Match Report
Guinea went into the game 4th in the table on 15 points; Algeria sat 1st on 25 — a 10-point gap. Guinea had been under-performing their position — 21st on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Guinea ran at 1.1 scored and 0.8 conceded, Algeria at 2.4 and 0.8.
Algeria were unbeaten in 6.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Guinea have 2 wins to Algeria's 2, with 2 draws, at 2.67 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
Stade Mohamed V, capacity 55,000, hosted the game. S. Uwikunda officiated: 25 games logged, averaging 2.6 yellow cards each. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Guinea 51% · Algeria 49% · Total shots: 6-3 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 7-6