African Nations Championship | Semi-Finals
Jan 31, 2023 at 4pm UK
Algeria5 - 0Niger
FT(HT: 4-0)
Issaka Souley (37')
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Algeria 1-0 Ivory Coast
Friday, January 27 at 4pm in African Nations Championship
Friday, January 27 at 4pm in African Nations Championship
| Current Group E Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | -3 | 1 |
We said: Algeria 1-0 Niger
Both teams have been defensively near-impenetrable of late, so we are anticipating a nervy and cagey affair. That said, we are also backing Algeria to get the job done and continue their quest for glory on home turf. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Algeria win with a probability of 85.99%. A draw had a probability of 11% and a win for Niger had a probability of 3.01%.
The most likely scoreline for an Algeria win was 2-0 with a probability of 18.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (15.71%) and 1-0 (14.01%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (5.4%), while for a Niger win it was 0-1 (1.75%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Algeria would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Algeria | Draw | Niger |
| 85.99% | 11% | 3.01% |
| Both teams to score 25.63% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
