For Algeria and Jordan, hopes of progressing to the last 32 at the World Cup are likely to hinge on gaining three points from their meeting in California in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Algeria were the victims of Lionel Messi's first-ever World Cup hat-trick in their opening game, while Jordan threatened an upset against a fancied Austrian outside, but ultimately came up short in a 3-1 loss at this venue in Santa Clara.
Victory here for either side would give them a strong chance of making the knockouts and Vladimir Petkovic's Fennecs are best placed to grab the opportunity in Group J.
Jordan v Algeria Tips Summary
Best Bet - Algeria to win & Under 3.5 goals @ 6/5
Alternative Bet - Fares Chaibi over 0.5 shots on target @ 10/11
Bet Builder - Amine Gouiri to score anytime & Ali Olwan 1+ shots on target & Under 4 cards @ 6/1
Jordan v Algeria Prediction
Best Bet: Algeria to win & Under 3.5 goals @ 6/5
Algeria were hit the Messi train in their opener, but they can bounce back to put themselves on track for successive qualifications for the knockouts as they also made it through in 2014 on their last World Cup appearance.
Petkovic's side won all three group games at AFCON and knocked out DR Congo before succumbing to Nigeria in the quarter-finals. That was their only loss (90 minutes) in 25 games prior to facing Argentina.
World Cup debutants Jordan were plucky against Austria and were level at 1-1 with 15 minutes to play, but could not hold on and are now without a win in six games.
Their propensity for conceding goals - at least two in each of their last six games - is a worry and the Fennecs should have enough to secure victory in a relatively low-scoring affair.
Alternative Bet: Fares Chaibi over 0.5 shots on target @ 10/11
Eintracht Frankfurt playmaker Fares Chaibi had three shots in the game against Argentina, but didn't hit the target with any of those against the World Cup holders.
He also had five touches in the opponents penalty box and will be a menace for Jordan to deal with.
He should get more time and space on the ball compared with the Argentina game and he's likely to be on set-piece duty if Riyad Mahrez is used sparingly again.
Chaibi had eight shots on target in five appearances at AFCON and he can test out the Jordan goalkeeper at least once.
Jordan v Algeria Bet Builder Tip
Amine Gouiri to score anytime
Ali Olwan 1+ shots on target
Under 4 cards
Pays 6/1
Amine Gouiri of Marseille can get on the scoresheet for the Greens.
He landed two in the 4-0 win over Bolivia this month and scored eight in 22 for the Ligue 1 side in the 2025-26 season, while the former France U21 international has now got 10 in 24 for Algeria since committing to the cause in September 2023.
Jordan will rely on swift counter-attacks to impose their will on the game. Ali Olwan scored his 30th international goal in the defeat to Austria and was top goalscorer at the 2025 Arab Cup with six.
He had four shots against Das Team, with two on target and can land at least one here.
At the 2022 World Cup the average cards-per-game returned at 3.6.
Neither of these two sides earned a caution in their opening games, with just a single yellow card in the Group J openers.
Under four cards completes the bet builder for this Santa Clara showdown.
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Key Match Stats
Both teams have scored and over 2.5 goals has been a winning bet in five of Jordan's last six games
Algeria have only managed two clean sheets (90 minutes) in their 14 previous games at World Cups
Prior to facing Argentina, Algeria had scored three or more goals in four of their previous nine games
Jordan have conceded at least two goals in each of their last six games and are winless in that run (D3, L3)
Eintracht Frankfurt forward Fares Chaibi had eight shots on target in five games at the 2026 AFCON for Algeria
These two teams last met in a 2004 friendly which ended in a 1-1 draw
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