DR Congo Shots Stats 2026

DR Congo Shots Stats 2026 - season overview

DR Congo are averaging 9.5 shots per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 17.4 total shots on average. That puts them 17th of 50 for team shots per match among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Sierra Leone, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which DR Congo players take the most shots?

Yoane Wissa leads with 23 shots across 8 qualifying appearances (2.88/g, 100% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every DR Congo player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

How does DR Congo's shot profile look this season?

DR Congo are averaging 9.5 shots per game over 10 games and concede 7.9 for a match-total of 17.4. That ranks 17th of 50 for team shots among CAF World Cup Qualifiers teams on their 2026 record across all competitions.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Sierra Leone, the page weights each DR Congo attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.

Where do these shot stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 DR Congo fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

DR Congo player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
Yoane Wissa	attacker	8	23	2.88	100%
Théo Bongonda	attacker	2	6	3	100%
Meschack Elia	midfielder	2	3	1.5	100%
Joris Kayembe	defender	2	2	1	100%
Fiston Mayele	attacker	1	5	5	100%
Edo Kayembe	midfielder	6	7	1.17	83%
Nathanaël Mbuku	attacker	5	5	1	80%
Cédric Bakambu	attacker	5	9	1.8	80%
Brian Cipenga	attacker	5	7	1.4	60%
Samuel Moutoussamy	midfielder	8	5	0.63	50%
Chancel Mbemba	defender	8	6	0.75	50%
Simon Banza	attacker	2	2	1	50%
Arthur Masuaku	defender	7	3	0.43	43%
Noah Sadiki	midfielder	8	4	0.5	38%
Steve Kapuadi	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Aaron Wan-Bissaka	defender	7	2	0.29	14%
Axel Tuanzebe	defender	8	1	0.13	13%
Ngal'ayel Mukau	midfielder	7	0	0	0%
Lionel Mpasi-Nzau	goalkeeper	6	0	0	0%
Matthieu Epolo	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Charles Pickel	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Gédéon Kalulu	defender	1	0	0	0%
Junior Kadile	attacker	1	0	0	0%

DR Congo shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
28 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Zimbabwe	Away	1-2	10	10	20	Yoane Wissa (6)
24 Sep 2026	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Equatorial Guinea	Home	2-0	16	5	21	Théo Bongonda (4)
1 Jul 2026	World Cup	England	Away	2-1	7	16	23	Brian Cipenga (3)
27 Jun 2026	World Cup	Uzbekistan	Home	3-1	19	3	22	Yoane Wissa (6)
24 Jun 2026	World Cup	Colombia	Away	1-0	8	20	28	Nathanaël Mbuku (1)
17 Jun 2026	World Cup	Portugal	Away	1-1	8	7	15	Samuel Moutoussamy (2)
9 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Chile	Home	1-2	0	0	0
3 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Denmark	Home	0-0	8	12	20	Simon Banza (2)
31 Mar 2026	WC Qualification Intercontinental Playoffs	Jamaica	Home	1-0	19	6	25	Cédric Bakambu (5)
25 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Bermuda	Away	0-2	0	0	0

DR Congo shots 2026: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 12.9
Shots against per game: 9.7
Match total shots per game: 22.6
Games: 10
League rank for match shots: 24 of 42

DR Congo Shots for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	15.5	75%	75%	75%	75%	50%
Away	6	11.17	33%	17%	17%	17%	17%
Overall	10	12.9	50%	40%	40%	40%	30%

DR Congo Shots against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	6.5	25%	25%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	11.83	67%	50%	33%	33%	17%
Overall	10	9.7	50%	40%	20%	20%	10%

DR Congo Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	4	22	100%	75%	25%	25%	0%
Away	6	23	67%	50%	50%	33%	33%
Overall	10	22.6	80%	60%	40%	30%	20%

DR Congo Team shots 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	12.9	15.5	11.17
Shots on target / match	3.2	4	2.67
Shots off target / match	9.7	11.5	8.5
Shot conversion	10%	10%	10%
Shots per goal	9.9	10.3	9.5
Shots on target per goal	2.5	2.7	2.3
Shots over 8.5	50%	75%	33%
Shots over 10.5	40%	75%	17%
Shots over 12.5	40%	75%	17%
Shots over 14.5	40%	75%	17%
Shots over 16.5	30%	50%	17%

DR Congo Shots against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	9.7	6.5	11.83
Shots against over 8.5	50%	25%	67%
Shots against over 10.5	40%	25%	50%
Shots against over 12.5	20%	0%	33%
Shots against over 14.5	20%	0%	33%
Shots against over 16.5	10%	0%	17%

DR Congo Match shots 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	22.6	22	23
Match shots over 18.5	80%	100%	67%
Match shots over 20.5	60%	75%	50%
Match shots over 22.5	40%	25%	50%
Match shots over 24.5	30%	25%	33%
Match shots over 26.5	20%	0%	33%

DR Congo 1st-half shots for 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	3	4	100%	0%	0%
Away	5	5.6	40%	40%	20%
Overall	8	5	63%	25%	13%

DR Congo 1st-half shots against 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	3	4	67%	33%	0%
Away	5	5.2	40%	40%	40%
Overall	8	4.75	50%	38%	25%

DR Congo 1st-half match total 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	3	8	67%	33%	0%	0%
Away	5	10.8	80%	60%	40%	40%
Overall	8	9.75	75%	50%	25%	25%

