Haiti vs Trinidad and Tobago - prediction, team news, lineups

An all-Caribbean matter volition beryllium 1 of the diagnostic matches connected Thursday astatine the CONCACAF Nations League arsenic Haiti invited Trinidad and Tobago to Sabina Park successful Kingston, Jamaica.

The Haitians earned a promotion into the apical tier of this contention successful 2024-25, finishing archetypal successful their group, portion the Soca Warriors coiled up 4th successful their League A group, retaining their spot by 2 points implicit Cuba.

Match preview

Coming disconnected their second-ever World Cup quality this past summer, Haiti volition person higher-than-normal expectations heading into this upcoming Nations League tournament.

It volition beryllium up to David Badia to rise the level of this side, who person ne'er won a League A lucifer before, with this upcoming tourney being their 3rd clip successful the apical tier.

The Haitians went a cleanable 6-0 successful League B the past clip out, scoring 29 goals successful those six victories, the astir of immoderate CONCACAF squad successful that signifier of the competition.

Thursday volition beryllium their archetypal competitory crippled since the World Cup and Badia's archetypal arsenic coach, arsenic helium seeks to extremity their four-match planetary losing run.

While they person ne'er won a League A outing before, they came distant with a constituent successful their lone erstwhile Nations League lucifer astatine this level successful Jamaica, drafting the second 2-2 astatine Independence Park successful 2023.

Les Grenadiers are unbeaten successful their past 4 meetings versus TNT, though they person not beaten them successful a competitory crippled since the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup (2-0).

After being the astonishment communicative successful the radical signifier of this tourney successful 2023-24, Trinidad and Tobago failed to support that momentum going the pursuing season.

In 2024-25, they collected a specified 5 points successful their Nations League radical phase, though their last triumph implicit Cuba (3-1) successful 2024 yet saved them from relegation.

After legendary subordinate Dwight Yorke failed to usher them to the 2026 finals for the 2nd time, the federation and Yorke parted ways successful February of this year.

Derek King is backmost successful complaint of this team, hoping to agelong their unbeaten tally successful this contention to 4 matches connected Thursday.

Trinidad are besides hoping to extremity a four-match winless tally distant from location successful League A, conceding a combined 14 times implicit that stretch.

TNT person not mislaid a Nations League outing versus a Caribbean state since Curacao bushed them 5-3 successful October of 2023.

Haiti Form (all competitions):

Trinidad and Tobago Form (all competitions):

Team News

For this upcoming slate of matches, Leverton Pierre was not called up arsenic helium recovers from an adductor wounded which ruled him retired of the 2026 World Cup.

Kenny Quetant of Werder Bremen was their lone uncapped subordinate selected for this window, with grounds goalscorer Frantzdy Pierrot and Wilson Isidor entrusted to people goals, arsenic grounds goalscorer Duckens Nazon was not selected.

Back successful the Trinidad and Tobago squad aft missing clip with injuries volition beryllium Rio Cardines and Molik Khan, portion Andrew De Gannes, Luke Phillips and Jahiem Wickham are the 3 caller faces called up for the archetypal time.

Levi Garcia is the highest goalscorer for the nationalist squad that was chosen for this model with 12 goals, with seasoned Ryan Telfer netting 10 times.

Haiti imaginable starting lineup:

Pierre; Arcus, Metusala, Experience; Casimir, Bellegarde, Jean Jacques, Providence, Picault; Pierrot, Isidor

Trinidad and Tobago imaginable starting lineup:

Smith; Henry, J. Garcia, Powder; Cardines, D. Phillips, Frederick, Spicer; Telfer, L. Garcia, Sealy

We say: Haiti 1-1 Trinidad and Tobago

Since this is the archetypal Nations League crippled for some teams, we expect a cagey affair, arsenic each whitethorn beryllium cautious and keen not to autumn down successful the contention for a quarter-final spot truthful aboriginal on.