Algeria vs Niger Prediction

Form check: two very different runs

Algeria's last 20 matches include World Cup fixtures, AFCON, the Arab Cup and friendlies, and they've won 12 of them with just 4 defeats. The goal difference is striking too, 41 scored against 19 conceded.

Algeria: 20 completed matches; Niger: 16 completed matches.

Algeria

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

41

Conceded

19

Difference

+22

Niger

16 matches

Win

25% 4 / 16

Draw

37.5% 6 / 16

Loss

37.5% 6 / 16

Scored

17

Conceded

17

Difference

0

Niger's most recent 16 games are mostly friendlies and AFCON qualifiers, and the record is far more even: 4 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, with 17 goals scored and 17 conceded. That's a squad that draws a lot and doesn't win many.

Algeria arrive as the side in far better rhythm, though it's worth remembering their sample includes high-stakes tournament football, not just friendlies.

Comparative Team Statistics: Algeria vs Niger

Head-to-head: Algeria's big wins, but Niger have had their moments

Six meetings are on record here, and Algeria have won three of them, including a 5-0 in 2023 and a 6-1 back in 2021. Those are heavy scorelines.

But Niger have also won twice in qualifiers, once at home and once away in Algeria, and the most recent meeting, in August 2025, finished goalless. That suggests recent games between these two haven't been one-sided at all.

The head-to-head record isn't as lopsided as the biggest scorelines might suggest.

Team news: not much to go on

There's very little team news available for this one. The only player detail we have is for Algeria's M. Amoura, who's picked up 2 yellow cards in his last 4 matches and no reds.

Algeria:

Penalty cards:

M. Amoura x 2

That's not enough to draw conclusions about either squad's fitness or selection, so it's best treated as a minor discipline note rather than anything more.

How this one could play out

Algeria's overall form and their comfortable AFCON and World Cup campaign numbers point toward them being the stronger side on paper. Their home wins have often come with goals, which fits a squad scoring freely across the sample.

Niger's draw-heavy record suggests they can be difficult to break down even when they're not winning outright, and the most recent meeting between these two backs that up. As a friendly, though, lineups and intensity can vary from what either side showed in competitive fixtures.