Guatemala vs Suriname - prediction, team news, lineups

Seeking a first-ever spot successful the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Nations League, Guatemala volition instrumentality connected Suriname astatine Estadio El Trebol connected Monday.

Heading into this last radical outing, Suriname pb Group B with 7 points, with Guatemala 3 points down them successful 3rd aft the 2 sides drew 0-0 connected Friday.

Match preview

Guatemala person a accidental to scope the past 8 of this competition, but they request maximum points to person immoderate anticipation of making that imagination a reality.

A triumph would unafraid the Central Americans a spot successful the knockout signifier and enactment them supra Suriname, arsenic the Guatemalans person a superior extremity difference.

In theory, what Luis Fernando Tena’s men indispensable bash is simple, however, this squad person failed to present connected the last matchday of this tourney clip and again.

They person ne'er won their last radical outing successful League A before, losing successful those past 2 instances 3-0.

That said, they volition fancy their chances connected location soil, arsenic they are unbeaten successful each of their League A matches successful Guatemala, including an emphatic 6-0 triumph implicit El Salvador astatine  Estadio El Trebol connected matchday two.

In summation to that, Los Chapines person a 100% grounds all-time astatine location versus Suriname, netting 3 goals successful each of those instances.

For a 2nd successive Nations League campaign, Suriname find themselves with their destiny successful their ain hands heading into their last radical game.

Henk Fraser’s men request lone debar decision successful this outing to unafraid a spot successful the knockout stage, portion a Honduras triumph implicit Jamaica would besides warrant their advancement.

A triumph connected matchday 4 would springiness them 10 points overall, their highest-ever full successful this signifier of League A.

Suriname person yet to suffer a Nations League matter successful the apical tier connected Central American soil, winning 3-2 astatine Honduras earlier successful this campaign.

Meanwhile, they person won their last radical encounters astatine this tourney successful each of the past 2 seasons, thumping Grenada 4-0 successful 2023 earlier clobbering Guyana 5-1 successful their past radical fixture successful 2024.

Natio are unbeaten successful 7 of their past 8 meetings versus Central American absorption and person avoided decision successful 2 of their past 3 games against Guatemala.

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Team News

Guatemala could miss Jorge Aparicio connected Monday aft helium suffered a sound connected Friday, portion Oscar Santis is dealing with a hamstring strain.

Kenderson Navarro replaced Nicholas Hagen betwixt the sticks connected matchday 3 and made 8 stops to assistance his broadside gain a point, portion Rubio Rubin was an unusued substitute.

Fraser introduced 5 newcomers to the Suriname starting 11 connected Friday, including Shaquille Pinas, Shiloh ‘tZand, Denzel Jubitana, Justin Lonwijk and Richonell Margaret.

Etienne Vaessen did not person to marque a azygous halt for the cleanable expanse successful that outing, portion Lonwijk is simply a extremity distant from equaling Marlon Felter for eighth all-time with the nationalist team.

Guatemala imaginable starting lineup:

Navarro; Herrera, Yanes, Estrada, Morales; Castellanos, Rosales; Munoz, Escobar, Fajardo; Rubin

Suriname imaginable starting lineup:

Vaessen; Van Gelderen, Abena, Pinas, Leliendal; ‘t Zand, Paal; Jubitana, Lonwijk, Cleonise; Kerk

We say: Guatemala 2-1 Suriname

Playing astatine home, we believe, volition payment the Guatemalans greatly, and we spot that that ambiance and their caller signifier successful Guatemala volition propel them to a constrictive triumph.

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