Our prediction for this Gold Cup match:
Honduras
Match Time & Date:
22/06/2025
04:00
Prediction: 0-0
El Salvador
Shell Energy Stadium will host a Gold Cup round 2 clash steeped in history as Honduras face off against fierce rivals El Salvador, famously linked by the Football War. La Bicolor suffered a heavy 6-0 loss to Canada in their opener, but the bookies see them as favourites to win Sunday’s clash. Both Jorge Alvarez and Carlos Mejia are pushing for a start as Honduras boss Reinaldo Rueda is expected to shuffle his pack.
La Azul y Blanco, on the other hand, played out a boring goalless draw with Curacao in their first group game. El Salvador are likely to adopt yet another defence-minded approach against Honduras and, given the rivalry between the two national teams, there is a big value in betting on under 2.5 goals. You should know that under 2.5 goals have been netted in each of the previous four meetings between El Salvador and Honduras in all competitions. El Salvador duo Melvin Cartagena – Brayan Gil is one yellow card away from suspension.
Highlighted Team (Honduras):
Honduras are a national football team from Central America that qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time in 1982. Los Catrachos did well to share the spoils with hosts Spain at the showpiece tournament, but they eventually failed to book their place in the knockout stages.
Honduras participated at the 2010 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals as well, but they failed to impress at the tournaments in South Africa and Brazil. Winning of the 1981 CONCACAF Championship is undisputedly the team’s biggest success and it has to be noted that they finished the final round in top position in the standings, two points clear of El Salvador and three above Mexico.
Los Catrachos were beaten by Canada in the 1985 Gold Cup final, with the team finishing the 1991 tournament as runners-up as well. Wilson Palacios, who used to play for the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City as regarded as one of the most notable footballers who represented Honduras national team on the international stage.
Real Madrid 
Al Hilal 
Pachuca
Salzburg 
Al Ain 
Juventus 
Palmeiras
Al Ahly
Inter Miami
Porto
Seattle Sounders
Atletico Madrid
