Match details. This is a CONCACAF Nations League League A, 2 tie. Kick-off is Tue 29 Sep, 03:00 Lagos time at Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera in Guatemala City.
Form. Guatemala are 3-2-5 in their last ten, 1.1 points a game, with a recent run L W L W D and a loss in this competition; El Salvador are 3-1-6 in their last ten, 1.0 points a game, recent run W W D L L and a win in this competition.
The numbers. Guatemala score 1.4 and concede 1.5 per game over their last ten, keep one clean sheet and have been shut out twice, average 15.2 shots (4.2 on target), 5.5 corners, 1.6 cards and 48% possession; El Salvador score 0.7 and concede 1.8 in their last six away, with two clean sheets and three shut-outs, average 8.2 shots (2.0 on target), 3.4 corners, 2.2 cards and 45% possession.
Head to head. In the last four meetings Guatemala have won two and lost two, with no draws. None of the four went over 2.5 goals and both teams failed to score in each. The most recent clash on 15 Oct 2025 ended Guatemala 1-0 El Salvador; Guatemala had 4 shots to 5, 42% possession and three yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals their for and against figures point to an open game, yet their records give only 42% for over 2.5 goals and the last four meetings all stayed under that mark.
The case against. El Salvador's record still gives them a 41% chance to win.
The read. Guatemala to win. Their goals for and against make Guatemala the likelier winners; Guatemala are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Guatemala.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Predicted score: Guatemala 1-0 El Salvador (10% chance).
The agreed story. Guatemala or the draw, goals in between.
Their internationals. National teams: read from their own internationals. Guatemala in their last internationals: lost 2-3 at Jamaica. El Salvador in their last internationals: won 3-1 v Martinique. Too few internationals to judge the side from.
So. A close match: the safest pick that fits.
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call).