Panama – Honduras : Preview & Prediction
For the 12th day of the North and Central American zone qualification for the next World Cup, Panama hosts Honduras. For the hosts, qualification is still possible as they are in 4th place, 4 points behind Mexico who are in 3rd place. In this format, the first three are directly qualified for the next World Cup, the 4th will have to play a play-off. For the moment, Panama’s record is rather positive with 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. However, the last results in January have kept them out of the top 3 with two defeats against Costa Rica (1-0) and Mexico (1-0) as well as a victory against Jamaica (3-2).
As for Honduras, there is nothing to hope for this team which is in last place. Indeed, in 11 games Honduras has not won a single match, has drawn 3 and lost 8. There is a strong chance that the Honduran players will finish in last place but they will want to finish this qualification phase for the best. Honduras have lost their last 8 games, the last 3 of which were in January against Canada (0-2), El Salvador (0-2) and the USA (3-0).
Panama won the first leg 2-3.
In the last 5 meetings, 3 have seen both teams score.
Panama must finish at least 4th to qualify.
Honduras have lost their last 8 games.
Panama have lost just 1 of their last 11 games.
In this match, we should see a lopsided encounter. On the one hand, Panama should finish at least in 4th place and look very good. On the other hand, Honduras is on a very negative dynamic and has nothing left to play for in this qualification phase. That’s why we expect Panama to win by 2 goals or more as they are a very strong team at home.
Panama – Honduras : Betting Tips
Honduras – Win Odds: 2.25
