Summary

Nathanaël Mbuku (DR Congo), Midfielder, 19 caps, 2 international goals, model: 6.6% to score anytime at WC 2026

Nathanaël Mbuku

#7 Midfielder Montpellier HSC (FRA) DR Congo

Nathanaël Mbuku is a 24-year-old midfielder for Montpellier HSC (FRA) and DR Congo. He has earned 19 caps and 2 international goals for DR Congo. Our model puts DR Congo's title chance at 0% with a 47% shot at clearing the group stage at World Cup 2026.

19 Caps

2 Goals

4 Season goals

5 Assists

7.05 Form rating

Age24Height170 cmWeight141 lbsMarket value€1.4M

View next match prediction See DR Congo team page

Betting Relevance

Anytime scorer angle Moderate

High shots volume Above average

Tournament form Below par

100% Independent Model-driven probabilities No manufactured edges

Nathanaël Mbuku · the model’s read

Nathanaël Mbuku brings 19 caps and 2 international goals for DR Congo at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, lining up as a midfielder. At club level they play for Montpellier HSC (FRA). That record is the base the model weighs alongside current form and the strength of the group.

The model rates Mbuku's anytime-goalscoring probability at 6.6% at this tournament — a long shot read. That comes from an expected 0.07 goal contributions (xG + xA) over the projected minutes. Like every probability on the site, it is a long-run likelihood, not a guarantee that a goal arrives in any one match.

Nathanaël Mbuku: World Cup 2026 Form

How Nathanaël has rated match-by-match at World Cup 2026.

6.7

Avg rating 2 games · WC 2026

6.7

Last match vs Uzbekistan

6.6

vs Colombia

8 min

6.7

vs Uzbekistan

72 min

Nathanaël Mbuku: Tournament Form vs Career Baseline

Per-90 output at World Cup 2026 (2 games) alongside the career baseline (14 matches on record), so you can read current form against the track record.

World Cup 2026 6.7

Career baseline 6.9

2.25 Shotsper 90 min 1.21

2.25 Shots on targetper 90 min 0.27

3.38 Key passesper 90 min 1.07

3.38 Tacklesper 90 min 0.94

— Interceptionsper 90 min 0.13

4.5 Ball recoveriesper 90 min 2.15

63 Touchesper 90 min 26

At World Cup 2026, Nathanaël is rating 6.7 — below his 6.9 career baseline.