Summary

Nabil Bentaleb (Algeria), Midfielder, 61 caps, 6 international goals, model: 1.6% to score anytime at WC 2026

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Nabil Bentaleb

#6 Midfielder Lille OSC (FRA) Algeria

Nabil Bentaleb is a 32-year-old midfielder for Lille OSC (FRA) and Algeria. He has earned 61 caps and 6 international goals for Algeria. Our model puts Algeria's title chance at 0% with a 73% shot at clearing the group stage at World Cup 2026.

61 Caps

6 Goals

2 Season goals

2 Assists

6.83 Form rating

Age32Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)Weight172 lbsMarket value€996K

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Betting Relevance

Anytime scorer angle Low

High shots volume Average

Tournament form Steady

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Nabil Bentaleb · the model’s read

Nabil Bentaleb brings 61 caps and 6 international goals for Algeria at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, lining up as a midfielder. At club level they play for Lille OSC (FRA). That record is the base the model weighs alongside current form and the strength of the group.

The model rates Bentaleb's anytime-goalscoring probability at 1.6% at this tournament — a long shot read. That comes from an expected 0.04 goal contributions (xG + xA) over the projected minutes. Like every probability on the site, it is a long-run likelihood, not a guarantee that a goal arrives in any one match.

Nabil Bentaleb: World Cup 2026 Form

How Nabil has rated match-by-match at World Cup 2026.

6.8

Avg rating 2 games · WC 2026

6.9

Last match vs Jordan

6.7

vs Argentina

81 min

6.9

vs Jordan

45 min

Nabil Bentaleb: Tournament Form vs Career Baseline

Per-90 output at World Cup 2026 (2 games) alongside the career baseline (55 matches on record), so you can read current form against the track record.

World Cup 2026 6.8

Career baseline 7.0

0.71 Shotsper 90 min 0.99

— Shots on targetper 90 min 0.32

1.43 Key passesper 90 min 0.83

1.43 Tacklesper 90 min 1.18

1.43 Interceptionsper 90 min 1.15

1.43 Ball recoveriesper 90 min 4.9

81 Touchesper 90 min 74

At World Cup 2026, Nabil is rating 6.8 — below his 7.0 career baseline.