Algeria vs Austria

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The infamous 1982 World Cup meeting still hangs over Algeria and Austria, but both sides are more interested in making it through their group on the final day of action. The Fennecs are fourth in Group J with zero points after their opening day defeat to Argentina, while Austria are second with three points after their win over Jordan. This game will likely have a major bearing on which side makes it through, but both will still be hoping for the best.

Ralf Rangnick has Austria playing with a high-tempo, high-intensity gegenpressing style, as opposed to the more flexible, space-exploiting approach of Algeria. The Austria boss has instilled a compact, but dynamic style on his side, with the ball flying around at a constant high tempo as Austria look to overwhelm teams with constant pressing and vertical play.

Austria's attack is led by the evergreen Marko Arnautovic, who has scored one goal in one Group J match, while Xaver Schlager has provided an assist in Group J. Marcel Sabitzer has scored three of Austria's ten goals across their last five and his pace and ability to play in the channels will cause problems on the left side, where Algeria will look to exploit the space on the counter-attack.

Vladimir Petkovic has Algeria set up in slightly different ways, but generally prefers to play with space on the flanks for his wide, technical attackers to operate in. Amine Gouiri has hit four goals in his last five appearances for Algeria and leads the frontline that has hit 12 goals in that time. Algeria will likely prefer to counter against Austria's high press and look to take advantage on the transitions, which is when the North African side are usually at their best.

With Austria looking to pressure Algeria throughout the game and the Fenneps looking to make the best use of their counter-attacking chances, the 'Both teams to score – Yes' market at 1.8 represents great value.