Nicaragua – Dominican Republic: prediction and preview

Nicaragua are still pointless after three defeats and twelve goals conceded; the Dominican Republic, on 6 points, want to bounce back from a 4-1 loss to Haiti. The Dominicans won the first meeting of the window 3-2. The Dominican Republic have the best talent on the pitch: Mariano Díaz (2 goals, 2 assists), Heinz Mörschel (2 goals), Pablo Rosario and Junior Firpo at full-back. They average almost 20 shots a game. Nicaragua create very little (6 shots per game) and depend on Raheem Cole. No absentees have been reported. The site's model gives a 31% home win, 20% draw and 49% away win, with 1-2 the most likely score (expected goals 1.83-2.33). The gap in quality favours the visitors, though the first meeting showed Nicaragua can hurt them.