Haiti vs Nicaragua Prediction: Les Grenadiers to step closer to historic qualification

Haiti still have a chance of taking top spot in World Cup qualifying Group C, and they should boost their chances of leapfrogging Honduras when they host a Nicaragua side already eliminated from qualifying.

Les Grenadiers have not qualified for the World Cup since 1974, but they are odds-on favourites to take three points from bottom-placed Los Pinoleros. Below you can find my Haiti vs Nicaragua predictions.

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Premier League duo Hannes Delcroix and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde both started for Haiti against Costa Rica and should feature again here, with the side likely to be spearheaded by AEK Athens striker Frantzdy Pierrot after he scored the winning goal last time out.

Jaime Moreno is expected to lead the line again for Nicaragua, while Juan Barrera is set to captain the visitors in his 105th appearance for his country.

Football Odds

Haiti vs Nicaragua Odds

Haiti are 2/9 favourites to take the win over Nicaragua, with the visitors priced at 10/1 and a draw offered at 4/1.

Plenty of goals are expected, with over 2.5 goals priced at 4/6 but both teams to score is odds-against at 6/5.

Haiti to win to nil @ 9/10 

A goal on the brink of half-time by Frantzdy Pierrot was enough to secure Haiti a crucial three points against Costa Rica, and it leaves them in a great position to qualify for their first World Cup in over 50 years.

That was the third clean sheet for Haiti in five World Cup qualifiers, including their comfortable 3-0 win away to Nicaragua last month.

Nicaragua followed that with a 4-1 defeat in Costa Rica, and they have lost to nil in three of their last five away matches.

Their last four meetings with Haiti have yielded an aggregate defeat of 8-0, and they look set to struggle to make an impact again in Willemstad.

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Over 1.5 first-half goals @ 6/4

Haiti scored two first-half goals to set themselves up for success in the reverse fixture last month, and they could make a quick start again as they look to ease their nerves.

Eight first-half goals have been scored in Haiti’s last four games and over 1.5 first-half goals has landed in three of them.

Five first-half goals have been scored in Nicaragua’s last three games, so expect a flurry of early goals here.