Niger vs Algeria Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup

Prediction published on 11/10/2021, 13:40  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 11/10/2021 at 14:09 in World Cup Predictions

Niger’s chances of advancing to the next stage of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers hangs in the balance as they prepare to host African champions Algeria in Niamey on Tuesday. They go to the game placed third with three points, having only beaten Djibouti in Group A. Meanwhile, Algeria are joint top with Burkina Faso on seven points. Niger are coming from a 6-1 thrashing by Algeria, leaving them without a clean sheet in the last five matches and three losses in the process. They have conceded two or more goals in eight of the last 11 matches and four of their last five matches going to this have produced over 2.5 goals. It doesn’t make matters easier for Niger, having lost five straight home matches and failing to score in four of them. In World Cup qualifiers, they’ve failed to score in three of the last five and at home in the competition, they have just one clean sheet.

Algeria on the other hand, head to this game on a run of 15 matches unbeaten, with 11 wins in there. They are so lethal in attack that in the last five matches alone, they’ve scored 22 goals, while conceding three. Islam Slimani will be the biggest threat to Niger in this game; he scored twice in the 6-1 mauling, taking his tally to six in three matches. Both sides have however scored in four of their last five away matches. In World Cup qualification, Algeria are unbeaten in the last four matches, drawing two and winning two, but both teams have scored in all four.