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Argentina v Algeria : World Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 17th Jun, 02:00 BST, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

It's an away trip for Vladimir Petković's Algeria side on Wednesday morning, as they head to the Arrowhead Stadium for a World Cup meeting with Lionel Sebastián Scaloni's Argentina. We have predictions, tips, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and head-to-head statistics across the biggest markets, so there's nowhere better to prepare World Cup clash.


Best Tip: Argentina to win

Studying the bookies' odds and collated stats regarding both sides ahead of this World Cup clash, a bet on win / draw / win for Argentina to win and delight their home supporters is the way we would recommend bettors go. We predict they'll overpower Algeria, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have a track record of doing so. It may not all be plain sailing, but Argentina claiming victory is the bet come Wednesday morning.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Argentina are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 70% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.38.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Argentina
70%
19/50-
Draw
19%
15/4
10%
-
Algeria
11%
13/2
7%
-
Argentina 2-0
14%
5/1
8%
-
Argentina 1-0
14%
5/1
8%
-
Argentina 3-0
10%
8/1
5%
-
Argentina 2-1
9%
17/2-
Draw 1-1
9%
9/1
5%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
10/1-
Argentina 3-1
6%
12/1-
Argentina 4-0
5%
16/1-
Algeria 1-0
4%
16/1-
Argentina 4-1
3%
25/1
13%
-
Draw 2-2
3%
25/1
13%
-
Algeria 2-1
3%
22/1-
Argentina 3-2
2%
33/1-
Argentina 5-0
2%
33/1
17%
-
Algeria 2-0
1%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
10/11-
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
10/11-
Home 1st Goal
61%
4/11-
Away 1st Goal
34%
5/2
3%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
42%
5/4
2%
-
BTTS - No
58%
4/7
3%
-
BTTS - Home Win
25%
11/4
4%
-
BTTS - Draw
13%
6/1
8%
-
BTTS - Away Win
5%
14/1-
Home/draw
89%
1/10
2%
-
Away/draw
30%
2/1
9%
-
Home/away
81%
2/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
3/10-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
12/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
1/3-
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
11/2
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/9
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/25-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/1-
Home DNB
83%
1/8-
Away DNB
24%
5/1-
Argentina win to nil
45%
1/1
5%
-
Algeria win to nil
6%
10/1-
Argentina / Argentina
41%
1/1
2%
-
Argentina / Algeria
2%
50/1-
Argentina / Draw
5%
16/1-
Draw / Argentina
21%
3/1-
Draw / Algeria
5%
16/1
13%
-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Algeria / Argentina
4%
22/1-
Algeria / Algeria
6%
14/1-
Algeria / Draw
4%
20/1
11%
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Group J table
Group JPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstGDPoints
1Argentina00000000
2Algeria00000000
3Austria00000000
4Jordan00000000
Win / draw / win form
Argentina
20 games
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
9
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
7 / 20
Clean sheets
13 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AArgentina6 - 0Puerto Rico
HArgentina1 - 0Venezuela
AArgentina0 - 1Ecuador
HArgentina3 - 0Venezuela
HArgentina1 - 1Colombia
AArgentina1 - 0Chile
HArgentina4 - 1Brazil
AArgentina1 - 0Uruguay
HArgentina1 - 0Peru
AArgentina1 - 2Paraguay
HArgentina6 - 0Bolivia
AArgentina1 - 1Venezuela
AArgentina1 - 2Colombia
HArgentina3 - 0Chile
HArgentina0 - 0Colombia
HArgentina2 - 0Canada
HArgentina1 - 1Ecuador
HArgentina2 - 0Peru
AArgentina1 - 0Chile
HArgentina2 - 0Canada
Algeria
20 games
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
Draw
8
L
1
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAlgeria2 - 1Uganda
AAlgeria3 - 0Somalia
AAlgeria0 - 0Guinea
HAlgeria3 - 1Botswana
AAlgeria1 - 1Sudan
HAlgeria0 - 0Niger
AAlgeria1 - 1Guinea
HAlgeria1 - 1South Africa
AAlgeria3 - 0Uganda
AAlgeria3 - 4Sweden
HAlgeria - Rwanda
HAlgeria2 - 0Rwanda
AAlgeria0 - 0Gambia
HAlgeria5 - 1Mozambique
AAlgeria3 - 1Botswana
HAlgeria5 - 1Liberia
AAlgeria0 - 0Equatorial Guinea
AAlgeria1 - 0Togo
HAlgeria5 - 1Togo
AAlgeria3 - 0Liberia
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is fairly strong for Argentina in their clash with Algeria, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 20 consecutive World Cup games.

Argentina Algeria
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Argentina will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
52%
1
34%
2
11%
3
4+
There is a 52% probability that Algeria will fail to score
 
20 home / away games
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
Argentina
PG (predicted goals)
Algeria
2
0.7
Attack rating
8%
better
ARG
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Games scored18
15
Failed to score2
3
Scored first17
9
Goals scored38
41
Avg. goals scored1.9
2.1
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal6
4
Conversion rate for18
23
Avg. XG for1.2
3.2
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
27%
better
ARG
view stats
Games conceded7
10
Clean sheets13
8
Conceded first3
6
Goals conceded9
13
Avg. goals conceded0.5
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded5
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded12
11
Conversion rate against9%
9%
Avg. XG against0.7
0.6
KickOff rating
+27%

The line-ups for the World Cup match between Argentina v Algeria will show here when available.

Argentina World Cup squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Musso GLK
-
G Rulli GLK
-
E Martínez GLK
-
N Tagliafico DEF
-
N Otamendi DEF
-
C Romero DEF
-
N Molina DEF
-
G Montiel DEF
-
F Medina DEF
-
L Martínez  DEF
-
G Celso MID
-
V Barco MID
-
R Paul MID
-
N Paz MID
-
A Mac Allister MID
-
E Palacios MID
-
E Fernández MID
-
L Paredes MID
-
T Almada FWD
-
N González FWD
-
L Messi FWD
-
G Simeone FWD
-
J López FWD
-
J Álvarez FWD
-
L Martínez FWD
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Algeria World Cup squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Benbot GLK
-
M Mastil GLK
-
L Zidane GLK
-
R Bensebaini DEF
-
A. Abada DEF
-
J Hadjam DEF
-
M Tougai DEF
-
S Chergui DEF
-
R Belghali  DEF
-
R Nouri DEF
-
Z Belaid DEF
-
A Mandi DEF
-
N Bentaleb MID
-
H Aouar MID
-
R Zerrouki MID
-
Y. Titraoui MID
-
F Chaïbi MID
-
I Maza MID
-
H Boudaoui MID
-
M Amoura FWD
-
A. Hadj Moussa FWD
-
N Benbouali FWD
-
F. Ghedjemis FWD
-
A Gouiri FWD
-
R Mahrez FWD
-
A. Boulebina FWD
-