Somalia host Algeria in the World Cup Qualification Africa on 9 October 2025, Thursday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 17:00 UK Time.
Algeria, already confirmed for the 2026 World Cup, close their qualification campaign against bottom-placed Somalia. The Desert Foxes have dominated Group G with consistency and attacking flair, while Somalia’s campaign has been marked by defeats and minimal goal output. This match could highlight the gulf in quality between the two sides.
Somalia enter this fixture without a win from eight qualifiers, having lost seven and drawn once. The Ocean Stars have struggled badly at both ends, scoring only twice across their last five games while conceding 10. Their recent home matches show no sign of improvement, including a 3-0 defeat to Guinea and a 1-3 loss to Botswana earlier in the campaign.
The side’s main issue remains defensive organization, often conceding early goals that derail any momentum. Even in their goalless draw away to Guinea, they failed to register meaningful attacks. Facing the group leaders, they’ll once again rely on containment and hope to limit the damage.
Algeria have already sealed top spot after a commanding run that includes six wins from eight. The North Africans have scored 19 goals in the group and conceded just seven, demonstrating both attacking depth and defensive control.
Their recent matches underline consistency. A 0-0 draw in Guinea ended a four-match winning streak, but victories such as the 5-1 thrashing of Mozambique and 3-1 home win over Botswana show their attacking efficiency. The Desert Foxes tend to dominate early, scoring multiple first-half goals in several qualifiers. That trend may continue here.
Given the contrast in quality and form, Algeria should ease through this contest. Somalia’s defense has leaked goals regularly, while Algeria’s front line has been ruthless against weaker opponents. The visitors’ ability to start fast makes an early scoring surge likely.
Expect Algeria to impose themselves from the opening minutes, with their attacking combinations likely producing multiple first-half goals. A repeat of the earlier 3-1 result would not surprise, but a cleaner performance could push the margin higher.
| Somalia | Algeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 9 | 9 |
| Wins | 0 | 7 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| Loss | 8 | 1 |
| Goals For | 3 | 22 |
| Goals Against | 19 | 7 |
| Somalia | Algeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 4 | 5 |
| Wins | 0 | 4 |
| Draws | 0 | 1 |
| Loss | 4 | 0 |
| Goals For | 1 | 10 |
| Goals Against | 10 | 2 |
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09.10.25
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Somalia Algeria |
0-3 |
|
08.09.25
|
Uganda Somalia |
2-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Somalia Guinea |
0-3 |
|
25.03.25
|
Botswana Somalia |
