Predictions CONCACAF Nations League - Nicaragua vs Jamaica

CONCACAF Nations League - Nicaragua vs Jamaica
Match Time: 11-10-2024 09:00 Friday (GMT+7)
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Better late than never has been Nicaragua's story to this stage of the new Nations League campaign, as this team have yet to lose a League A fixture.

Their only two goals in the competition this season have come in second-half stoppage time, increasing their unbeaten run to five consecutive matches across all competitions.

That late draw against the Cubans was the fourth time this team had conceded the opening goal in a game this year, and they have not won a match in 2024 when doing so.

On the other hand, they have a 100% record when drawing first blood in a game this year, including a 1-0 triumph over French Guiana on matchday one of this Nations League campaign.

Martin Antonio Figueroa's side have at least a point in 14 straight Nations League encounters, winning their last six games at this tournament in Nicaragua.

Los Pinoleros have not lost to a Caribbean opponent in the Nations League since Suriname claimed a 2-1 victory against them in Nicaragua in November 2019.

It took a strong second half, combined with a fortunate bounce, but Steve McClaren collected his first victory as Jamaican manager on matchday two.

The former England manager is undefeated after two matches in charge of the Reggae Boyz, as this team ended a four-match winless run in all competitions with their victory over Honduras.

Jamaica have never lost a Nations League group fixture away from home, winning their two matches played outside Jamaica at this tournament last year against Grenada (4-1) and Haiti (3-2).

Since Costa Rica beat them 1-0 in a World Cup qualifying fixture in February 2022, the Reggae Boyz are undefeated in seven consecutive competitive fixtures versus Central American opponents, winning five of their previous six meetings against that region.

On matchday two, they conceded a second-half strike in a Nations League fixture for only the second time since entering League A in the 2022-23 season.

After suffering a defeat in their first-ever meeting against Nicaragua in Jamaica in 2015 (3-2), the Reggae Boyz won their only match versus La Azul y Blanco in Managua later that year (2-0).

Prediction:  Nicaragua 0-1 Jamaica