Canada vs. Honduras: CONCACAF Nations League Odds, Prediction
The Canadians opened their tournament schedule in Vancouver on Thursday with a convincing 4-0 victory over Curacao that marks their 10th win in 12 outings across all competitions. Things have not gone so well for Honduras, who opened their Nations League schedule with a narrow 1-0 win in Curacao, but closed out that home-and-home series with a stunning 2-1 loss that marked their 11th defeat in 13 overall contests.
Canada’s strong performance versus Curacao has given them a boost on the Nations League odds, where they are perched as -156 favourites in Monday night’s matchup. Now winless in nine straight on home turf, Honduras lag as +370 underdogs, while the odds of Monday’s contest ending in a draw are pegged at +260. In addition, Monday’s match is expected to be a low-scoring affair, with the total favoured to finish UNDER 2.5 with -141 odds.
Canada vs. Honduras Nations League Betting Analysis
Monday night’s matchup at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula is the second clash of the year in Honduras between these two sides. Canada tallied a 2-0 victory in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying when they visited in January, snapping a three-match winless slide in head-to-head action. That victory also marked Canada’s first win in seven visits to Honduras since 1985.
Recent clashes between these nations have tended towards low scoring. The total has topped 2.0 just once in five overall meetings since Honduras embarrassed the Canucks with an 8-1 home victory in a 2012 World Cup qualifier. Canada has been particularly stingy, keeping clean sheets on three occasions and losing just once over that stretch.
Canada
Alphonso Davies wasted no time making his presence felt in his return to action last week. Davies showed no ill effects of his lengthy layoff due to a heart ailment while scoring twice in Canada’s 4-0 rout of Curacao. On paper, Canada looks poised to dominate a rival Honduran squad in steep decline, but two concerns linger. The Canadians have picked up three points in just three of their past 10 road contests.
The club also faces a test of stamina when they hit the pitch in Honduras. Extremely hot and humid conditions are expected on Monday night. And in addition to physical challenges, the muggy weather could also make things worse on what is already a substandard pitch at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano.
Honduras
Honduras has nowhere to go but up after turning in another disappointing performance in last week’s home loss to Curacao. Overall, Los Catrachos have scored just 10 total goals during a dismal 1-4-14 win-draw-loss run across all competitions, including a brutal 0-1-7 record in eight home dates.
Complicating matters further for Honduras is the expected absence of goalkeeper Luis Lopez, due to a leg injury that has sidelined him since last week’s loss to Curacao. Despite the squad’s current slump, Lopez has remained steady between the pipes, surrendering just five total goals over his past five appearances with the national team, and just two total goals in his past six outings across all competitions.
Canada vs. Honduras Prediction:
Canada 3, Honduras 0