USA vs Trinidad and Tobago
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Date: Sunday, 23rd June 2019
Kick Off at 01:00 UK/ 02:00 CET
Venue: FirstEnergy Stadium (Cleveland).
TEAM NEWS
United States of America
The United States has a comfortable opening win against Guyana with the host country 4-0 win against the lowest ranked team in the tournament.
Two goals from Tyler Boyd along with each goal from Paul Arriola and Gyasi Zardes ensured victory because the US dominated possession, creating many chances and they might win more.
This is the first time they have met since defeat in Trinidad ended US hopes of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup,
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Trinidad and Tobago faced a daunting task to qualify after losing 2-0 to Panama in their opening match, and they must take at least one point from this match to realistically maintain their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals.
They rarely threaten to score against Panama which further highlights their struggles in front of the goal that came to the tournament and they haven't scored since last September.
They may make one or two changes from the match against Panama but will likely remain in a 4-5-1 formation, with the game plan keeping it tight in the hope of grabbing a goal at the counter or from the set.
United States vs Trinidad and Tobago Head to head (h2h)
Of the twenty-one meetings of the team, Trinidad and Tobago only managed to rise twice.
Their last meeting ended 2-1 for Trinidad and Tobago.
The US has kept clean sheets in four of their last five clashes.
The highest scoring game between the two sides ended 4-0 for America.
Predictions of the United States and Trinidad and Tobago
The home side will almost certainly retreat with a backward victory when they lock horns with Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday.
Gregg Berhalter's troops showed that they were serious when they came out on top in the previous opening match. His troops will try to extend their positive start and it is impossible to let the game escape from under their noses.
Their colleagues were winless in one of their last five matches. They also struggled to get their names on the score sheet in each of those matches too. Stephen Hart's side is looking at the final solution if they fail to immediately act together.
The match on Sunday clearly swung the win for the hosts, who are likely to leave with a clean sheet too.
