Match Report
4 points and 2 places separated them: Algeria 4th with 3, Benin 6th with 7. Recent form told a different story for Algeria: only 103rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Algeria ran at 3 scored and 2 conceded, Benin at 2 and 1.
9 matches unbeaten backed Algeria's arrival, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Benin's unbeaten run stood at 7. Over the last five, Algeria had taken 13 of 15 points to Benin's 7.
4 meetings are on record — 3 won by Algeria, 1 by Benin, 0 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. 75% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida, capacity 66,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.