Curacao vs Canada: CONCACAF Gold Cup Odds, Prediction

The Canadians opened their group stage schedule with a crushing 6-0 rout of Honduras and now enjoy sole possession of top spot on the Group B table. Curacao opened their tournament schedule with a scoreless draw versus El Salvador and have now surrendered just one total goal while going undefeated in three straight matches across all competitions.

In the wake of their dominating victory over Honduras, Canada have vaulted to massive -450 odds on Saturday’s Gold Cup odds while Curacao trail as +11500 underdogs. The odds of this contest ending in a draw after regulation are pegged at +500 while -175 odds favour the total going OVER 2.5.

Curacao vs Canada Betting Analysis

Saturday’s matchup marks the fourth all-time meeting between these national sides. Canada has dominated in their three previous meetings, claiming victories in each, capped by a 2-0 win in 2023 CONCACAF Nations League action, and have outscored Curacao by an overall 8-1 margin.

Following their victory over Honduras, Canada has shortened to -1400 chalk to finish atop the Group B table but continue to lag Mexico and the United States on the Gold Cup futures as a +450 bet.

While Curacao have suffered just one defeat in their past nine matches, their success has largely come against middling opponents. Winners in five of their past seven across all competitions, Canada have enjoyed some big offensive outbursts, scoring at least three goals in three of those contests and have now seen the total go OVER 2.5 in five of eight outings.

Curacao

Curacao’s tournament-opening match was far from an offensive clinic. La Familia Azul and El Salvador combined to generate just four total shots on target while playing to a scoreless draw, which marks a big change after the side racked up nine total goals in recent wins over Haiti and St. Lucia. However, the squad does feature some offensive threats, most notably Gervane Kastaneer. The veteran forward recorded a natural hat trick in Curacao’s 4-0 rout of St. Lucia two weeks ago and followed up by opening the scoring in the side’s 5-1 victory over Haiti.

Canada

It took Canada most of the first half to heat up in their group stage opener versus Honduras with midfielder Niko Sigur opening the scoring in the 27th minute before Tani Oluwaseyi gave the squad a 2-0 cushion just moments before the half. However, Canada exploded after the break with four markers. Tajon Buchanan provided the spark with a pair of goals early in the second and has not found the mark three times in three matches. While Jonathan David failed to score, he did set up the first goal of the match and leads the way as a -110 bet on the Gold Cup player props to score anytime on Saturday and record his fourth goal in six caps this year.

Prediction: Canada 4, Curacao 0