CONCACAF World Cup 2022 qualifying unfolds for the second last window this week when USA and El Salvador lock horns at the CONCACAF the Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio wit kickoff on 27th January 2022 at 03:00 EAT.
USA is currently in second place in the Octagonal phase table and unbeaten in their last 18 matches played on American soil. Coming into this game they have lost in only one of their last qualifiers matches winning in three matches and drawing in one.
Stripes and Stars get into this fixture on the back 1-0 International Friendlies triumph against Bosnia. In that game, USA had 74% possession, 10 shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Cole Bassett 89’. Bosnia got nine shots with three of them on target.
On the other hand, El Salvador is in the 7th place with six points from the last eight matches. Out of the last five matches they have won in only one losing in three and drawing in one. El Salvador have never come away victorious against the USA in 24 games played against them, with the Americans outscoring them 15-2 in their last five meetings.
El Salvador will be looking for better results here following on 0-1 International Friendlies defeat at the hands of Chile. In that game, El Salvador managed 38% possession and 13 shots with two of them on target. Chile got 17 shots with three of them on target and a goal by Sebastian Vegas 90+5’.
USA vs El Salvador head to head
The Yanks have an excellent head to head record against El Salvador here having won in nine out of the 11 head to head encounters they have had since 2003. Two matches ended all square in that period.
- El Salvador 0-0 USA 03/09/21
- USA 6-0 El Salvador 10/12/20
- USA 2-0 El Salvador 20/07/17
- USA 5-1 El Salvador 22/07/13
- USA 2-1 El Salvador 25/02/10
Home
- USA 1-0 Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Jamaica 1-1 USA
- USA 2-0 Mexico
- USA 2-1 Costa Rica
- Panama 1-0 USA
Away
- El Salvador 0-1 Chile
- El Salvador 1-1 Ecuador
- Panama 2-1 El Salvador
- El Salvador 1-1 Jamaica
- El Salvador 0-1 Bolivia
USA team news
The host gets into this fixture with a fully fit squad.
El Salvador team news
La Selecta has been missing the services of David Rugamas and might also not feature in this game.
Prediction and odds
The Stars and Stripes have won their last three home matches in this pool while La Selecta has tasted defeat in a trio of away fixtures and we expect the same results here.
- USA Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score (No)
