In an exciting CONCACAF Nations League encounter, Martinique is set to face Curacao at the Pierre-Aliker Municipal Stadium in Fort-de-France. Both teams will be looking for a victory to improve their standings in the tournament.
In their first match of the Nations League, Martinique faced a tough challenge against Panama and suffered a 3-0 defeat.
Despite their best efforts, Martinique struggled to create scoring opportunities, managing just three shots on target and maintaining only 35% possession.
This marked the first time this year that Martinique failed to score, and they have been held scoreless in four of their last five Nations League fixtures.
On the other hand, Curacao lost their opening match against Trinidad and Tobago, conceding a late goal and suffering a 1-0 defeat.
Similar to Martinique, Curacao has also struggled in front of the goal, scoring only once in their five matches this year and failing to find the net in three consecutive Nations League encounters.
Martinique has a stronger track record when playing at home, having lost just one of their four Nations League matches in Fort-de-France.
They have also shown resilience by not conceding a first-half goal in any of their past matchups at the Pierre-Aliker Municipal Stadium.
Curacao, under the leadership of Dean Gorre, will need to improve their performance and aim for victory. They have struggled in away matches, winning only one of their previous nine games outside of Curacao.
To turn things around, they will have to focus on scoring goals and shoring up their defense.
Based on the analysis, our prediction for the match is a close contest with Martinique having a slight advantage.
A 1-0 victory for Martinique is anticipated, as they have the home-field advantage and face a Curacao team that has been equally ineffective in the attacking third.
Team News:
Martinique handed first senior appearances to Boris Moltenis and Lucas Larade in their matchup against Panama.
Jeremy Corinus also earned his first international cap in that game. Notably, Daniel Herelle is just eight caps away from reaching 100 appearances with the national team.
Curacao saw Jearl Margaritha make his senior debut in their opening match of the tournament. Jaron Vicario, on the other hand, is still waiting for his first cap.
Leandro Bacuna is approaching the milestone of 50 caps, while Jafar Arias has returned to the national team after years away.
Possible Starting Lineups:
Martinique:
- Clementia
- Felicitet
- Singama
- Larade
- Rabathaly
- Herelle
- Mandouki
- Marny
- Biron
- Labeau
- Fabien
Curacao:
- Doornbusch
- Troupee
- Gaari
- L. Bacuna
- Floranus
- Margaritha
- Felida
- Roemeratoe
- Kuwas
- Arias
- J. Bacuna