LiontipsArgentina vs Algeria: betting tip (cf 2.17) and bets on the World Cup match
Command Analysis
Current form
The reigning world champions easily qualified in South America, taking first place with a nine-point lead over their closest pursuer. The Argentines became the most productive national team, scoring 31 goals, while they traditionally played well in defense, conceding only 10 goals. Leo Messi made a significant contribution to the success, scoring eight goals in 12 matches.
After qualifying, Argentina had an impressive winning streak of seven friendly matches. It is characteristic that Lionel Scaloni's team did not have a single sparring match against top rivals. So, on the eve of the start of the World Cup, they beat Honduras (2:0) and Iceland (3:0) without any problems in class.
Disqualifications and injuries
Balerdi and Tagliafico are injured.
Interesting betting trends
- Argentina's winning streak is seven matches, in which they conceded only one goal.
- In five consecutive matches, the Argentines have won in the first half.
Approximate composition: Martinez – Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Medina – McAllister, De Paul, Fernandez – Messi, Alvarez, Almada.
Current form
Algeria confirmed its status as the group's favorite in the World Cup qualifiers. The national team took the first place with a margin of seven points from the closest pursuers. It is worth noting that in 10 matches, the Algerians conceded eight goals, which is quite a lot, taking into account not the strongest opponents. At the African Cup of Nations, Vladimir Petkovic's team were not surprised by anything, they expectedly left the group, and they could not make it past the quarterfinals to the playoffs, losing to Nigeria.
In preparation for the World Cup, the Algerian national team played two friendly matches, in which they sensationally beat the Netherlands (1-0) and defeated Bolivia with a score of 4.:0. It is not worth overestimating the victory over the orange team, since the opponent in that meeting had a total advantage, scored 17 shots on goal (six of them on target), but the implementation frankly failed.
Disqualifications and injuries
Bensebaini will not play due to injury.
Interesting betting trends
- In eight of the last ten matches, Algeria's players fouled more often than their opponents.
- In seven of Algeria's previous ten matches, more than three offsides were recorded.
Approximate composition: Zidane – Abada, Mandi, Belaid, Ait Nuri – Zerrouki, Bentaleb, Aouar– Marez, Guiri, Amura.
Trends
The Total offsiderateis more than 3.5
This bet has played in seven of Algeria's last ten matches.
Betting 1st half: Argentina's victory
In five consecutive matches, the Argentines won in the first half.
The bet is an accurate score of 2:0
The Argentine national team has scored the last three victories with a "dry" score.
Tip and bets
Argentina won the last seven sparring matches, and all the opponents were noticeably inferior in class, the Scaloni team did not play against strong top teams. It can be said that the reigning world champions trained to break into the dense defenses of their opponents, and they had no particular problems with this: they scored more than one goal in six consecutive matches.
Algeria was impressive with its sensational victory over the Netherlands on the way to the World Cup, but the opponent had a total advantage in that meeting, and the implementation was trivial. In general, the African national team is not stable, there are bright leaders in the squad, but there is no depth in all positions. It is unlikely that the Argentines will have serious problems with scoring three points today.
Our betting tip is an Asian handicap (-1.5) for Argentina by a factor of 2.17
Bet on the total
The key to the success of the Argentina national team is not only the usual powerful attack, where Messi still plays an important role. The Argentines strive to fully control the situation on the field, not allowing opponents to get close to their penalty area. In qualifying, Scaloni's team conceded only 10 goals in 18 matches, followed by only one goal in seven friendly matches. We don't think Algeria will have many chances to score at least once today.
The second bet is that Algeria will not score with a coefficient of 1.80
A bet on yellow cards
Algeria is a pretty rough team: in five of the previous six matches involving the African national team, the referees showed more than three yellow cards. Obviously, today we will have to somehow contain the Argentine attack, it will be difficult to do without violations and warnings.
The betting tip is that the total number of yellow cards is more than 3.5 with a coefficient of 1.85
