Algeria will welcome Somalia to the Stade Nelson Mandela in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign opener on Thursday 16th November.
Algeria have not qualified for the FIFA World Cup in the last two editions. They suffered a late heartbreak in the 2022 qualifiers, as they were eliminated from the third round on away goals by Cameroon. Somalia, meanwhile, have never made it past the first round in the qualifiers.
Algeria played Egypt in a friendly last month, with Islam Slimani’s injury-time equalizer helping them secure a 1-1 draw. They are unbeaten in their last eight games in all competitions and will look to get their qualification campaign underway with a win.
Somalia played Niger and Sierra Leone in friendlies matches last month, suffering 0-3 and 0-2 defeats respectively. They have suffered eight defeats on the trot in all competitions.
Botswana, Guinea, Mozambique, and Uganda are the other four teams in Group G, Algeria have a good shot of finishing atop the group table.
Algeria vs Somalia Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Algeria and Somalia are set to meet for the first time.
- Algeria have suffered just one loss across all competitions in 2023, with that defeat coming on penalties in the African Nations Championship Final to Senegal.
- Algeria have won 10 of their 14 games in all competitions in 2023, scoring 21 times while conceding just four times in that period.
- Somalia have played just twice in 2023, suffering defeats in these games with an aggregate scores of 0-3 and 0-2 .
- Algeria have lost just one of their last nine games in World Cup qualifiers.
- Somalia have recorded just one win in World Cup qualifiers, suffering nine defeats in 11 games.
- Somalia have scored just thrice in 11 games in the World Cup qualifiers.
Prediction
Algeria is expected to win this match.
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