Guatemala vs Trinidad and Tobago

Toyota Stadium as Trinidad & Tobago fight Guatemala for their 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup survival.

After losing both of their opening group stage matches by over 1.5 goals ‘to nil,’ Guatemala have nothing but pride to play for here. Particularly vulnerable beyond half-time, ‘Los Chapines’ have registered four of their five goals conceded at the 2021 Gold Cup so far in the second half of play. Except for a 4-0 thumping of Guyana in the preliminary semi-finals, Rafael Lorendo’s men are winless in five of their last six internationals (D3, L2 – 90 mins only), a sequence that saw them draw a blank on four occasions. Despite finding the net in 12 of their previous 13 H2H meetings with Trinidad, Guatemala seem unlikely to return to winning ways here, having gone winless in their last seven encounters in a row (D4, L3).

Meanwhile, Trinidad & Tobago have an outside chance of making it out of the group stage despite failing to trouble the scoreboard in their first two Group A fixtures (D1, L1). However, they will need to defeat Guatemala and hope El Salvador will beat Mexico, which looks to be a long shot. Taking the 2019 Gold Cup into account, the ‘Soca Warriors’ are now winless in their last five tournament group phase games (D2, L3), drawing a blank on four occasions. Despite their disappointing group stage showings, Trinidad can take confidence from their impressive displays in the preliminary rounds that saw them hammer Montserrat 6-1 in the semis before overcoming French Guiana on penalties in the play-off final. Additionally, Angus Eve’s men have netted 2+ goals in each of their last three H2H matches against Guatemala (W2, D1).