Algeria made light work of Bolivia last time out and will head into Tuesday's game with sky-high confidence. While South Africa's home advantage gives them a slight edge, Petkovic's men boast a stronger squad on paper and we see them coming away with the desired result at the Stade Nelson Mandela.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Algeria win with a probability of 69.01%. A draw had a probability of 19.2% and a win for South Africa had a probability of 11.76%.
The most likely scoreline for an Algeria win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.66%) and 2-1 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.11%), while for a South Africa win it was 0-1 (4.38%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood.
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