Algeria vs Colombia: Match preview, predicted XI, betting odds, and more | International friendly

Algeria and Colombia are set to face each other for the first time at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille on Tuesday. The game will also mark the first time in eleven years that the reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions will play a match in France, who played their last friendly in the country against Mali in 2008.

Both teams are unbeaten in their last five encounters and head into the game on the back of draws. Algeria played out a 1-1 stalemate against the Republic of Congo last Thursday, with Monaco's Islam Slimani giving the North Africans an early lead only for Congo to equalise courtesy of a Cédric Bakambu goal a few minutes later.

Meanwhile, Colombia went head-to-head with South American rivals, Chile, over the weekend in a game that saw the two sides play out a goalless but heated draw. Los Cafeteros will hope to get back to winning ways after drawing four consecutive games. Algeria, however, will not make it easy as they also look to achieve more than a draw from the clash.

Venue and kick-off information

Match venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille.

Date: October 15, 2019.

Kick-off: 20:00 (BST), 21:00 (CEST), 14:00 (CDT/CST), 00:30 (IST).

Head-to-head

Algeria and Colombia have never faced one another on a football pitch and the game will mark the first time they do so.

Form Guide

Colombia: DDDDW.

Algeria: DWWWD.

Did you know?

Algeria are unbeaten in their last 16 outings in all competitions with their last defeat coming in the form of a 1-0 loss against Benin in an Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier in mid-October 2018.

While Algeria are yet to lose a game this year, Colombia have lost just twice in 2019, losing out on a penalty shootout in one of the defeats.

Betting Odds

Colombia win: 2.25

Algeria win: 3.30

Draw: 3.20

Bookmaker: bet365

Predicted XI

Colombia: David Ospina, Stefan Medina, Davinson Sanchez, Yerry Mina, William Tesillo, Juan Cuadrado, Wílmar Barrios, Yairo Moreno, Luis Muriel, Alfredo Morelos, Roger Martinez.

Algeria: Raïs M’Bolhi, Youcef Atal, Aïssa Mandi, Djamel Benlamri, Ramy Bensebaini, Mehdi Abeid, Ismaël Bennacer, Riyad Mahrez, Sofiane Feghouli, Youcef Belaïli, Islam Slimani.

Match prediction

The game likely to be a tight encounter with both Colombia and Algeria having been difficult to beat in their last five matches. Given that both teams boast of impressive defensive records, not many goals are expected from the match.

While Algeria have a slight edge over Colombia when it comes to their recent form, the South Americans are likely to put up a tough fight against their African opponents.

Final Score: Algeria 1-0 Colombia.