Argentina v Algeria

World Cup

Argentina v Algeria in World Cup ended 3:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Argentina v Algeria

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Argentina at 40.8% - the match finished 3:0, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Argentina X 2 · Algeria Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 62.9% 20.1% 17.0% Home win · Argentina ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 40.8% 19.6% 39.7% Home win · Argentina ✔ Correct
Final score 3:0 Home win · Argentina
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: Argentina v Algeria

  1. 17′Lionel Messi · Goal (assist: Rodrigo De Paul)
  2. 46′Nahuel Molina · Substitution (off: Gonzalo Montiel )
  3. 55′Julián Álvarez · Substitution (off: Lautaro Martínez)
  4. 55′Nico González · Substitution (off: Thiago Almada)
  5. 60′Lionel Messi · Goal
  6. 64′Mohamed Amoura · Substitution (off: Amine Gouiri)
  7. 64′Houssem Aouar · Substitution (off: Hicham Boudaoui)
  8. 64′Riyad Mahrez · Substitution (off: Anis Hadj Moussa)
  9. 76′Lionel Messi · Goal (assist: Nico González)
  10. 80′Nicolás Otamendi · Substitution (off: Cristian Romero )
  11. 80′Nico Paz  · Substitution (off: Lionel Messi)
  12. 81′Adil Boulbina · Substitution (off: Ibrahim Maza)
  13. 82′Ramiz Zerrouki · Substitution (off: Nabil Bentaleb)

Match statistics: Argentina v Algeria

Statistic Argentina Algeria
Possession 48% 52%
Shots on target 6 0
Total shots 10 7
Shots off target 4 7
Blocked shots 0 3
Corners 3 0
Fouls 13 8
Offsides 3 1
Yellow cards 6 4
Red cards 9 3
Saves 0 1
Passes 561 609
Pass accuracy 90% 92%

Line-ups: Argentina v Algeria

Argentina 4-4-2

Starting XI

  1. 4 Gonzalo Montiel 6.8
  2. 6 Lisandro Martínez 7.2
  3. 7 Rodrigo De Paul 7.3
  4. 10 Lionel Messi 9.7
  5. 13 Cristian Romero 7.0
  6. 16 Thiago Almada 6.9
  7. 20 Alexis Mac Allister 7.1
  8. 22 Lautaro Martínez 6.5
  9. 23 Emiliano Martínez 6.7
  10. 24 Enzo Fernández 7.0
  11. 25 Facundo Medina 7.0
Substitutes (15)
  1. 1 Juan Musso
  2. 2 Marcos Senesi
  3. 3 Nicolás Tagliafico
  4. 5 Leandro Paredes
  5. 8 Valentín Barco
  6. 9 Julián Álvarez 6.5
  7. 11 Giovani Lo Celso
  8. 12 Gerónimo Rulli
  9. 14 Exequiel Palacios
  10. 15 Nico González 6.9
  11. 17 Giuliano Simeone
  12. 18 Nico Paz 6.6
  13. 19 Nicolás Otamendi 6.8
  14. 21 José Manuel López
  15. 26 Nahuel Molina 6.8

Algeria 4-3-3

Starting XI

  1. 2 Aïssa Mandi 7.0
  2. 9 Amine Gouiri 6.4
  3. 10 Farès Chaïbi 7.1
  4. 11 Anis Hadj Moussa 6.5
  5. 14 Hicham Boudaoui 6.5
  6. 15 Rayan Aït-Nouri 6.5
  7. 17 Rafik Belghali 6.4
  8. 19 Nabil Bentaleb 6.6
  9. 21 Ramy Bensebaini 6.7
  10. 22 Ibrahim Maza 6.2
  11. 23 Luca Zidane 6.3
Substitutes (15)
  1. 1 Melvin Mastil
  2. 3 Achref Abada
  3. 4 Mohamed Amine Tougai
  4. 5 Zineddine Belaid
  5. 6 Ramiz Zerrouki 6.6
  6. 7 Riyad Mahrez 6.6
  7. 8 Houssem Aouar 6.4
  8. 12 Nadhir Benbouali
  9. 13 Jaouen Hadjam
  10. 16 Oussama Benbout
  11. 18 Mohamed Amoura 6.5
  12. 20 Adil Boulbina 6.2
  13. 24 Yassine Titraoui
  14. 25 Farès Ghedjemis
  15. 26 Samir Chergui

Form and head-to-head: Argentina v Algeria

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World Cup standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Argentina 3 3 0 0 +7 9
2 Austria 3 1 1 1 0 4
3 Algeria 3 1 1 1 -2 4
4 Jordan 3 0 0 3 -5 0

Managers: Argentina v Algeria

L. Scaloni
ArgentinaManagerL. Scaloni
V. Petković
AlgeriaManagerV. Petković

Match information: Argentina v Algeria

Kick-off
·
Competition
World Cup
Round
1
City
Kansas City
Surface
grass
Capacity
76,416

TV coverage: Argentina v Algeria

Where to watch in Bulgaria

4 broadcasts licensed for Bulgaria

  • BNT 1
  • BNT 3
  • BNT News App
  • bnt.bg

Live commentary: Argentina v Algeria

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