2-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
Guinea Somalia |
0-0 |
|
01.11.24
|
Somalia Burundi |
0-3 |
|
10.06.24
|
Somalia Botswana |
1-3 |
|
07.06.24
|
Mozambique Somalia |
2-1 |
|
26.03.24
|
Eswatini Somalia |
2-2 |
|
20.03.24
|
Somalia Eswatini |
0-3 |
|
21.11.23
|
Somalia Uganda |
0-1 |
|
16.11.23
|
Algeria Somalia |
3-1 |
|
17.10.23
|
Somalia Sierra Leone |
0-2 |
|
14.10.23
|
Niger Somalia |
3-0 |
|
27.03.22
|
Eswatini Somalia |
2-1 |
|
23.03.22
|
Somalia Eswatini |
0-3 |
|
20.06.21
|
Oman Somalia |
2-1 |
|
15.06.21
|
Djibouti Somalia |
1-0 |
|
15.12.19
|
Somalia Eritrea |
0-0 |
|
13.12.19
|
Burundi Somalia |
0-1 |
|
09.12.19
|
Somalia Uganda |
0-2 |
|
07.12.19
|
Djibouti Somalia |
0-0 |
|
10.09.19
|
Zimbabwe Somalia |
3-1 |
|
05.09.19
|
Somalia Zimbabwe |
1-0 |
|
03.08.19
|
Uganda Somalia |
4-1 |
|
27.07.19
|
Somalia Uganda |
1-3 |
|
29.04.17
|
South Sudan Somalia |
2-0 |
|
21.04.17
|
Somalia South Sudan |
1-2 |
|
27.11.15
|
Rwanda Somalia |
3-0 |
|
25.11.15
|
Somalia Ethiopia |
0-2 |
|
22.11.15
|
Somalia Tanzania |
0-4 |
|
13.10.15
|
Niger Somalia |
4-0 |
|
09.10.15
|
Somalia Niger |
0-2 |
|
04.12.13
|
Somalia Zambia |
0-4 |
|
01.12.13
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Somalia Tanzania |
0-1 |
|
28.11.13
|
Burundi Somalia |
2-0 |
|
01.12.12
|
Somalia Tanzania |
0-7 |
|
28.11.12
|
Somalia Sudan |
0-1 |
|
25.11.12
|
Burundi Somalia |
5-1 |
|
09.10.25
|
Somalia Algeria |
0-3 |
|
05.09.25
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Somalia Guinea |
0-3 |
|
01.11.24
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Somalia Burundi |
0-3 |
|
10.06.24
|
Somalia Botswana |
1-3 |
|
20.03.24
|
Somalia Eswatini |
0-3 |
|
21.11.23
|
Somalia Uganda |
0-1 |
|
17.10.23
|
Somalia Sierra Leone |
0-2 |
|
23.03.22
|
Somalia Eswatini |
0-3 |
|
15.12.19
|
Somalia Eritrea |
0-0 |
|
09.12.19
|
Somalia Uganda |
0-2 |
|
05.09.19
|
Somalia Zimbabwe |
1-0 |
|
27.07.19
|
Somalia Uganda |
1-3 |
|
21.04.17
|
Somalia South Sudan |
1-2 |
|
25.11.15
|
Somalia Ethiopia |
0-2 |
|
22.11.15
|
Somalia Tanzania |
0-4 |
|
09.10.15
|
Somalia Niger |
0-2 |
|
04.12.13
|
Somalia Zambia |
0-4 |
|
01.12.13
|
Somalia Tanzania |
0-1 |
|
01.12.12
|
Somalia Tanzania |
0-7 |
|
28.11.12
|
Somalia Sudan |
0-1 |
|
08.09.25
|
Uganda Somalia |
2-0 |
|
25.03.25
|
Botswana Somalia |
2-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
Guinea Somalia |
0-0 |
|
07.06.24
|
Mozambique Somalia |
2-1 |
|
26.03.24
|
Eswatini Somalia |
2-2 |
|
16.11.23
|
Algeria Somalia |
3-1 |
|
14.10.23
|
Niger Somalia |
3-0 |
|
27.03.22
|
Eswatini Somalia |
2-1 |
|
20.06.21
|
Oman Somalia |
2-1 |
|
15.06.21
|
Djibouti Somalia |
1-0 |
|
13.12.19
|
Burundi Somalia |
0-1 |
|
07.12.19
|
Djibouti Somalia |
0-0 |
|
10.09.19
|
Zimbabwe Somalia |
3-1 |
|
03.08.19
|
Uganda Somalia |
4-1 |
|
29.04.17
|
South Sudan Somalia |
2-0 |
|
27.11.15
|
Rwanda Somalia |
3-0 |
|
13.10.15
|
Niger Somalia |
4-0 |
|
28.11.13
|
Burundi Somalia |
