Guatemala vs El Salvador Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 05 Sep 2025
World Cup qualifying Betting Preview: Guatemala vs El Salvador
Guatemala host El Salvador in this World Cup qualifying clash, with kick-off set for 22:00 on Thursday 4 September. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats and team news.
Best Bet Could Be Guatemala for the Win
We’ll back Guatemala with a fair degree of confidence when they clash with El Salvador. At betting odds of -125 on the Full-Time Result market, this looks a value pick and we expect a return.
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2-0 Win for El Salvador in Pair’s Previous Clash
Guatemala were defeated in their last game. Away from home in the Gold Cup, they suffered a 2-1 loss against USA at Energizer Park. Luis Fernando Tena's team enjoyed 51% possession and five shots on target, with Olger Escobar bagging the goal.
El Salvador lost their previous game. On the road, they suffered a 2-0 Gold Cup defeat against Canada at Shell Energy Stadium. El Salvador were restricted to just 20% possession and didn’t have a single shot on goal.
Head-to-Head Statistics
It was a 2-0 Gold Cup home victory for El Salvador at Toyota Stadium when they last faced Guatemala.
| CONCACAF World Cup Qualification | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | GD | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Guatemala |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13:5 | 9 |
| 2 |  El Salvador |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7:2 | 8 |
| 1 | El Salvador |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:0 | 3 |
| 4 | Guatemala |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0:1 | 0 |
Confirmed Lineups
Guatemala confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Nicholas Hagen (GK), Aaron Herrera, Jose Carlos Pinto, Nicolas Samayoa, Jose Morales, Stheven Robles, Jonathan Franco, Oscar Santis, Olger Escobar, Rudy Munoz, Rubio Rubin.
El Salvador confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Mario Gonzalez (GK), Julio Sibrian, Henry Romero, Jorge Cruz, Diego Flores, Jefferson Valladares, Darwin Ceren, Mauricio Cerritos, Brayan Landaverde, Styven Vasquez, Brayan Gil.
Guatemala vs El Salvador Prediction & Betting Tips
Explore our top Guatemala vs El Salvador betting tips, including an expert match prediction, correct score forecast and a bet builder ready to use. Each section below offers expert insight into the key betting angles.
Match Prediction
There’s every chance that Guatemala can get the upper hand in this World Cup qualifying game and we’ll therefore back the hosts to claim a victory. The match winner odds of -125 look too good to resist.
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Key Guatemala vs El Salvador stats:
Guatemala to Win Probability
The odds at the best football bookies suggest our pick has a 55.6% chance of winning. However, our experts have this number between 60-65% based on their in-depth research. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this bet.
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Correct Score Prediction
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El Salvador
Guatemala are available at +350 to win by a 1-0 scoreline. Correct score betting allows us to bet at bigger odds and it’s also a fun type of wager.
Bet Builder Tips
Our same-game multi is packed with these picks: Guatemala to claim a victory, No on the BTTS market as well as two or less goals scored in the match.
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Guatemala vs El Salvador Odds
The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.
Guatemala Win on the Cards According to the Bookies
Guatemala are available at -133 to come away with a triumph in this World Cup qualifying clash, meaning a 57% likelihood of winning according to the published betting odds. El Salvador are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and the outsiders can be backed at +360.
Backing Guatemala -0.75 at -103 on the Asian Handicap line means they need to win by two goals or more against El Salvador for a full payout. A one-goal success would see you get paid out on the -0.5 part and money back on the -1.0 part.
The Total Goals price implies that Under 2.5 is the most likely result in this contest. If you think at least one side will keep a clean sheet, then Both Teams to Score No is -149.
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- CONCACAF Gold Cup Grp. B: 25/06 Canada 2 El Salvador0
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Grp. B: 22/06 Honduras 2 El Salvador0
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Grp. B: 18/06 Curacao 0 El Salvador0
- World Cup Qualification CONCACAF 2nd Round Grp. F: 11/06 El Salvador 1 Suriname1
- World Cup Qualification CONCACAF 2nd Round Grp. F: 07/06 Anguilla 0 El Salvador3
Latest competitive match stats. Full Time Result and Goals.
