Jordan 1–2 Algeria
Algeria deliver as predicted
Algeria beat Jordan 2–1 in Group J. Scorers: Nizar Al-Rashdan (36'); Nadhir Benbouali (69'), Amine Gouiri (82').
Our model backed Algeria at 57% and predicted 0–1 — the right call on the result.
Tournament so far — Jordan: just 0 pts from 2, roughly 1.4 below the 1.4 expected. Algeria: 3 pts from 2, right in line with the 2.1 expected.