USA vs Panama Prediction and Betting Tips

USA vs Panama Prediction and Betting Tips | October 12th 2024

Modified Oct 12, 2024 08:05 GMT

Panama v USMNT - Source: Getty — USA will meet Panama in a friendly

USA will invite Panama to Q2 Stadium in an international friendly on Saturday. The hosts will conclude their ongoing international break against Mexico on Tuesday while Los Canaleros will take on Canada in a friendly next week.

The Stars and Stripes have endured a poor run of form recently and are winless in their last four games in all competitions and friendlies. They arrested their losing streak after three games last time around as they played out a 1-1 draw against New Zealand. Christian Pulisic scored in the 69th minute and Ben Waine equalized 20 minutes later.

The visitors are in action for the first time since their exit from the quarterfinals of the Copa America in July. They last played a friendly in June and fell to a 1-0 loss to Paraguay.

USA vs Panama Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

The two teams have crossed paths 27 times in all competitions. The hosts have the upper hand in these gamew with 18 wins. Los Canaleros have five wins and four games have ended in draws.
The visitors have been the better side in recent meetings in this fixture, recording three wins in the last four games.
The two teams last met in the group stage of the Copa America in June. It was a close game in which both teams had a player sent off and the visitors recorded a 2-1 win.
USA are winless in their last five friendlies, suffering three losses. They have scored four goals in these games while conceding 10 times.
Panama have suffered just one defeat in their last six away friendlies, with that loss coming against Argentina last year.
Los Canaleros have won their last two away meetings against the Stars and Stripes, with one of them coming on penalties.

USA vs Panama Prediction

The Americans are winless in their last four games in all competitions, scoring three goals, and will look to improve upon that record. They have a 100% record in friendlies against the visitors and will look to build on that record.

Mauricio Pochettino was named as the head coach last month and will take charge of his first match here. He has called up a 25-man squad for the ongoing international break. Folarin Balogun, Johnny Cardoso, and Tim Weah withdrew due to injuries and were replaced by Tanner Tessmann, Brandon Vazquez, and Alex Zendejas.

Los Canaleros play for the first time in three games, so they might be a bit rusty. Nonetheless, they recorded a 2-1 win over the hosts in the Copa America and will look to build on that momentum.

Thomas Christiansen has called up a 23-man squad for the match. César Yanis and Ismael Díaz are key absentees while John Gunn has received his first callup.

The hosts play their first game under Pochettino and will look to leave a good account of themselves. The visitors are on a two-game winning streak in this fixture, though they play after a three-month break, which is likely to impact their performance.

With that in mind and considering the hosts' goalscoring form, we expect a narrow win for the USA.

Prediction: USA 2-1 Panama