Guatemala Stats
El Salvador Stats
- 6 wins and 4 defeats in the previous 10 matches
- 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
- 2 wins, 3 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 matches
- 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 2.30 goals scored and 1.90 conceded in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 2.40 goals scored and 1.90 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 4.20 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 4.30 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
- BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 matches
- BTTS Yes in 3 of the previous 10 home matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 6 of the previous 10 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 3 of the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 1.00 goals scored and 1.00 conceded in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 1.10 goals scored and 1.10 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 2.00 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
- An average of 2.20 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
- BTTS Yes in 4 of the previous 10 matches
- BTTS Yes in 3 of the previous 10 away matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 4 of the previous 10 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 3 of the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 4.00 corners awarded and 5.60 corners conceded in the last 5 matches
- An average of 4.17 corners awarded and 5.17 corners against in the last 6 home matches
- An average of 9.60 corners awarded in the last 5 matches
- An average of 9.33 corners awarded in the last 6 home matches
- Had the most corners in 2 and least corners in 3 of the last 5 matches
- Had the most corners in 2 and least corners in 4 of the last 6 home matches
- An average of 4.33 corners awarded and 5.00 corners conceded in the last 6 matches
- An average of 4.25 corners awarded and 5.75 corners against in the last 4 away matches
- An average of 9.33 corners awarded in the last 6 matches
- An average of 10.00 corners awarded in the last 4 away matches
- Had the most corners in 3 and least corners in 3 of the last 6 matches
- Had the most corners in 2 and least corners in 2 of the last 4 away matches
- An average of 46.60% possession in the last 5 matches
- An average of 44.67% possession in the last 6 home matches
- Most possession in 2 of the last 5 matches
- Most possession in 3 of the last 6 home matches
Guatemala vs El Salvador Lineups & Team News
Always review the Guatemala vs El Salvador team news before locking in your bets. We’ll provide the confirmed World Cup qualifying lineups along with the latest injury updates.
Guatemala Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1
El Salvador Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2
Guatemala Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1
El Salvador Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2
Guatemala Substitutes
- 2Jose Ardon
- 5Jose Rosales
- 6Kevin Ramirez
- 8Rodrigo Saravia
- 10Pedro Altan
- 11N. Mendez-Laing
- 12Kenderson Navarro
- 14Darwin Lom
- 17Oscar Castellanos
- 19Arquimides Ordonez
- 21Fredy Perez
- 23Carlos Aguilar
El Salvador Substitutes
- 3Ronald Rodriguez
- 6Joshua Perez
- 10Harold Osorio
- 11Nathan Ordaz
- 12Marcelo Diaz
- 13Tomas Granitto
- 14Rafael Tejada
- 18Tomas Romero
- 19Emerson Mauricio
- 21Bryan Tamacas
- 22Benji Villalobos
- 23Noel Rivera
Previous Guatemala Lineups
Previous El Salvador Lineups
Guatemala Squad
El Salvador Squad| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:2 | 12 |
| 2 | Bermuda | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9:8 | 7 |
| 3 | Cuba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6:5 | 6 |
| 4 | Cayman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1:9 | 3 |
| 5 | Antigua | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1:5 | 1 |
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17:1 | 12 |
| 2 | Trinidad & Tobago | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16:7 | 7 |
| 3 | Grenada | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11:7 | 7 |
| 4 | St Kitts & Nevis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5:13 | 3 |
| 5 | Bahamas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1:22 | 0 |
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curacao | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:2 | 12 |
| 2 | Haiti | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11:7 | 9 |
| 3 | St Lucia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5:9 | 4 |
| 4 | Aruba | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3:10 | 2 |
| 5 | Barbados | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4:10 | 1 |
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:1 | 12 |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9:4 | 9 |
| 3 | Guyana | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6:4 | 6 |
| 4 | Montserrat | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3:10 | 3 |
| 5 | Belize | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1:10 | 0 |
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | 12 |
| 2 | Guatemala | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13:5 | 9 |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:5 | 6 |
| 4 | Dominica | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5:14 | 3 |
| 5 | British Virgin Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0:11 | 0 |
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10:2 | 10 |
| 2 | El Salvador | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7:2 | 8 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10:2 | 7 |
| 4 | St Vincent & The Grenadines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9:9 | 3 |
| 5 | Anguilla | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0:21 | 0 |
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
| 2 | Panama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
| 3 | Suriname | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
| 4 | Guatemala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 2 | Curacao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 4 | Trinidad & Tobago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 2 | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 3 | Honduras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
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