Algeria vs Austria, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Il'giz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
- Assistant 1 Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan)
- Assistant 2 Timur Gaynulin (Uzbekistan)
5 games this season
🟨 4.0/game
⚽ 6.0 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Brazil | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Morocco | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Scotland | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Haiti | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Australia | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Paraguay | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Turkey | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Germany | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Ecuador | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Curacao | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Japan | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Sweden | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Belgium | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Egypt | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Iran | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Spain | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | France | 3 | 9 |
| 34 | Norway | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Senegal | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Iraq | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Argentina | 3 | 9 |
| 38 | Austria | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Algeria | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Jordan | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Colombia | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | Portugal | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | Congo DR | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | England | 3 | 7 |
| 46 | Croatia | 3 | 6 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3 | 4 |
| 48 | Panama | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Season Stats
| Algeria | Austria | |
|---|---|---|
| #39 | Position | #38 |
| 4 | Points | 4 |
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 1 / 1 / 1 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 1 |
| 5 | Scored | 6 |
| 7 | Conceded | 6 |
| -2 | GD | +0 |
| 1.33 | PPG | 1.33 |
| 33% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Algeria this season
Algeria this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Austria this season
Austria this season
Algeria are 39th (4 pts). Austria are 38th (4 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Algeria
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austria
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Algeria
| Riyad Mahrez | 2 G | 2 A |
Austria
| Marko Arnautovic | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Arrowhead Stadium. Algeria are looking to make home advantage count against Austria.
- 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Algeria and Austria are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 10' Austria started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 11' That looks like a foul for a card for Marcel Sabitzer.
- 16' Algeria is showing some good football. However, Algeria are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 21' Algeria are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Austria backline.
- 26' Austria come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 28' Marko Arnautovic puts Austria on the lead.
- 33' Romano Schmid, a Austria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 38' Austria looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Marko Arnautovic scoring 1 goals.
- 43' Philipp Mwene is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Austria so far.
- 45' GOAL! Rafik Belghali scores on 45.
- 46' The Austria bench stirs into life. Marko Arnautovic is withdrawn and Michael Gregoritsch gets his opportunity.
- 51' Nicolas Seiwald has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 55' Assisted by Konrad Laimer with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marcel Sabitzer makes no mistake. 1-2!
- 60' A goal from the Algeria international Riyad Mahrez! He fires home on 60 to make it 2-2!
- 62' Another change for Austria made on 62 minute. David Alaba leaves to be changed by Kevin Danso.
- 67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 71' The whistle greets Rafik Belghali as he departs to be replaced by Samir Chergui.
- 76' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 86' The 29-year-old Stefan Posch has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
- Game over. The scoreline of 3-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Algeria Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 16
-
17
Rafik Belghali ↓ Samir Chergui 71'
- 21
-
13
Jaouen Hadjam ↓ Rayan Ait Nouri 71'
- 2
- 8
- 19
- 10
- 22
-
9
Amine Gouiri ↓ Zinedine Belaid 71'
- 7
Bench
- 1
- 23
- 3
-
15
Rayan Ait Nouri ↑ 71'
-
5
Zinedine Belaid ↑ 71'
-
26
Samir Chergui ↑ 71'
- 4
- 14
- 20
- 24
- 6
- 12
- 25
- 11
Coach
Vladimir Petković
Austria Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7
-
8
David Alaba ↓ Kevin Danso 62'
- 16
- 5
- 20
- 9
- 15
- 4
-
18
Romano Schmid ↓ Paul Wanner 46'
- 1
- 6
Bench
- 23
-
3
Kevin Danso ↑ 62'
-
11
Michael Gregoritsch ↑ 46'
-
10
Florian Grillitsch ↑ 46'
- 26
- 19
- 14
- 13
- 21
- 17
- 2
- 22
- 25
-
24
Paul Wanner ↑ 46'
- 12
Coach
Ralf Rangnick
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Riyad Mahrez | 2 |
| Marko Arnautovic | 1 |
| Marcel Sabitzer | 1 |
| Sasa Kalajdzic | 1 |
| Rafik Belghali | 1 |
Head to Head
Algeria Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.72
Algeria xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.92
Austria xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 91% + Both teams to score 87%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 5.64
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 99% |
|
1% |
| ± 1.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 2.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 3.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 4.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
Double Chance
Algeria or Draw
60%
Draw or Austria
60%
Algeria or Austria
80%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 3
5.3%
3 – 2
4.9%
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
4%
2 – 1
4%
2 – 4
3.8%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 4
3.5%
1 – 1
3.4%
4 – 2
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Algeria
| Handicap | Algeria covers | Push | Austria covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 11% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 15% | 62% |
| -0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +1 | 56% | 16% | 28% |
| +1.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +2 | 72% | 13% | 16% |
| +2.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
Clean Sheet
Algeria keeps clean sheet
6%
✓
Austria keeps clean sheet
7%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.