Match Report
8 games without a win framed Guatemala's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 4 Guatemala wins, 0 for Nicaragua, 2 draws, at 2.83 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
The venue was Estadio Cementos Progreso in Ciudad de Guatemala, with room for 16,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Guatemala led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.