USA vs Honduras - International Friendly

USA vs Honduras
International Friendly
Date : 9.October 2011 - 00:00 CET
Stadium : Sun Life Stadium - Miami.

On Sunday, 9th October at 00:00 (CET), USA will host Honduras at the Sun Life Stadium in an International Friendly match. The visitors took the spoils on United States soil last year, surprising bookmakers with a 1-3 final score.

The United States national team will look to record their first win under new skipper Jurgen Klinsmann. The German manager opened his tally with a 1-1 draw against Mexico, who had recently defeated the US 2-4 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final. The change in coaching styles has seen the yankees open up more in an attacking way. The players seem still to be coming to terms with this as the following two friendles resulted in defeats to Costa Rica (0-1) and Belgium (1-0). Jozy Altidore of AZ Alkmaar and Brek Shea of FC Dallas have been in-form for their respective clubs and have earned the starting spots up front. Landon Donovan will be out with injury due to a strained quadriceps.

Honduras also made it to the knockout rounds of this summer's Gold Cup, but were knocked out in the first round by a talented Mexican side in extra time (0-2). Since then, the Hondurans have played three friendlies at home against Venezuela (2-0), Colombia (0-2) and Paraguay (0-3). When they met USA in 2010 on foreign soil, they managed a tremendous upset (1-3) with goals from Carlos Pavon, Jerry Palacios and Roger Espinoza. The Central American nation will hope for a similar result against the favourites when they meet at Sun Life Stadium in Miami.

Head to Head :
Last Meeting : 23.01.2010, USA - Honduras 1:3
Wins USA : 10
Wins Honduras : 2
Draws : 1

Recent performance : (W - Win; D - Draw; L - Lose)
United States - L / L / D / L / W
Honduras - L / L / W / L / W

Possible Line-Ups :
United States : Howard - Onyewu, Bocanegra, Cherundolo, Chandler - Edu, Bradley, Dempsey, Beasley - Altidore, Shea.
Honduras : Escobar - Chavez, Sabillon, Garcia, Leveron - Espinoza, Figueroa, Mejia, Martinez - Costly, Bengston.

Betting Tip/Prediction :
Honduras have lost their last two matches by wide margins and USA are looking to record their first win under new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Looking at the projected line-ups and the need for the home team to perform, we recommend backing them to beat the handicap.
Tip : United States -1 (Asian Handicap)