The Africa Cup of Nations match between Gabon and DR Congo on the 18th of June 2023 resulted in a victory for the away team, DR Congo. Despite being on their home turf, Gabon could not manage to score any goals and conceded two to their opponents.

Statistically speaking, the biggest difference between the two teams was clearly made in the precise scoring of DR Congo. Their first strike game just 33 minutes into the first half, and then, seemingly finding the home team's defenses easy to counter, added a second goal at 82 minutes in the second half.

Although Gabon was the home team, they couldn't fully avail the home advantage and revert the strike from the opponents. DR Congo seemed to have a better attacking game with more shots on target.

Another aspect of the match that stood out was the disciplinary actions. Both teams received multiple yellow cards, with Gabon getting two and DR Congo three. Interestingly enough, both of Gabon's yellow cards came at around 58 minutes into the game whereas DR Congo's yellow cards were more dispersed, with one in the first half and two in the second. Yet, none of these yellow cards escalated to a sending off, which could have changed the dynamics of the match.

Despite having more than double the number of corner kicks of DR Congo (9 compared to 4), the Gabonese team failed to convert any into successful goals. This provides a clear illustration of their challenges in the game and essentially encapsulated their struggle throughout the match.

Fouls were significantly less compared to other games, with Gabon committing only a single foul and DR Congo none. However, the relationship between fouls, yellow cards, and goals is not always straightforward. In this case, DR Congo's higher number of yellow cards did not correlate with a higher number of fouls or negatively affect their goal count.

Overall, the two deciding factors in the match turned out to be DR Congo's superior goal scoring and their ability to prevent Gabon from capitalizing on their opportunities, such as the nine corner kicks. This solid performance combined with a good defensive strategy led DR Congo to celebrate their 2-0 victory over Gabon.

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