TANZANIA v ALGERIA
Africa Cup of Nations
Monday 1st July 2019
Kickoff: 2100hrs
Pick: Algeria AH-1
Bookmaker: Comeon
Odds: 1.66 (odds taken at 10:17 GMT, 01 July 2019)
Monday night brings us the final group matches of Group C and our next preview features a clash between bottom placed Tanzania and the leaders, Algeria, as the betting tips continue at the Al Salam Stadium.
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Tanzania Prediction- Can Tanzania pull off miracle?
Tanzania sit bottom of group C with zero points to their name following back-to-back defeats to start their campaign off in disastrous fashion.
A 2-0 defeat to Senegal was followed by a 3-2 loss to Kenya and they now need something close to a miracle if they’re to emerge from this group.
With both Kenya and Senegal sitting on 3 points apiece and playing each other in the final match of the group, Tanzania need to win by at least a 4-goal margin here.
The chances of this happening seem extremely remote especially as Tanzania have won just 2 of their last 9 matches overall and face the group leaders in this encounter.
Wins over Cape Verde Islands and Uganda may not be enough to convince Tanzania that they can cause a major upset over Algeria on Monday night.
Previous encounters have seen Tanzania subjected to heavy defeats to Algeria in 4-1 and 7-0 routs in the last two meetings between these two sides.
Algeria Prediction – Can Algeria maintain 100% record?
As mentioned earlier, Algeria sit top of Group C with the maximum 6 points thanks to a blistering start to their Africa Cup of Nations campaign.
Back-to-back wins over Kenya 2-0 and a 1-0 victory against Senegal have guaranteed Algeria a place in the quarter-finals with a game to spare.
Algeria will meet the 3rd placed team from either Group A, B or F in the last eight, so manager Djamel Belmadi may five some of his fringe players a run out in this clash.
Nevertheless, competition for a place in the starting XI of the quarter-finals will be hotly contested, so we can expect no let-up from Algeria here.
They bring an impressive 8-match unbeaten run into this final group match with Tanzania, a sequence of results that include 6 wins.
Both of Algeria’s wins to date during the group phase were to nil, so I daresay they’ll be keen to preserve their clean sheet record in this tussle too.
Their recent dominance over Tanzania should also give them a psychological advantage here too.
Key-Facts – Tanzania v Algeria
- Tanzania have won just 2 of their last 9 matches overall in all competitions
- Algeria have won the last 2 meetings against Tanzania, 4-1 and 7-0 respectively
- Algeria have won 6 of their last 8 matches overall in all competitions
Betting Tips Verdict
Tanzania will do well to avoid a third defeat here, especially given their last two meetings against Algeria.