Football Previews
El Salvador meet Trinidad & Tobago in their opening game of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup this Tuesday at 00:00 CET.
El Salvador are currently 94th in FIFA’s World Rankings while Trinidad & Tobago are 87th.
Sunday saw Martinique upset Canada 1:0 with a magnificent strike from Fabrice Reuperné with the last kick of the game.
Panama defeated a weak Mexican team 2:1 with two goals from Gabriel Torres.
Both sides come into this tie in horrendous form:
El Salvador – L L L W L D D
Trinidad & Tobago – L L L L W W L
El Salvador have won one in seven while Trinidad & Tobago have won two in seven.
Group B looks like this:
Haiti play Honduras at 02:30 CET in a game where Honduras are strong favourites with bookmakers to win (4/7 odds).
These two sides have met four times in recent years and Trinidad & Tobago have come out on top.
Bookmakers side slightly with Trinidad & Tobago.
Current betting odds: El Salvador (2/1) Draw (11/5) Trinidad & Tobago (7/5)
Gamingtips Prediction – El Salvador 1:1 Trinidad & Tobago
If we’re to base this match on recent results and form then we’re in for a dire affair.
El Salvador have scored just 2 times in their last 5 and conceded 11 goals.
Trinidad & Tobago haven’t scored a single goal in their last 4 games and have conceded 8.
Bookmakers have seemingly priced this match up based on recent history and the fact that Trinidad & Tobago are slightly higher in the FIFA World rankings than El Salvador.
There may be some value in backing El Salvador at odds of 2/1 because we have already seen Martinique upset Canada and Panama upset Mexico on the opening night of the tournament and that’s also forgetting the fact that Trinidad & Tobago haven’t scored a single goal in over 360 minutes of football.
An alternative value bet may be both teams to score (NO) at odds of 8/11 given their recent lack of goals.
This game gets underway at 00:00 CET and can be viewed live on ESPN HD. International listings will vary.
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