Jason Collins
Dailysports's expert
On September 10, within the qualification of the African Cup of Nations will be held many meetings, including between themselves will play Liberia - Algeria. Prediction for the meeting of these rivals is made by Dailysports specialists.
Liberia
The Liberian national team is far from being the grande dame of African soccer, the team has only twice played in the main grid of the African Cup of Nations, but did not go further than the group stage. Experienced soccer fans have heard of this team, as the legendary George Vea played for it, although he failed to drag the team to titles.
Liberia started this selection with an unexpected away draw against Togo - 1:1, the opponent here was considered the favorite, the guests in this meeting equalized only on 90+2 minutes. Things are going well so far in qualifying for the World Cup, the team is third in its group, scoring 7 points in four meetings, the gap from the leader is only three points.
Algeria
“Desert Foxes” are considered strong on their continent, the national team has experience of appearing at the World Cup, where it played four times. As for the African Cup of Nations, Algeria has won this prestigious trophy twice.
The team successfully started the current qualification, beating Equatorial Guinea 2-0 on its field. Algeria has a solid squad, there are quite a few well-known players who play in Europe and can make the difference on the field. In their World Cup qualification group, the team leads with 9 points from four matches, but are ahead of Mozambique only on extra points.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- Statistics show that the rivals have played each other four times, the advantage is on the side of Algeria, two wins and two draws.
- Liberia has not lost in six consecutive matches, Algeria has lost only one meeting out of the last five.
- Quotes for the meeting are as follows: W1 - 5.75, X - 4.1, W2 - 1.28.
Liberia vs Algeria Prediction
Guests in this pair are quoted as big favorites, although there are many sensations in this tournament. If Algeria shows its game, then the team will definitely take three points. Despite the odds, I expect a difficult match, in which I bet on a total of less than 2.5 goals.
