Algeria – South Africa

Algeria and South Africa meet in the first round of the African Cup of Nations Group C. This is the toughest group of the tournament, also containing Ghana and Senegal.

After a very good World Cup in which they took Germany to the wire in Round 16, Algeria continued the fantastic form in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers even if they changed the coach … 1st place and 15 points (from 1 possible of 18) in a group with Mali, Malawi and Ethiopia. Probably they would have won all 6 games but played some reserves in the last game when they were already qualified. Algeria has a very good team, very well organized and are one of the big favorites to win it all … but in this group nothing will come easy.

Team news for Algeria say the team has a clean bill of health ahead of this game and there will be no missing players from the lineup.

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South Africa went trough some tough times lately but had a good qualifying campaign … finishing first in a group with Nigeria, Sudan and Congo. South Africa is playing some brilliant football on the defensive end but does not have too many players to make a difference up front. For sure they will be a tough nut to crack for everybody, even Algeria.

Team news for South Africa say that Andile Jali from Oostende is a big question mark for today and probably he will not be in the lineup.

Odds on Algeria are dropping fast and I can surely see why … Algeria is a better team than South Africa, better players and better organized also. South Africa is not bad, they will keep the game close, but Algeria is just too good to miss 3 key points in this nightmare group. South Africa will approach the game with a defensive brand of football and they unlikely to cause problems at the other end … while Algeria will break them down eventually, they just have so much more quality. Unlike other African teams Algeria is very reliable and I am happy to stake 8 units on them to start the competition with a win. My tip is Algeria to win tonight. Correct score prediction: Algeria – South Africa 2-0.

Pick: Algeria
Odds: 1.89 @ Betsson
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 7.12
Event date: 19 January