Argentina vs Algeria Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
Match Report
Match Events ?
17'L. Messi (R. de Paul)Argentina
60'L. Messi Argentina
76'L. Messi (N. Gonzalez)Argentina
Match Statistics ?
Argentina
Algeria
48%
Possession
52%
6
Shots on Target
0
10
Total Shots
7
2
Corners
2
13
Fouls
8
1.23
xG
0.31
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
Argentina · 4-4-2
23G
4D
13D
6D
25D
7M
20M
24M
16M
10F
22F
Algeria · 4-3-3
23G
17D
2D
21D
15D
14M
19M
22M
11F
9F
10F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Argentina
Expected: Argentina by 1–2 goals
Confidence: Medium
Argentina 64%Draw 23%Algeria 14%
xG: 1.77Expected goalsxG: 0.68
Argentina vs Algeria looks like a Argentina-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Argentina holds a slight edge according to our model, though the gap between the sides is not large enough to treat this as a banker. 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
Argentina stronger
Argentina: 1718 (#3) · Algeria: 1539 (#19)
H2H Record ?
1–0–0
Argentina leads
Avg 7.0 goals/game · 1 meetings
Argentina
Algeria
#1
Position ?
#3
9
Points ?
4
3W 0D 0L
Record ?
1W 1D 1L
8
Goals For ?
5
1
Goals Against ?
7
+7
Goal Diff
-2
#3
FIFA Rank ?
#28
15.4%
Win Prob ?
0.4%
W W W W W
Form ?
L D W L
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 1 Meetings (All Competitions)
5 Jun 2007FriendlyAlgeria3–4NArgentina
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring tournament form — Argentina averaging 3.0 goals/game, Algeria averaging 4.0. Combined 3.5 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
Both teams scoring regularly — Argentina and Algeria both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
Argentina in excellent form — 15 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
Clear model favourite: Argentina at 64% win probability.
Injuries & Absences
Argentina — Injuries
No injuries reported.
Algeria — Injuries
M. Amoura
Injury
A. Benbouali
Injury