23/1/2024–|Last updated: 1/23/202407:01 PM (Mecca time)
The computer of the “Opta” platform, which specializes in collecting and publishing sports statistics, showed that the Algerian national team is the candidate to win Mauritania's position in the group stage of the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
The match between Algeria and Mauritania will be held – tonight – at Al Salam Stadium, in the third round for the fourth group matches, and the match begins at 23:00 Mecca time.
The supercomputer predicted that the “Greens” team would win by more than 70%, while the remaining percentages were distributed to a draw or a victory for Mauritania.
This will be the first confrontation between Mauritania and Algeria in the African Cup of Nations and the eighth in the history of confrontations between the two teams.
🟨 win #Algeria 🇩🇿 and #Senegal🇸🇳 At the top of Opta network’s predictions 📉 for today’s matches in the ⚽ Cup #Nations_of_Africa2023 🏆👇#CAN2023
#AFCON2023 pic.twitter.com/UeWH90qaaC— B Sports (@BSportsX) January 23, 2024
Mauritania lost 4 of its last 5 matches against Algeria in all competitions.
Mauritania did not achieve any victory in the African Cup of Nations.
In turn, Algeria did not win 5 consecutive matches in the African Cup of Nations
The last victory achieved by the Algerian national team was in the final of the 2019 edition of the African Cup of Nations against Senegal on July 19, 2019 in Cairo.
Algeria occupies third place in Group D with two points from two draws, two points behind Angola and Burkina Faso, while Mauritania is at the bottom of the group with no points.