2-0 |
|
25.11.12
|
Burundi Somalia |
5-1 |
|
09.10.25
|
Somalia Algeria |
0-3 |
|
08.09.25
|
Guinea Algeria |
0-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
Algeria Botswana |
3-1 |
|
23.08.25
|
Sudan Algeria (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
18.08.25
|
Algeria Niger |
0-0 |
|
15.08.25
|
Guinea Algeria |
1-1 |
|
08.08.25
|
Algeria South Africa |
1-1 |
|
04.08.25
|
Uganda Algeria |
0-3 |
|
10.06.25
|
Sweden Algeria |
4-3 |
|
05.06.25
|
Algeria Rwanda |
2-0 |
|
09.05.25
|
Algeria Gambia |
3-0 |
|
03.05.25
|
Gambia Algeria |
0-0 |
|
25.03.25
|
Algeria Mozambique |
5-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
Botswana Algeria |
1-3 |
|
17.11.24
|
Algeria Liberia |
5-1 |
|
14.11.24
|
Equatorial Guinea Algeria |
0-0 |
|
14.10.24
|
Togo Algeria |
0-1 |
|
10.10.24
|
Algeria Togo |
5-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
Liberia Algeria |
0-3 |
|
05.09.24
|
Algeria Equatorial Guinea |
2-0 |
|
10.06.24
|
Uganda Algeria |
1-2 |
|
06.06.24
|
Algeria Guinea |
1-2 |
|
26.03.24
|
Algeria South Africa |
3-3 |
|
22.03.24
|
Algeria Bolivia |
3-2 |
|
23.01.24
|
Mauritania Algeria |
1-0 |
|
20.01.24
|
Algeria Burkina Faso |
2-2 |
|
15.01.24
|
Algeria Angola |
1-1 |
|
09.01.24
|
Burundi Algeria |
0-4 |
|
19.11.23
|
Mozambique Algeria |
0-2 |
|
16.11.23
|
Algeria Somalia |
3-1 |
|
16.10.23
|
Egypt Algeria |
1-1 |
|
12.10.23
|
Algeria Cape Verde |
5-1 |
|
12.09.23
|
Senegal Algeria |
0-1 |
|
07.09.23
|
Algeria Tanzania |
0-0 |
|
20.06.23
|
Algeria Tunisia |
1-1 |
|
18.06.23
|
Uganda Algeria |
1-2 |
|
27.03.23
|
Niger Algeria |
0-1 |
|
23.03.23
|
Algeria Niger |
2-1 |
|
04.02.23
|
Algeria Senegal (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
31.01.23
|
Algeria Niger |
5-0 |
|
27.01.23
|
Algeria Ivory Coast |
1-0 |
|
21.01.23
|
Mozambique Algeria |
0-1 |
|
17.01.23
|
Algeria Ethiopia |
1-0 |
|
13.01.23
|
Algeria Libya |
1-0 |
|
19.11.22
|
Sweden Algeria |
2-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Algeria Mali |
1-1 |
|
27.09.22
|
Algeria Nigeria |
2-1 |
|
23.09.22
|
Algeria Guinea |
1-0 |
|
12.06.22
|
Iran Algeria |
1-2 |
|
08.06.22
|
Tanzania Algeria |
0-2 |
|
04.09.25
|
Algeria Botswana |
3-1 |
|
18.08.25
|
Algeria Niger |
0-0 |
|
08.08.25
|
Algeria South Africa |
1-1 |
|
05.06.25
|
Algeria Rwanda |
2-0 |
|
09.05.25
|
Algeria Gambia |
3-0 |
|
25.03.25
|
Algeria Mozambique |
5-1 |
|
17.11.24
|
Algeria Liberia |
5-1 |
|
10.10.24
|
Algeria Togo |
5-1 |
|
05.09.24
|
Algeria Equatorial Guinea |
2-0 |
|
06.06.24
|
Algeria Guinea |
1-2 |
|
26.03.24
|
Algeria South Africa |
3-3 |
|
22.03.24
|
Algeria Bolivia |
3-2 |
|
20.01.24
|
Algeria Burkina Faso |
2-2 |
|
15.01.24
|
Algeria Angola |
1-1 |
|
16.11.23
|
Algeria Somalia |
3-1 |
|
12.10.23
|
Algeria Cape Verde |
5-1 |
|
07.09.23
|
Algeria Tanzania |
0-0 |
|
20.06.23
|
Algeria Tunisia |
1-1 |
|
23.03.23
|
Algeria Niger |
2-1 |
|
04.02.23
|
Algeria Senegal (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
