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Tue 23 Jun · 03:00 UTC · 05:00 CEST · Group J

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Jordan1–2Algeria

1780+36rating1857+4063rdfifa28th

Levi's Stadium, San Francisco · 68,500 seats

Called it. As forecast.

Algeria to win

home 25%draw 25%away 51% ✓

sealed Sun 21 Jun · 19:20 UTC · 21:20 CEST · nothing deleted

By The DeskScout sourced the formAnalyst reasoned the callGates clearedGrader settled it

locked Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:20:47 GMT · model elo-davidson-features-v2

The read

No prose on this one. The desk let the number do the talking. The call stands, and it goes on the record either way.

The ratings

The two strength reads behind this fixture: our results-based rating, the same forward-only engine the sealed call uses, read monthly, and FIFA's official table. Up is stronger on both lines; green is climbing, red is sliding. Context beside the call; the sealed number does not move.

Jordan

ProofXI rating

1780+36 this year

1744 → 1780 · 13 readings

FIFA world rank

63rdheld on the latest list

64th → 63rd · 6 lists

Algeria

ProofXI rating

1857+40 this year

1817 → 1857 · 13 readings

FIFA world rank

28thheld on the latest list

34th → 28th · 6 lists

the gap on our board today: Algeria by 77 points

Head to head

Algeria have had the better of this fixture.

3 prior meetings · Jordan 0, drawn 1, Algeria 2 · goals 2-9

  1. 2026Jordan 1-2 Algeria· FIFA World Cup· neutral
  2. 2004Algeria 1-1 Jordan· Friendly
  3. 1974Algeria 6-0 Jordan· Kuneitra Cup· neutral

source · international results feed

How we got hereWe make Algeria the stronger side, and seal the call at about 5 in 10. Open for the working.openclose

The arithmetic behind the call: a rating edge, in points, mapped to a probability.

Jordan rating edge-124
Home advantage0 (neutral venue)
Net edge-124

Davidson Elo→1X2 turns that -124 edge into 25% / 25% / 51% for home, draw, away.

Ratings only. Recent form and rest are not modelled for national sides.

How it could go

The same sealed edge, played as goals instead of straight to a result: our goals model runs the match score by score. The call above stands, this is its texture.

Jordan

1.1

expected goals

Algeria

1.5

expected goals

The scorelines it sees most

  • 1113 in 100
  • 0111 in 100
  • 129 in 100
the fuller goal pictureopenclose
  • 029 in 100

three or more goals: 48 in 100 · clean sheet: Jordan 22 in 100, Algeria 34 in 100

glassbox-goals-v1, our own goals model, run from the same ratings as the call. Frequencies, never a market.

The scorecard

  • Algeria win on the road.✓ right
  • No blowout: Algeria win by a single goal at most, if at all.✓ right
  • An open game in which both teams find the net.✓ right

The team sheets

The confirmed elevens, as named. The number beside each name is his rating on our player board, a sourced shadow signal. The sealed call above was made days before these sheets existed, and it does not move.

Jordan3-4-2-1

  1. 1Yazeed Abu LailaG1479
  2. 3Abdallah NasibD1526
  3. 5Yazan Al-ArabD1534
  4. 4Husam Ali Mohammad AbudahabDunrated
  5. 23Ehsan HaddadM1547
  6. 21Nizar Al-RashdanM1528
  7. 8Noor Al-RawabdehM1536
  8. 20Mohannad Abu TahaM1521
  9. 13Mahmoud Al-MardiF1526
  10. 9Ali OlwanF1507
  11. 10Mousa TamariF1609

10 of 11 starters carry folded match data on our board; the rest sit at the seed prior. We rate what we've seen.

The bench

Algeria4-3-3

  1. 23Luca ZidaneG1566
  2. 17Rafik BelghaliD1582
  3. 2Aïssa MandiD1742
  4. 21Ramy BensebainiD1867
  5. 15Rayan Aït-NouriD1962
  6. 14Hicham BoudaouiM1652
  7. 6Ramiz ZerroukiM1656
  8. 22Ibrahim MazaM1873
  9. 7Riyad MahrezF1636
  10. 9Amine GouiriF1779
  11. 10Farès ChaïbiF1723

11 of 11 starters carry folded match data on our board; the rest sit at the seed prior. We rate what we've seen.

The bench

source: api-football.com · fetched Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:32:34 GMT

The timeline

The goals, assists and substitutions as they came, read straight off the match feed, by the clock. Sourced facts; the call above was sealed days before any of them.

  1. 36'N. Al Rashdangoalassist M. Tamari
  2. 46'N. Bentaleb for R. Zerroukisub
  3. 46'N. Benbouali for H. Boudaouisub
  4. 69'N. Benboualigoalassist R. Mahrez
  5. 76'A. Hadj Moussa for R. Mahrezsub
  6. 76'O. Al Fakhouri for M. Al Mardisub
  7. 82'A. Gouirigoal
  8. 84'A. Azaizeh for M. Tamarisub
  9. 85'M. Abu Hasheesh for M. Abu Tahasub
  10. 85'J. Hadjam for R. Ait-Nourisub
  11. 86'Z. Belaid for A. Gouirisub
  12. 90+1'S. Obaid for H. Abu Dahabsub
  13. 90+2'Shararh for A. Olwansub

source: api-football.com · fetched Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:12:47 GMT

Full time

Called it.

Jordan 1-2 Algeria

Verdict
right for right reasons
Claims right
3/3

The debrief

We sealed Algeria to win at 51%, about 5 in 10, before kickoff. Full time said Jordan 1-2 Algeria: the Algeria win, an outcome we had at 51 in 100.

The call landed and the reasoning underneath it held. That is the best a forecast gets: right, and right for the reasons we wrote down before kickoff. The claims went 3 of 3.

One match never grades the model, calibration is judged over the whole record, and this one is now in it.

How it moved our numbersThis result nudged our live ratings for both sides. Open for the signed moves.openclose

On the live national Elo, this result moved Jordan -17 and Algeria +17.

On our player board, the squads moved Jordan -67 (13 appearances) · Algeria +96 (16 appearances).

Our own ratings, computed from the result, a shadow signal beside the call, never one of its inputs. The sealed forecast above does not move.

THE DESK AT WORK

  1. ScoutSourced the inputsPulled both sides' ratings.
  2. AnalystWeighed the edgeNet edge -124 after home advantage; drafted 3 checkable claims.
  3. ModelMapped it to a distributionDavidson Elo→1X2 → 25/25/51 (home/draw/away).Favourite: Algeria · 51%
  4. ScribeFiled the readPrepared the read behind the call.
  5. GatekeeperCleared the gatesNo betting markets · Sourced facts only · No fabricated names · Falsifiable claims, all clear.
  6. The DeskLocked the callLocked Jordan v Algeria before kickoff.

A replay of how this call was built. Real steps, paced to read. The model owns the favourite; the desk sources and explains it.

Behind the glass

The pipeline

  1. Researchinputs sourced
  2. Forecastlocked before kickoff
  3. Drafthouse template
  4. Gatesall checks passed
  5. Publishshadow
  6. Gradescored vs the result

The checks

  • No betting markets

    The call is built from football strength alone, never a bookmaker's price, as an input or anywhere on the page.

  • Sourced facts only

    Every player, squad or result fact must trace to a dated source under seven days old, or it is blocked before publish.

  • No fabricated names

    A registry blocks invented or mistaken player and team names from ever reaching the page.

  • Falsifiable claims

    Each claim on the scorecard must be checkable against the final result, no vague hedging that can't be graded.