Honduras vs Trinidad and Tobago
CONCACAF 2018 World Cup Qualifiers – 5th Round.
Date: Tuesday, 15th November 2016.
Kick-off at 22:05 UK,
Venue: Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula.
Honduras, who placed second to Mexico in Group A during the fourth round of competitions, opened the Hexagonal with a sorry 0-1 loss to Panama also at their home field in San Pedro Sula last Friday, as per Fox News Latino.
Sporting Lisboa defender Fidel Escobar netted the lone goal of the match in the 22nd minute to give the win to the visitors. He pulled off a nifty one-on-one move that passed through the outstretched arms of Honduran goalkeeper Donis Escober.
With the loss, head coach Jorge Luis Pinto's squad is temporarily second from the last place in the overall standings at the moment.
Meanwhile, Trinidad and Tobago is at the cellar of the CONCACAF table after they lost their opening game against Central America powerhouse Costa Rica, 0-2, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain also last Friday, SB Nation reported.
It was a tight game from the kickoff as both sides prevented each one to score in the first half of play.
It was until the 65th-minute when Vancouver Whitecaps winger Christian Bolanos was able to break the deadlock for Costa Rica, with the assist coming from teammate Cristian Gamboa.
The Soca Warriors tried to find the equalizer in regulation, but La Sele doubled their lead two minutes into stoppage time to seal the game and hand head coach Stephen Hart's squad a loss in their Hex opener.
Trinidad and Tobago's lesser goal differential dropped them to the bottom of the six-team CONCACAF table. Together with Honduras and the United States, the three teams are currently touting zero points in the standings.
Honduras vs Trinidad and Tobago: Head-to-head Stats
Trinidad and Tobago earned a surprise 2-0 win over Honduras in their last meeting during the 2013 edition of Gold Cup. This also put an end to their 4 match win-less run against Honduras in all competitions. Honduras had won 2 and drawn 2 in the previous 4 meetings with T&T.
Their last World Cup qualifying meeting between the two teams at Honduras ended in a 4-1 thrilling win for the hosts. While T&T earned a 1-0 win in their previous visit.
Honduras vs Trinidad and Tobago: Prediction
Honduras are a decent enough team and will fancy a win against one of the weakest team in the group. As mentioned earlier, their only chance to get inside the play-off zone is by getting results at home. And these are the kind of matches they must win under pressure. Also, Honduras were on a five match winning run at home prior to the defeat against Panama. It is very likely that they will regroup and pull out a good performance against Trinidad and Tobago.
The best department of the home side is their defense, so goals can be expected at premium. A 1-0 win for the home side seems very realistic on Tuesday’s world cup qualifier.
Honduras vs Trinidad and Tobago: Bet Tips
Under 2.5 goals at 1.60 (3/5)
Honduras to win 1-0 at full-time at odds 4.60 (18/5).
