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Jordan – Algeria Prediction

Jordan

L L L D D

20:00

22 Jun · Mon

Algeria

L W W D W

Venue: Levi's Stadium Referee: Slavko Vinčić

Betting Tip

3 picks

Top Pick

X2 Algeria or draw 60% confidence

2.70odds

Algeria average 2.4 goals with just 0.6 conceded and beat the Netherlands, while Jordan ship 2.6 a game and have lost 1-3, 0-2 and 1-4 recently.

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Total Team 2 Over: 0.5 76%

Algeria over 0.5 goals

1.13 odds

Total:Over: 2.5 64%

Over 2.5 goals

1.87 odds

Jordan VS Algeria Prediction

Jordan and Algeria meet at Levi's Stadium on 22 June both stinging from opening-day defeats, which charges this second-round clash with real urgency. Jordan were beaten by Austria and Algeria overpowered by Argentina, so neither can afford another loss without seeing their qualification hopes slip away. The gulf in recent form, however, is considerable: Algeria arrive as much the stronger side on paper, while Jordan have struggled defensively against quality, setting up a contest the North Africans will be strongly fancied to control.

Jordan leaking goals

Jordan's chief problem has been a porous defence. The 1-3 loss to Austria followed a 0-2 defeat to Colombia and a 1-4 thrashing by Switzerland, leaving them averaging 1.2 goals scored but a heavy 2.6 conceded across their last five. They have shown some attacking life — back-to-back 2-2 draws with Nigeria and Costa Rica hint at it — but conceding at this rate against organised, quality opposition makes points extremely hard to come by. Tightening up at the back is the obvious priority, yet doing so against an Algeria side brimming with attacking confidence represents a severe test of their resolve and structure.

Algeria strong and well-balanced

Algeria, despite the opening loss to Argentina, arrive in genuinely impressive form. A 1-0 win over the Netherlands stands out as a statement result, and it sits beside a 4-0 rout of Bolivia, a goalless draw with Uruguay and a 7-0 demolition of Guatemala, giving them an average of 2.4 goals scored and just 0.6 conceded. The defeat to Argentina aside, they have defended stoutly and attacked with real quality, the hallmarks of a side capable of going deep in the tournament. Against a leaky Jordan defence, their forwards will fancy their chances of returning to the goals that defined their build-up.

Prediction: Algeria to respond

With Algeria far the stronger side and Jordan's defence repeatedly breached, this Jordan versus Algeria prediction favours the North Africans to avoid defeat, the double chance offering value given their superior quality. Two supporting reads frame the likely flow: Algeria, who average 2.4 goals and beat the Netherlands, getting on the scoresheet with over 0.5 of their own, and the contest passing 2.5 goals given Jordan's habit of shipping goals in bunches against organised, attacking opponents. A second defeat would effectively end Jordan's campaign, and with Algeria having beaten the Netherlands and routed Guatemala 7-0 in their build-up, the North Africans carry far the greater firepower in a game both sides must win to stay alive.