On Sunday afternoon, Mozambique and Algeria clash in the second game of Group G in the African World Cup qualifying section.
Mozambique form guideThe home team has a decent recent record, having recorded three wins in their last five outings. They opened their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-2 win at Botswana.
They have recorded back-to-back World Cup qualifiers. On the flip side, they have won five of their previous seven qualifiers. Their recent games in qualifying have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in nine of their last 12 matches.
Mozambique have won three of their last five games in World Cup qualifiers. However, they have claimed just three victories in the last eight qualifying games. They have been strong defensively in recent strong home qualifiers, keeping clean sheets in six of their last eight matches.
Algeria form guideThe Desert Foxes are unbeaten in 15 games in all competitions over 90 minutes, having recorded three wins in their last four outings.
Djamel Belmadi’s team kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign by recording a 3-1 home win over Somalia. The visitors have been tough to beat in World Cup qualifying, losing just one of their last ten qualifiers.
The game against Somalia followed a high-scoring trend for Algeria in World Cup qualifying, with over 2.5 goals scored in five of their last seven qualifiers.
Algeria’s recent record in World Cup qualifying is a good one, as they are unbeaten in their last four away qualifiers, having recorded three consecutive away wins on their travels.
The visitors have built their recent decent results on their travels in qualifying on strong defensive displays, as they have kept three back-to-back clean sheets.
What am I backing?This could be a close encounter, with very little between the two teams. However, the bet I am backing is a narrow away victory in this clash.
