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Panama vs Martinique Prediction & Betting tips
The 2017 Gold Cup in the US is slowly but surely entering the hot phase and at least the eight quarter-finalists will be stuck at the weekend. Furthermore, the national team from Martinique has very good chances to achieve the knockout phase. In the last group game against Panama the small island state has the continuation in its own hand. This could even be a defeat for the next round.
Panama :
If Martinique meets Panama on Saturday evening at 10:30 pm, the quarter-finals could be almost finished. For the three group winners and seconds, the two best group runners are also going on. Martinique is currently third and has three points on the account. Honduras and French Guiana from Group A have only one point, and if neither of them wins his game on Saturday morning, Martinique would be one of the two best group runners and could only lose that rank if it loses against Panama and the other group game Nicaragua The USA beating four goals against Martinique – a rather unlikely scenario.
However, Martinique would certainly want to win the last group game against Panama and so far the appearances have been quite positive. At the start, there was a 2-0 win against Nicaragua and the second group game a close 2: 3 defeat against host USA. Martinique were able to equalize a 2-0 defeat, but did not concede a goal 2 minutes later. Should Martinique win against Panama, the team could even go to the quarter-finals as a group leader. The island state would not be at least second place.
Martinique :
After three draws during the World Cup qualifier and another draw at the start of the Gold Cup, Panama were able to win a game again in the second group game. In the match against Honduras went Panama as a clear favorite, but had to swallow just once after the side change the 0: 1. But Panama shook themselves only briefly, met two minutes later to the equalizer and another seven hand turns later to the victory. This image was similar to that of the opening match against the USA. Also in this game, Panama fell behind shortly after the break, but could equalize within ten minutes.
With four points on the account, Panama is in any case a point for the quarterfinals. Even a defeat could allow the team according to the current situation of things. The last break for Panama came at the end of March this year in the context of the World Cup qualification against another Caribbean state, namely Trinidad and Tobago. This was all the more bitter since they were the only points for Trinidad and Tobago in six matches and Panama itself left important points on the way to the World Cup in Russia. At the same time, it was the only defeat in the six qualifying matches for Panama. However, there was also only one victory – in addition to four other draws.
Panama vs Martinique head to head matches:
12.07.13 GC Panama Martinique 1 : 0