DR Congo shots match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
28 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Zimbabwe (A)	1-2	10	10	20	-
24 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Equatorial Guinea (H)	2-0	16	5	21	-
1 Jul	World Cup	England (A)	2-1	7	16	23	11
27 Jun	World Cup	Uzbekistan (H)	3-1	19	3	22	6
24 Jun	World Cup	Colombia (A)	1-0	8	20	28	16
17 Jun	World Cup	Portugal (A)	1-1	8	7	15	8
3 Jun	Friendly International	Denmark (H)	0-0	8	12	20	10
31 Mar	WC Qualification Intercontinental Playoffs	Jamaica (H)	1-0	19	6	25	8
6 Jan	Africa Cup of Nations	Algeria (A)	1-0	6	12	18	4
30 Dec	Africa Cup of Nations	Botswana (A)	0-3	28	6	34	15

CAF World Cup Qualifiers shots table 2026: every team's shots per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
1	Comoros	3	9.67	18.33	28	100%
2	Cape Verde Islands	10	13.9	13	26.9	60%
3	Eritrea	4	8	16.25	24.25	50%
4	Namibia	4	12.5	11.5	24	75%
5	Mali	5	11.6	12.2	23.8	60%
6	Mauritania	4	13.75	10	23.75	50%
7	Senegal	14	13.21	10.29	23.5	50%
8	Togo	3	12.33	11	23.33	67%
9	Côte d'Ivoire	11	12.91	10.36	23.27	64%
10	South Africa	10	13.6	9.4	23	50%
11	Gambia	3	10.67	12.33	23	33%
12	Tunisia	10	10.2	12.6	22.8	40%
13	Cameroon	6	12.67	10	22.67	67%
14	Cameroon	6	12.67	10	22.67	67%
15	Zambia	3	8.67	14	22.67	67%
16	Gabon	4	9	13.5	22.5	75%
17	Gabon	4	9	13.5	22.5	75%
18	Algeria	11	11.82	10.55	22.36	45%
19	Mozambique	4	6.5	15.75	22.25	25%
20	Tanzania	5	15.4	6.6	22	40%
21	Guinea-Bissau	4	7.75	14.25	22	50%
22	Egypt	15	9.6	12.07	21.67	47%
23	Madagascar	3	3.67	18	21.67	33%
24	Congo DR	9	11.22	10.11	21.33	33%
25	Congo DR	9	11.22	10.11	21.33	33%
26	Liberia	6	9.67	11.33	21	50%
27	Burkina Faso	6	10.5	10.33	20.83	33%
28	Libya	4	13.75	7	20.75	25%
29	Guinea	4	10.5	10.25	20.75	50%
30	Zimbabwe	3	12	8.67	20.67	33%
31	Morocco	16	12.56	8	20.56	31%
32	Rwanda	4	9.75	10.75	20.5	50%
33	Ghana	10	7.2	12.8	20	40%
34	Lesotho	5	9.6	10.2	19.8	20%
35	Kenya	6	13.5	6.17	19.67	17%
36	Seychelles	3	8.67	11	19.67	33%
37	Niger	5	8.2	11.4	19.6	20%
38	Benin	7	9.29	10.14	19.43	29%
39	Sierra Leone	5	9.6	9.6	19.2	40%
40	Nigeria	11	9.55	7.73	17.27	27%
41	Nigeria	11	9.55	7.73	17.27	27%
42	Somalia	3	4.33	12.33	16.67	0%

DR Congo shots against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Vs top six	12	7.67	5.83	13.5	0%
Vs top half	12	7.67	5.83	13.5	0%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

DR Congo shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2027	2	13	7.5	20.5	0%
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	2025	6	10	9.83	19.83	33%
Africa Cup of Nations	2025	4	13	10.25	23.25	50%
Friendly International	2025	2	8	7	15	0%
Friendly International	2024	1	0	0	0	0%

DR Congo next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Wed 11 Nov 00:00	Sierra Leone (home)	15	7.78	7.22	13.8	6.8	7
Sun 15 Nov 00:00	Sierra Leone (away)	15	7.78	7.22	16.5	9	7.5
Wed 24 Mar 00:00	Equatorial Guinea (away)	22.8	8.6	14.2	24	11	13

DR Congo players with the most games of 1+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Yoane Wissa	attacker	8	8	100%
2	Edo Kayembe	midfielder	6	8	75%
3	Nathanaël Mbuku	attacker	6	8	75%
4	Cédric Bakambu	attacker	5	6	83%
5	Chancel Mbemba	defender	5	9	56%

DR Congo players with the most games of 2+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Yoane Wissa	attacker	6	8	75%
2	Cédric Bakambu	attacker	3	6	50%
3	Brian Cipenga	attacker	2	5	40%
4	Théo Bongonda	attacker	2	6	33%
5	Chancel Mbemba	defender	2	9	22%

DR Congo players with the most games of 3+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Yoane Wissa	attacker	3	8	38%
2	Brian Cipenga	attacker	2	5	40%
3	Fiston Mayele	attacker	1	4	25%
4	Cédric Bakambu	attacker	1	6	17%
5	Théo Bongonda	attacker	1	6	17%

Sierra Leone shots match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
28 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Equatorial Guinea (A)	1-0	10	8	18	-
24 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications	Zimbabwe (H)	2-3	9	16	25	-
9 Jun	Friendly International	Liberia (A)	3-1	10	13	23	9
6 Jun	Friendly International	Liberia (H)	1-0	12	4	16	12
30 Mar	Friendly International	Azerbaijan (A)	1-1	7	7	14	5
12 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Djibouti (A)	1-2	7	2	9	4
8 Oct	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Burkina Faso (H)	0-1	8	8	16	8
9 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Ethiopia (H)	2-0	7	2	9	9
4 Sep	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Guinea-Bissau (A)	1-1	0	5	5	6