July 1st at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this World Cup matchup.

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England finished the group phase of the World Cup with 7 points, with two wins and one draw and were placed 1st in Group L. They are coming off a 2-0 win over Panama, where they had 67% possession of the ball and 17 total shots, 6 of them on target. They had 88% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 1.57 compared to Panama’s 0.66.

England is averaging 2 goals per game, while allowing 0.67 goals per game. They have a +1.3 goal differential, 1.92 average expected goals, 0.55 average expected goals conceded and +1.4 average expected goal differential. They have 66% possession of the ball and 71% save percentage, while having 2 clean sheets.

Harry Kane is England’s top scorer with 3 goals. Bukayo Saka is England’s top passer, with 2 assists.

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Congo finished the group phase of the World Cup with 4 points, with one win, one draw and one loss and were placed 3rd in Group K. They are coming off a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan, where they had 58% possession of the ball and 19 total shots, 4 of them on target. They had 82% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 2.17 compared to Uzbekistan’s 0.20.

Congo is averaging 1.33 goals per game, while allowing one goal per game. They have a +0.3 goal differential, 1.40 average expected goals, 0.51 average expected goals conceded and +0.9 average expected goal differential. They have 44% possession of the ball and 75% save percentage, while having zero clean sheets.

Yoane Wissa is Congo’s top scorer with 3 goals. Arthur Masuaku, Meschack Elia are Congo’s top passers, with one assist each.

Congo vs England Prediction

In this Congo vs England Prediction, England is coming as huge -340 favorites. England has been the far better team in the World Cup, having two wins and one draw, having scored 2+ goals in two of their three games, while Congo has conceded one goal in each of his three games played and its only win has been against the lowly Uzbekistan. England’s two wins have both been by two goals and the have the experience and quality to also win this one comfortably. Take England by -1.5 goals in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: England -1.5