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Algeria vs Tunisia: result 1-2 and analysis

Africa Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on January 19, 2017 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Stade Mohamed-Hamlaoui, Constantine

Algeria
1-2
Tunisia

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What was the result of Algeria vs Tunisia?

Tunisia won 1-2 on January 19, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 50′A. MandiTunisia (o.g.)
  • 66′N. SlitiTunisia (pen.)
  • 90′S. HanniAlgeria

Official lineup for Algeria vs Tunisia

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Algeria

  1. 11Y. Brahimi
  2. 13I. Slimani
  1. 7R. Mahrez
  2. 10N. Bentaleb
  3. 17A. Guédioura
  4. 18R. Ghezzal
  1. 2A. Mandi
  2. 3F. Ghoulam
  3. 21R. Bensebaïni
  4. 22Mohamed Rabie Meftah
  1. 16Malik Asselah

Tunisia

  1. 9Ahmed Akaïchi
  2. 10W. Khazri
  3. 23N. Sliti
  1. 7Y. Msakni
  2. 13F. Sassi
  3. 14M. Ben Amor
  1. 2S. Ben Youssef
  2. 3A. Abdennour
  3. 12A. Maâloul
  4. 21H. Nagguez
  1. 16A. Balbouli
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Algeria have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Tunisia have 6, 3 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Algeria
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 15, 2017Zimbabwe(home)2-2Africa Cup of Nations
Jan 7, 2017Mauritania(home)3-1Friendlies
Nov 12, 2016Nigeria(away)1-3World Cup - Qualification Africa
Oct 9, 2016Cameroon(home)1-1World Cup - Qualification Africa
Nov 17, 2015Tanzania(home)7-0World Cup - Qualification Africa
Tunisia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 15, 2017Senegal(home)0-2Africa Cup of Nations
Jan 8, 2017Egypt(away)0-1Friendlies
Jan 4, 2017Uganda(home)2-0Friendlies
Nov 11, 2016Libya(away)1-0World Cup - Qualification Africa
Oct 9, 2016Guinea(home)2-0World Cup - Qualification Africa

How many goals should we expect?

Algeria score 1.9 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Tunisia score 1.4 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Algeria1.91.5211/1510/15
Tunisia1.41.147/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Algeria sit 1st in Africa Cup of Nations (9 points from 3 matches) and Tunisia sit 2nd (4 points from 3 matches).

2025-26 standings
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1AlgeriaGroup E3300719
2TunisiaGroup C3111654

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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