USA and Trinidad & Tobago will face off in the third match of Group A in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. USA tops the group on four points and Trinidad & Tobago third with three. USA recovered from their opening 1-1 draw with Jamaica, beating Saint Kitts and Nevis 6-0 on Match Day 2. Jesus Ferreira grabbed a hat trick in the game and Djordje Mihailovic a brace. Now they need just a draw to advance, which they should get, coming here with an eight-game unbeaten run. They have five wins in the eight games, and three clean sheets in their last four matches. USA are unbeaten in eight Gold Cup matches, and have six clean sheets in the process.
This is a game Trinidad must win, to be able to proceed to the next stage. Unfortunately, it isn’t a fixture they’ve excelled in. They have failed to score in seven of their last eight meetings with USA. Coming into this game, they’ll definitely not be in high spirits after a 4-1 loss to Jamaica. Before that defeat they had posted a seven-game unbeaten run. They opened their charge at this tournament with a 3-0 win over Saint Kitts & Nevis. Ahead of this game, Trinidad have three clean sheets in their last five matches, but they’ve lost four times in their last eight away matches. This also comes on the back of a poor run at the Gold Cup. Trinidad have one win in 10 Gold Cup matches.
USA will be the outright favorites coming into this game. Their big win in the last game and dominance over Trinidad will be key factors. Trinidad’s failures in the Gold Cup competitions could come to haunt them again here. Our prediction for USA v Trinidad & Tobago is for USA to win to nil.