This archive report was first published on 7 July 2019.
Published on July 7, 2019, Algeria's form since the opening game of the African Cup of Nations has ensured that they enter the knockout stages of the competition among the front runners to win the whole tournament.
They will come up against Guinea in the round of 16 stage in what should be a comfortable fixture for Riyad Mahrez and co.
Algeria's impressive form has seen them win all three of their group games, making them one of three sides to boast a 100% record at this stage.
Their competition started with a comfortable 2-0 win over Kenya, with Riyad Mahrez and Baghdad Bounedijah scoring the goals in their opener.
They followed this success up with a 1-0 win over Sadio Mane's Senegal, with Mohamed Youcef Belaili scoring the only goal of the game.
Algeria closed their group stage fixtures with an emphatic 3-0 win over Tanzania, with Islam Silmani and a brace from Adam Ounas ensuring that Algeria continued with their 100% record.
Guinea, on the other hand, finished in third place in Group B behind Madagascar and Nigeria, with their one win in the group stage campaign being enough to find themselves a route to the knockout stages of the AFCON.
Guinea's one win was a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Madagascar, with Sory Kaba putting Guinea ahead, but quick-fire goals from their opponents required a 66th-minute equaliser from Francois Kamano to salvage a point.
Unfortunately for Guinea, they were unable to build on this momentum and lost their second game, as Kenneth Omeruo found the net in a 1-0 win for Nigeria.
However, they booked their spot in the next round with a 2-0 win over Burundi in their final group game, with a red card to Christophe Nduwarugira after 12 minutes ensuring that Guinea played nearly 80 minutes against ten men.
Guinea really shouldn’t pose much of a problem for this vibrant Algeria side, with the Guineans having already conceded an average of a goal a game and being rightly the 6.00 outsiders with 22BET.
The quality that Algeria has in the forward positions in Mahrez and Silmani will ensure their place in the quarterfinals.
Tip: Algeria to win both halves at 5.00 with 22BET.
