Nicaragua vs Dominican Republic - prediction, team news, lineups

A spot successful the CONCACAF Nations League quarter-finals is astatine involvement for the Dominican Republic connected Sunday, erstwhile they question to Estadio Nacional de Futbol to look Nicaragua.

Los Pinoleros beryllium bottommost of Group A with 0 points aft losing 3-0 to Costa Rica connected Thursday, portion the Dominican Republic dropped to 3rd aft a 4-1 decision to Haiti.

Match preview

Technically, determination is inactive thing to play for erstwhile Nicaragua instrumentality to the tract connected matchday four, but it would instrumentality immoderate miraculous results to support them retired of the driblet zone.

If they are to past relegation, they would request to triumph connected Sunday and anticipation for a Costa Rica decision and a nine-goal swing.

In 2026, the Nicaraguans person been the whipping boys of their opponents, losing 5 of their six matches this year, portion conceding 3 oregon much goals successful 5 of those outings.

Should they suffer their last outing of the competition, they would go conscionable the 2nd CONCACAF squad successful League A to extremity the radical signifier without a azygous point, with Cuba doing it antecedently successful 2019-20.

Juan Cruz Real volition effort to gain his archetypal location triumph arsenic manager this play and the archetypal for the men’s squad since blanking Honduras 2-0 successful November of past year.

Nicaragua person ne'er mislaid a League A fixture erstwhile netting the opening goal, though that has lone happened erstwhile before, blanking French Guiana successful their opening lucifer of the 2024-25 campaign.

With 1 lucifer remaining successful the radical phase, Marcelo Neveleff has his squad successful the hunt for a historical achievement.

A triumph connected Sunday could nonstop the Dominican Republic into the past 8 of this contention for the archetypal time, with this being their archetypal quality successful the apical tier.

As things stand, they request a triumph and a batch of assistance to get to that stage, arsenic Haiti person a three-point vantage connected them with a extremity quality of +6 and the Dominicans are astatine -1.

They could go lone the 2nd recently promoted broadside to scope the knockout signifier of this contention connected Sunday, with the different being Trinidad and Tobago successful 2023-24.

Losing this play would people the archetypal clip they endure consecutive Nations League defeats.

Quisqueyanos tin widen their unbeaten tally against the Nicaraguans to 3 games this weekend, beating them successful melodramatic manner 3-2 connected matchday 1 this play acknowledgment to a 97th-minute strike.

Nicaragua CONCACAF Nations League form:

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Team News

Three Nicaraguans made their elder debuts against Costa Rica this week, with Brandon Mayorga starting betwixt the sticks, portion Kadeem Cole and Ramon Estrada began successful the midfield.

Jaime Moreno was the past subordinate to people for them successful this competition, with Byron Bonilla and Juan Luis Perez netting successful their opening decision against the Dominican Republic.

The Dominican Republic had conscionable 1 newcomer successful their starting 11 connected Thursday, arsenic Juan Castillo got the telephone successful spot of Peter Gonzalez.

Dorny Romero had the lone extremity for them against Haiti, though the Haitians scored 2 much aft that and won convincingly.

Nicaragua imaginable starting lineup:

Mayorga; Cano, Fletes, Reyes, Acevedo; Salinas, Estrada, Cole, Hernandez; Moreno, Talavera

Dominican Republic imaginable starting lineup:

Valdez; De Lucas, Pujol, Dollenmayer, Firpo; Rosario, Lopez; Romero, Morschel, Rosario; Diaz

We say: Nicaragua 1-2 Dominican Republic

The Nicaraguans are struggling with extent and cannot look to find that slayer instinct erstwhile needed, and we judge the Dominicans volition find a mode successful the second stages to forge ahead.

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