Algeria vs Guinea Prediction: The home side won’t hold back at halftime

Algeria's national team will lock horns with Guinea at the Stade Olympique d’Oran on Friday. The home team are unbeaten in the last five home games, while the visitors have failed to win any of their previous five games.

Last five matches: WWWW

FIFA WORLD RANKINGS: 41st

The Desert Foxes had the worst title defence in the AFCON tournament. Coach Djamel Belmadi's side also failed to qualify for the World Cup as they were beaten by Cameron. They went into the tournament as the favourite, not just as the defending champion but also as the FIFA Arab Cup winner; however, they failed to live up to expectations.

Algeria were on 35 unbeaten runs before heading into the tournament but failed to qualify from the group stage as they finished rock bottom in a group that included Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea. Just one point from a possible nine, scoring just once in that process.

Algeria have won six and drawn once since the defeat against Cameron for the World Cup.

The Desert Foxes are rated 41st in the world according to FIFA and have won five times in the last five matches.

Key player: Riyad Mahrez

Last five matches: LDLWD

FIFA WORLD RANKINGS: 83rd

The National Elephants have managed to win once in the last seven games. After failing to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, they have now shifted their attention to qualifying for the next AFCON tournament, where they sit third on the log.

Their last competitive game was against Malawi, and it was Naby Keita saved the day as they recorded their first win in seven games.

The Guinea team is a mixture of experienced and young players, and it will take time for them to work together as a team.

Key player: Ilaix Moriba

Both teams have no significant competitions lined up for them, and they will be playing for pride. The last three friendly games meetings have ended in one win and a draw for Algeria, while Guinea won one of the fixtures.

Algeria head into this game as the favourite; they have a massive advantage as the crowd will be cheering them. We expect them to win for 1.71.

This game won’t deprive us of goals; bet on a total of over 2.5 goals for 2.30.

Bet on Algeria to win and score more than 1.5 goals for 2.20.

Good luck!