Greece Women vs Algeria Women: match preview on 1 September 2026

Greece Women are projected to win this Mediterranean Games Women handball match, a conclusion built on their 11-goal victory in the previous meeting and their superior position in the tournament standings.

Recent form points toward the hosts. Greece Women have collected 9 points from five matches, sitting third in the table with three wins and no defeats. Their goal tally of 158 for and 137 against shows an attack that fires consistently, even when the defence occasionally opens up. Algeria Women trail in fourth place with 6 points from five games, two wins and no losses, but their scoring output of 134 goals falls short of Greece's output.

The head-to-head record on 28 August settles the immediate question. Algeria Women hosted Greece at home and lost 24:35, an 11-goal margin that left little doubt about the quality gap on that day. Greece scored freely against a side that had just beaten North Macedonia 37:23, suggesting the Algerian defence can be exposed when the visitors attack with pace.

Algeria's results since that meeting have not improved their standing. They lost 21:26 away to Tunisia on 30 August and carried a 3-goal deficit into the final matchday. Greece, meanwhile, dropped points 24:27 away to Italy but had already built enough of a cushion to remain above their opponents in the table.

Algeria would need to match their 37-goal haul against North Macedonia while Greece repeat their defensive vulnerabilities shown in the 28:41 loss to Tunisia for the prediction to fall apart.

The outcome stops holding if Algeria match their performance against North Macedonia and Greece repeat their defensive struggles against Tunisia. Otherwise, the hosts should close out the tournament with a comfortable victory.