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Group J · Matchday 1 · Gillette Stadium, Boston · Jun 17, 01:00 UTC

🇦🇷 Argentinavs🇩🇿 Algeria
74.9%draw 16.9%8.1%

Expected goals: ARG 3.53 · ALG 0.52

SourceARG winDrawALG win
Model90.4%7.3%2.3%
Market (Pinnacle)68.3%21.1%10.6%
Blend (published)74.9%16.9%8.1%

Scoreline probabilities

Dixon-Coles adjusted Poisson model — rows ARG, columns ALG

0123450
4.7%
2.3%
0.8%
1
4.9%
8.1%
3.0%
0.5%
2
9.1%
4.7%
3.4%
0.9%
3
10.7%
5.6%
1.4%
0.7%
4
9.4%
4.9%
1.3%
5
6.7%
3.5%
0.9%
30 10.7%40 9.4%20 9.1%11 8.1%50 6.7%

Model factors

How each team's effective rating is built

🇦🇷ARG2155effective
Pre-tournament Elo
2155
In-tournament form (Elo Δ)
0.0
Injury penalty
0

No injury concerns — full-strength squad assumed. Key players: Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez, Enzo Fernández.

🇩🇿ALG1790effective
Pre-tournament Elo
1790
In-tournament form (Elo Δ)
0.0
Injury penalty
0

No injury concerns — full-strength squad assumed. Key players: Riyad Mahrez, Amine Gouiri, Houssem Aouar.