Jamaica vs Honduras
CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C
Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2019
Kick-off at 02:00 UK/ 03:00 CET
Venue: Independence Park (Kingston).
Jamaica vs Honduras match preview
Jamaica experienced life as co-host of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Monday with two matches at their National Stadium in Kingston - and home fans can see their team start with victory.
Caribbean and Costa Rica vacation islands have both been given group stage double headers on Monday and the previous day, while most biennial tournaments take place in the United States.
Group C began with Curacao vs El Salvador and was followed shortly thereafter with the introduction of Jamaica, which has been installed as the fourth favorite together to be better than when runners-up in 2015 and 2017, first to Mexico and then to the USA.
Reggae Boyz, who has made Theodore Whitmore their manager for seven of the last 10 years in two spells, recently enjoyed a 1-0 friendly success that boosted enthusiasm against the United States at the Washington D.C with Shamar Nicholson's goal.
But Honduras have not won one of their last four matches and were allowed to lick their wounds after a 7-0 defeat at Brazil last Sunday which barely served as an ideal preparation to lift confidence towards the tournament.
With one of Honduras's best players, Andy Najar from Anderlecht, having to withdraw from the squad due to injury, everything seems to not work as Central Americans and Jamaicans do to start their campaign with victory.
Jamaica vs. Honduras Head to Head
Honduras have a 10-6 advantage with four draws from the previous 20 matches against Jamaica. Reggae Boyz defeated Honduras 1-0 during the 2011 Gold Cup group stage and claimed a similar victory in a friendly match in 2017.
Jamaica vs Honduras prediction
If luck sided with them, Jamaica could become the defending champion this time. This time, the team will specifically start with the right tone, and considering they are facing the challengers of their toughest group soon in the first game, victory will make them on the right track to be at the top of the group.
They won three of their last five matches and are unbeaten in ten of their last thirteen. On the other hand, Honduras have not won in their last four matches and so in nine of their last ten matches. Also, only the last day of the match, they lost 7-0 to Brazil.
Also, Honduras have not won their last seven matches away from home and can register just one win in their last 14 attempts. As it happened, it was building to be a victory for Jamaica.
Finally, Jamaica won the last time the two met, and it's been six years since they really lost the h2h meeting. Also, the last time the two horns were locked in a Gold Cup match, Jamaica recorded a victory.
Expect Jamaica to have a difficult road, but count on them too to win.
Tips for Jamaica vs. Honduras Bets
Draw No Bet: Jamaica @ 1.60 (3/5)
Both Teams Print the Score @ 2.00 (1/1).