Guatemala v Cuba

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In the other match being played in Group D on Tuesday night, Guatemala take on Cuba at the DRV PNK Stadium with both of these teams looking to get off to a winning start in order to stay in touch with the group favourites, Canada; however, both teams head into this group opener on the back of defeats.

Guatemala have lost three of their last four matches played overall, all of which were international friendlies serving as warm-up games ahead of this upcoming Gold Cup but losses to Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela outweighed the 1-0 win away at Costa Rica in recent weeks.

Guatemala will still fancy their chances here on Tuesday night though as they enjoyed a successful Nations League campaign which resulted in promotion from League B after they won Group D, edging out French Guiana by a two-point margin thanks to home and away wins against Belize along with victories over Dominican Republic and French Guiana.

Cuba have also tasted defeat in recent weeks as they too played international friendlies ahead of this Gold Cup but losses to Chile 3-0 and Uruguay 2-0 may not serve as morale-boosting results for Guatemala's opponents on Tuesday night.

Nevertheless, Cuba also tasted success in the recent Nations League as they also finished top of Group A in League B by a six-point margin over runners-up, Guadeloupe, by virtue of home and away wins against Barbados and Antigua & Barbuda, along with Guadeloupe, so Cuba will also be in a confident frame of mind ahead of this upcoming clash.

Cuba haven't had the best of luck in the CONCACAF Gold Cup though in previous campaigns as Pablo Sanchez's side have managed to capture just two victories out of their last 22 matches in this competition which came by virtue of wins against Belize and Guatemala but having also been handed no fewer than 19 defeats within this period, Cuba may well struggle to get a foothold in Group D.

In addition, Cuba have also failed to score in 12 of these 22 matches along with keeping just two clean sheets and these statistics do not bode well for this upcoming Gold Cup campaign.

Guatemala v Cuba Verdict

Of these two nations, it's Guatemala that appear to have the edge in this upcoming clash at the DRV PNK Stadium and indeed previous history also favours Guatemala as they have won each of the previous four meetings against Cuba thanks to three 1-0 wins and a 3-0 victory, so a win for Guatemala seems to beckon here on Tuesday night.

For the more adventurous, a win for Guatemala with a clean sheet has attractive odds.

Therefore, our main bet will be Guatemala win @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Guatemala win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.00

Correct score: Guatemala 1-0 @ 5.00