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Who will win Argentina vs Algeria?

Onside's model gives Argentina a 78% win probability (15% draw, Algeria 7%). We publish every prediction before kickoff and grade it after full time. See every graded prediction. Full match breakdown below.
MODEL PREDICTION · GROUP J · MD1

Argentina vs AlgeriaWin Probability & Model Prediction

Wednesday, 17 June 2026 · 01:00 UTC · Kansas City

Onside's AI model gives Argentina 78%, draw 15%, and Algeria 7%. Argentina is the model favourite (strong confidence) for this World Cup 2026 Group J fixture on Wednesday.

ARGENTINA WIN
78%
DRAW
15%
ALGERIA WIN
7%
SCORELINE DISTRIBUTION · BIVARIATE POISSON

Top 5 likely scorelines · model receipts

EXPECTED GOALS
2.880.84
★ MODE
20
10.1%
30
9.7%
21
8.5%
31
8.1%
40
6.9%
OVER 2.5 GOALS
72%
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
54%

Model updated from 3 played matches. Scorelines computed from the model's bivariate Poisson with low-score (Dixon-Coles) correction. The mode is the single most likely result; the full grid sums to 100%.

QUICK FACTS · MODEL OUTPUTS

Argentina vs Algeria World Cup 2026 prediction

Onside's model gives Argentina 78%, draw 15%, and Algeria 7% — argentina favoured. Calibrated against the rolling tournament hit-rate; every call is publicly graded after full-time on the model record.

Argentina vs Algeria prediction score

Expected scoreline: 31 — rounded from the bivariate-Poisson expected goals (Argentina 3, Algeria 1). The full top-five most-likely scorelines are on this page below.

Argentina vs Algeria head to head

Group J fixture at Kansas City, kickoff Wed 17 Jun, 01:00 UTC. Model anchors: FIFA rank (ARG #3 vs ALG #29), confederation, and live MD1+ form learned from this tournament's results.

Argentina vs Algeria line up

Probable XIs and confirmed lineups land at the match centre as soon as managers release them — typically ~1 hour before kickoff. Onside's player-projection engine pre-computes the most-likely scoring threats per side from current tournament form.

MODEL SAID · HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED
MODEL CORRECT
PRE-MATCH MODEL
ARG 78% / D 15% / ALG 7%
FINAL SCORE
30

Model picked Argentina at 78% — they took the result. Adds to the running accuracy score.

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FAV ARG · STRONG CONFIDENCE
MODEL RATIONALE

Ranking gap is the story

Argentina sit 26 places above Algeria in the FIFA ranking (#3 vs #29) — a gap of that size is hard for the underdog to close in a one-off match. Argentina comes out at 78%, Algeria at 7%, with the rest on the draw. Treated as a strong call rather than a foregone conclusion.

MATCH CONTEXT

How the teams compare

WORLD RANKING
Argentina
#3
Algeria
#29
PREMIER LEAGUE PRESENCE
Argentina
5
Algeria
1
HOME SOIL
Argentina
Algeria
REGION
Argentina
CONMEBOL
Algeria
CAF
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The PL names in each squad

Argentina5 PL
  • Emiliano MartínezAston Villa
  • Lisandro MartínezMan Utd
  • Cristian RomeroSpurs
  • Enzo FernándezChelsea
  • Alexis Mac AllisterLiverpool
Algeria1 PL
  • Rayan Aït-NouriMan City
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