Our prediction for this Gold Cup match:
Jamaica
Match Time & Date:
17/06/2025
04:00
Prediction: 2-1
Guatemala
Following back-to-back wins over British Virgin Islands and Guatemala, Jamaica will look to make a flying start to their 2025 Gold Cup campaign when they take on los Chapines for the second time in seven days. The Reggae Boyz rolled over Guatemala 3-0 in the 2026 World Cup qualifier and, as a result, the bookies see them as favourites to win Tuesday’s clash. Everton defender Mason Holgate is a major doubt after limping off with injury in the last qualifying match, while the opposition back-line should have Aston Villa ace Leon Bailey at bay.
West Ham striker Michail Antonio remains in the recovery room following a horrific car crush. Luis Fernando Tena’s troops, on the other hand, are hungry for revenge, but given the number of high-profile players in Steve McClaren’s team, we are tempted to place our bets on the home team. In their last meeting at the Gold Cup, Jamaica defeated Guatemala 1-0, with Amari'i Bell scoring the only goal of the match.
Highlighted Player (Leon Bailey):
Leon Bailey is a Phoenix All Stars Academy product who was born in Kingston on August 9, 1997. The Jamaica international played for the likes of FC Liefering and Trencin during his youth career, but he made his senior debut with Belgian side Genk in August, 2015 in a 3-1 win over Saint-Truiden.
The pacey winger quickly established himself as one of the best players in the Belgian top flight, but he scored only 8 goals in 56 appearances for Genk from 2015 to 2017. In the winter of 2017 Leon Bailey signed a deal with Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €20 million. Bailey is a left-footed footballer, but he is capable of playing on both sides of the field.
The Bayer Leverkusen winger made one appearance for Jamaica U23 team, but he eventually refused to represent the Reggae Boyz at senior level as he has personal problems with the association. It has to be noted that Leon Bailley scored 12 goals in 34 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen in the 2017/2018 Bundesliga season.
Highlighted Team (Jamaica):
The Reggae Boyz are enjoying in their 2014 Copa Centroamericana title and are looking forward to their second-ever entry into the Copa America. Jamaica took positives from their debut in the competition last year in Chile despite going out in the group stage and will now be willing to make one step further.
The country had more success later in the summer when Winfried Schafer’s men knocked off the United States in the semi-finals of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Reggae Boyz were ultimately stopped in the final as they lost to Mexico, but the ticket to 2016 Copa America was enough of a reward itself as four highest finishers were guaranteed a place at the competition.
Jamaica stepped onto the international scene with a 2-1 win over Haiti in 1925 and have so far qualified only once for the FIFA World Cup in 1998. It was not until 1965 that Jamaica made their first attempt to qualify for the World Cup though.
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