Suriname vs Martinique - prediction, team news, lineups

Facing each different successful the CONCACAF Nations League for the archetypal time, Suriname purpose to stay cleanable successful this variation of the tourney erstwhile they invited Martinique to Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion successful Paramaribo connected Monday.

On matchday one, Natio stunned Honduras 3-2, putting them successful a three-way necktie for archetypal successful Group B, portion Martinique volition anticipation to get connected the committee aft El Salvador bushed them 3-1 successful their opener.

Match preview

In a back-and-forth lucifer Friday, Suriname held beardown erstwhile needed and caught a fortunate bounce astatine the end, winning acknowledgment to an ain extremity successful the 2nd half.

That ended a two-match losing tally for the squad crossed each competitions and was their archetypal distant triumph since September 2025 (2-1 astatine El Salvador).

Henk Fraser tin triumph consecutive matches arsenic their manager for the archetypal clip since taking implicit from Stanley Menzo precocious past year.

At the aforesaid time, this squad tin widen their unbeaten tally successful the radical signifier of this contention to 4 matches with a triumph oregon gully successful this one.

Suriname tin besides widen their unbeaten tally astatine location successful the radical signifier of the Nations League to 5 matches, aft clobbering Guyana 5-1 successful their past radical crippled astatine Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion successful the 2024-25 tournament.

The Green Guardians person won their past 2 competitory outings versus Martinique, failing to concede a azygous extremity successful some Gold Cup qualifiers against them past year.

It was a unsmooth commencement for Fabien Mercadal and his Martinique broadside to this season’s Nations League, arsenic they mislaid their opening crippled of the contention for a 4th successive occasion.

The erstwhile Paris FC brag volition question his archetypal triumph successful complaint of them connected Monday, which would extremity their eight-match winless tally connected the planetary stage.

Martinique person netted conscionable erstwhile successful their past 3 Nations League affairs combined but person not mislaid consecutive matches successful the radical signifier of this tourney since 2022.

In their Nations League history, they person ne'er mislaid an distant lucifer to a Caribbean opponent, drafting Trinidad and Tobago 2-2 successful 2019 and defeating Guadeloupe 1-0 successful October 2024.

Their lone 3 triumphs successful this contention each came erstwhile this squad netted the opening goal, and they person ne'er mislaid a Nations League distant outing successful that scenario.

Les Matinino tin assertion conscionable their 2nd triumph against Suriname this period and their archetypal ever successful Suriname.

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Team News

Two Suriname players made their elder debuts connected matchday one, with Shiloh ‘t Zand starting successful midfield and Denilho Cleonise coming connected arsenic a second-half substitute.

Justin Lonwijk and Denzel Jubitana scored first-half goals for them successful Honduras, though a Luis Palma ain extremity turned the tide successful their favour successful fractional fig two.

Martinique volition beryllium without Jonathan Varane for this outing aft the Queens Park Rangers midfielder was sent disconnected successful El Salvador connected Friday, portion Ligue 1 regulars Ludovic Blas of Rennes and Kenny Lala from Brest were among their large names to gain their archetypal planetary appearances.

Janis Antiste netted a consolation extremity successful that outing from the punishment spot, his archetypal connected the planetary signifier successful his 2nd quality for the elder side.

Suriname imaginable starting lineup:

Vaessen; Van Gelderen, Denswil, Abena, Pinas; Jubitana, Klas, Paal, Margaret; Lonwijk, Vlijter

Martinique imaginable starting lineup:

Lenogue; Lala, Voyer, Moltenis, Labonne; Mandouki, Mexique, Appin; Blas, Labeau, Antiste

We say: Suriname 3-0 Martinique

Suriname should beryllium brimming with assurance aft earning maximum points successful specified a hostile situation similar Honduras.

We judge their premix of younker and acquisition volition overwhelm a Martinique broadside that struggled to screen the spaces against El Salvador, who not known for their attacking prowess.

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