Saudi Arabia 0–2 Algeria
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 2.3 – 1.2
- Actual xG
- –
- Goals
- 0 – 2
Footybot made Saudi Arabia favourites at 63%.
No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Riyad Mahrez, 73.8 in 78′.
Well above their usual level: Riyad Mahrez +23.2, Mohammed Sulaiman Bakor +17.5, Aïssa Mandi +16.2.
Well below it: Mohamed Kanno −15.2, Abdullah Al-Khaibari −10.1, Nawaf Al-Aqidi −8.4.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Saudi Arabia
| 14 Nov 2025 | W 1–0 | v Côte d'Ivoire |
| 8 Sep 2025 | D 1–1 | at Czechia |
| 4 Sep 2025 | W 2–1 | v North Macedonia |
Algeria
| 13 Nov 2025 | W 3–1 | v Zimbabwe |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Saudi Arabia
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan Kadesh | 45 | 68.4 | – |
| Saleh Abu Al-Shamat | 90 | 65.4 | +7.6 |
| Musab Al Juwayr | 61 | 59.1 | +12.3 |
| Nawaf Boushal | 90 | 56.4 | +8.9 |
| Jehad Thakri | 45 | 55.2 | – |
| Mohammed Sulaiman Bakor | 45 | 53.8 | +17.5 |
| Nasser Al-Dawsari | 29 | 53.2 | – |
| Firas Al-Buraikan | 90 | 47.3 | +1.9 |
| Saleh Al-Shehri | 12 | 47.2 | – |
| Ali Majrashi | 90 | 46.1 | +0.0 |
| Waleed Al-Ahmed | 45 | 45.6 | +3.9 |
| Nawaf Al-Aqidi | 90 | 42.8 | −8.4 |
| Abdullah Al-Khaibari | 90 | 40.9 | −10.1 |
| Salem Al-Dawsari | 90 | 40.6 | −4.3 |
| Mohamed Kanno | 78 | 36.2 | −15.2 |
Algeria
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Maza | 12 | 100.0 | – |
| Rafik Belghali | 24 | 76.3 | – |
| Riyad Mahrez | 78 | 73.8 | +23.2 |
| Aïssa Mandi | 90 | 67.9 | +16.2 |
| Zineddine Belaid | 90 | 67.6 | – |
| Jaouen Hadjam | 12 | 64.0 | – |
| Samir Chergui | 66 | 62.7 | +15.2 |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | 90 | 61.1 | +10.8 |
| Anis Hadj Moussa | 89 | 58.2 | +3.0 |
| Ismaël Bennacer | 78 | 55.4 | – |
| Alexis Guendouz | 90 | 54.1 | – |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | 90 | 53.4 | −8.3 |
| Baghdad Bounedjah | 89 | 51.9 | – |
| Adem Zorgane | 12 | 46.9 | – |
| Ilan Kebbal | 1 | 42.7 | – |
| Houssem Aouar | 78 | 41.1 | −3.1 |
| Mounsef Bakrar | 1 | 0.0 | – |