31.01.23
|
Algeria Niger |
5-0 |
|
27.01.23
|
Algeria Ivory Coast |
1-0 |
|
17.01.23
|
Algeria Ethiopia |
1-0 |
|
13.01.23
|
Algeria Libya |
1-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Algeria Mali |
1-1 |
|
27.09.22
|
Algeria Nigeria |
2-1 |
|
23.09.22
|
Algeria Guinea |
1-0 |
|
04.06.22
|
Algeria Uganda |
2-0 |
|
29.03.22
|
Algeria Cameroon |
1-2 |
|
16.01.22
|
Algeria Equatorial Guinea |
0-1 |
|
11.01.22
|
Algeria Sierra Leone |
0-0 |
|
05.01.22
|
Algeria Ghana |
3-0 |
|
07.12.21
|
Algeria Egypt |
1-1 |
|
01.12.21
|
Algeria Sudan |
4-0 |
|
16.11.21
|
Algeria Burkina Faso |
2-2 |
|
08.10.21
|
Algeria Niger |
6-1 |
|
02.09.21
|
Algeria Djibouti |
8-0 |
|
17.06.21
|
Algeria Liberia |
5-1 |
|
06.06.21
|
Algeria Mali |
1-0 |
|
03.06.21
|
Algeria Mauritania |
4-1 |
|
29.03.21
|
Algeria Botswana |
5-0 |
|
12.11.20
|
Algeria Zimbabwe |
3-1 |
|
14.11.19
|
Algeria Zambia |
5-0 |
|
15.10.19
|
Algeria Colombia |
3-0 |
|
10.10.19
|
Algeria DR Congo |
1-1 |
|
09.09.19
|
Algeria Benin |
1-0 |
|
14.07.19
|
Algeria Nigeria |
2-1 |
|
07.07.19
|
Algeria Guinea |
3-0 |
|
23.06.19
|
Algeria Kenya |
2-0 |
|
11.06.19
|
Algeria Burundi |
1-0 |
|
09.10.25
|
Somalia Algeria |
0-3 |
|
08.09.25
|
Guinea Algeria |
0-0 |
|
23.08.25
|
Sudan Algeria (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
15.08.25
|
Guinea Algeria |
1-1 |
|
04.08.25
|
Uganda Algeria |
0-3 |
|
10.06.25
|
Sweden Algeria |
4-3 |
|
03.05.25
|
Gambia Algeria |
0-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
Botswana Algeria |
1-3 |
|
14.11.24
|
Equatorial Guinea Algeria |
0-0 |
|
14.10.24
|
Togo Algeria |
0-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
Liberia Algeria |
0-3 |
|
10.06.24
|
Uganda Algeria |
1-2 |
|
23.01.24
|
Mauritania Algeria |
1-0 |
|
09.01.24
|
Burundi Algeria |
0-4 |
|
19.11.23
|
Mozambique Algeria |
0-2 |
|
16.10.23
|
Egypt Algeria |
1-1 |
|
12.09.23
|
Senegal Algeria |
0-1 |
|
18.06.23
|
Uganda Algeria |
1-2 |
|
27.03.23
|
Niger Algeria |
0-1 |
|
21.01.23
|
Mozambique Algeria |
0-1 |
|
19.11.22
|
Sweden Algeria |
2-0 |
|
12.06.22
|
Iran Algeria |
1-2 |
|
08.06.22
|
Tanzania Algeria |
0-2 |
|
25.03.22
|
Cameroon Algeria |
0-1 |
|
20.01.22
|
Ivory Coast Algeria |
3-1 |
|
18.12.21
|
Tunisia Algeria |
0-2 |
|
15.12.21
|
Qatar Algeria |
1-2 |
|
11.12.21
|
Morocco Algeria (Penalties:3 - 5) |
2-2 |
|
04.12.21
|
Lebanon Algeria |
0-2 |
|
12.11.21
|
Djibouti Algeria |
0-4 |
|
12.10.21
|
Niger Algeria |
0-4 |
|
07.09.21
|
Burkina Faso Algeria |
1-1 |
|
11.06.21
|
Tunisia Algeria |
0-2 |
|
25.03.21
|
Zambia Algeria |
3-3 |
|
16.11.20
|
Zimbabwe Algeria |
2-2 |
|
13.10.20
|
Mexico Algeria |
2-2 |
|
18.11.19
|
Botswana Algeria |
0-1 |
|
19.10.19
|
Morocco Algeria |
3-0 |
|
11.07.19
|
Ivory Coast Algeria (Penalties:3 - 4) |
2-2 |
|
01.07.19
|
Tanzania Algeria |
0-3 |
|
16.10.18
|
Benin Algeria |
1-0 |
|
08.09.18
|
Gambia Algeria |
1-1 |
|
16.11.2023
|
Algeria Somalia |
3-1
|