Friendly

Algeria 0–2 Saudi Arabia

Wednesday 9 May 2018 · Cádiz, Spain (neutral)

Algeria0–2Saudi Arabia

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Al-Faraj Alshehri

24′0–1Salman Al-Faraj Saudi Arabia
81′0–2Yahya Alshehri Saudi Arabia

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Algeria

Came on

Saudi Arabia

Came on

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Algeria: 1674 → 1659
Saudi Arabia: 1670 → 1685

Expected score for Algeria: 50.6% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 6, 1976–2025.

Algeria wins: 2
Draws: 2
Saudi Arabia wins: 2

Form either side

Algeria

Before

0–2 v Cameroon 7 Oct 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
3–0 v Nigeria 10 Nov 2017 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
3–0 v Central African Republic 14 Nov 2017 · Friendly
4–1 v Tanzania 22 Mar 2018 · Friendly
1–2 v Iran 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly

After

2–3 v Cape Verde 1 Jun 2018 · Friendly
0–3 v Portugal 7 Jun 2018 · Friendly
1–1 v Gambia 8 Sep 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
2–0 v Benin 12 Oct 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
0–1 v Benin 16 Oct 2018 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2018

Saudi Arabia

Before

0–2 v Oman 28 Dec 2017 · Gulf Cup 2017
3–0 v Moldova 26 Feb 2018 · Friendly
1–4 v Iraq 28 Feb 2018 · Friendly
1–1 v Ukraine 23 Mar 2018 · Friendly
0–4 v Belgium 27 Mar 2018 · Friendly

After

2–0 v Greece 15 May 2018 · Friendly
1–2 v Italy 28 May 2018 · Friendly
0–3 v Peru 3 Jun 2018 · Friendly
1–2 v Germany 8 Jun 2018 · Friendly
0–5 v Russia 14 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

Every Algeria v Saudi Arabia match6

From Algeria's side.


18 Nov 2025	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Away	Friendly	—
9 May 2018	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
21 Feb 1986	Saudi Arabia	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
17 Feb 1986	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
21 Feb 1984	Saudi Arabia	2–4	Away	Friendly	—
9 Jan 1976	Saudi Arabia	3–1	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN