Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations | Quarter-Finals

Jan 10, 2026 at 4pm UK

Stade de Marrakech

Winner Match 7
vs.
Winner Match 6

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Africa Cup of Nations clash between Algeria and Nigeria, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Nigeria could line up for their Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 match with Algeria on Saturday evening.

Form, Standings, Stats

Algeria

All competitions

This competition

Last Game: Eq Guinea 1-3 Algeria
Wednesday, December 31 at 4pm in Africa Cup of Nations

Current Group D Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Angola	3	3	7
2	Burkina Faso	3	-1	4
3	Mauritania	3	-1	3
4	Algeria	3	-1	2

Nigeria

All competitions

This competition

Last Game: Uganda 1-3 Nigeria
Tuesday, December 30 at 4pm in Africa Cup of Nations

Current Group A Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Equatorial Guinea	3	6	7
2	Nigeria	3	2	7
3	Ivory Coast	3	-3	3
4	Guinea-Bissau	3	-5	0

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Winner Match 7 win with a probability of 39.97%. A win for Winner Match 6 has a probability of 39.97% and a draw has a probability of 20.06%.

The most likely scoreline for a Winner Match 7 win is 2-1 with a probability of 6.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 3-2 (5.14%) and 3-1 (4.85%). The likeliest Winner Match 6 win is 1-2 (6.87%) , while for a drawn scoreline it is 2-2 (7.28%).

Result
Algeria	Draw	Nigeria
39.97%	20.06%	39.97%

Both teams to score 77.41%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

79.47%

20.53%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

61.15%

38.85%

Algeria Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.98%

12.02%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

62.52%

37.48%

Nigeria Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.98%

12.02%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

62.52%

37.48%

Score Analysis

Algeria 39.97%

Nigeria 39.97%

Draw 20.06%

Algeria	Draw	Nigeria
2-1 @ 6.87% 3-2 @ 5.14% 3-1 @ 4.85% 2-0 @ 3.24% 1-0 @ 3.06% 4-2 @ 2.72% 4-1 @ 2.57% 3-0 @ 2.29% 4-3 @ 1.92% 4-0 @ 1.21% 5-2 @ 1.15% 5-1 @ 1.09% Other @ 3.85% Total : 39.97%	2-2 @ 7.28% 1-1 @ 6.48% 3-3 @ 3.63% 0-0 @ 1.44% 4-4 @ 1.02% Other @ 0.21% Total : 20.06%	1-2 @ 6.87% 2-3 @ 5.14% 1-3 @ 4.85% 0-2 @ 3.24% 0-1 @ 3.06% 2-4 @ 2.72% 1-4 @ 2.57% 0-3 @ 2.29% 3-4 @ 1.92% 0-4 @ 1.21% 2-5 @ 1.15% 1-5 @ 1.09% Other @ 3.85% Total : 39.97%