Martinique take on the visitors El Salvador in the round 3 match of CONCACAF Nations League. The match will be played on Saturday, October 14th at Stade Pierre-Aliker (Fort-de-France).
First, let's take a look at Martinique's recent results before the group stage of the Nations League: victories over Puerto Rico (2-0), Saint Lucia (3-1), and, crucially, El Salvador (2-1), along with defeats to Costa Rica (1-2 and 4-6) and Panama (1-2). As you can see, this national team has no problems with scoring goals, as they consistently find the net. However, their defense has not been particularly solid, keeping just one clean sheet in that stretch. Both teams scoring (BTTS) is a common occurrence in Martinique's matches. In the group stage of the Nations League, this bet hasn't hit yet, with a loss to Panama (0-3) and a win against Curacao (1-0). But there's always a first time, and in my opinion, the match against El Salvador is where both teams will finally exchange goals.
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La Selecta also plays entertaining matches from time to time. From their recent games before the Nations League, apart from the loss to Martinique with BTTS (1-2), you can highlight draws with Panama (2-2) and South Korea (1-1). Salvadoran players can score goals, but their defense isn't particularly reliable. They've kept just one clean sheet in their last eight matches before the start of the group stage of the Nations League. They have also conceded in both of their matches in this tournament. While they lost to Guatemala without scoring (0-2), they engaged in a mini-shootout with Trinidad and Tobago, losing in extra time (2-3). BTTS occurred before halftime.
In this match, I don't want to predict the outcome; it's uncertain, and it could swing either way. However, in terms of goals, I anticipate an exciting match and would risk betting that both teams will score at least once. Based on previous matches in the tournament (and prior to it), both El Salvador and Martinique have shown their ability to find the back of the net. Neither the hosts nor the visitors boast strong defensive records, which is consistent with the level of these national teams. Not too long ago, at the end of June, these teams met on the field during the group stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. On that occasion, Martinique's players came out on top, but El Salvador did find the net (2-1). I expect at least one exchange of goals this time as well.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes.
