Market: Under 2.5 goals
Odds:
Turning our attention to the final round of Nicaraguan Premier League fixtures this weekend, Real Estelí will be hoping to secure their spot in the top-two when they make the trip to Jalapa in what could be another low-scoring encounter late on Saturday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Jalapa may have managed to secure their spot in the play-offs with plenty of time to spare, the Yellow and Greens have endured a very worrying end to the campaign. Watching his side s morale take a huge dent thanks to a 6-1 hammering away at league leaders Managua in midweek, Head Coach Leónidas Rodríguez has seen his squad fail to win any of their last four Premier League appearances. Hit with a 2-0 defeat when they last faced off against Real Estelí last month, Jalapa also have a growing reputation for their struggles in the final third. Recording just a single top-flight strike on their four-match winless run, it should also be noted that Saturday s hosts have failed to find the net in back-to-back matches on home soil for the first time since September 2019.
As for the visitors, despite playing out a 0-0 draw against top-two contenders Diriangén earlier in the week, Real Estelí still find themselves sat in pole position to secure a spot in the semi-final of this year s play-offs. However, while a sole defeat against high-flyers Walter Ferretti might be their sole Premier League defeat since the middle of March, Head Coach Sergio Rodríguez will have some concerns over his side s continued inconsistencies in the final third. This weekend s guests have drawn a blank in three of their last four top-flight appearances, including that 1-0 loss away at Ferretti earlier in the month. With each of the last four meetings between the two sides ending with under 2.5 goals at full-time, we re backing a similar outcome late on Saturday night.
Bet: Under 2.5 goals at Jalapa vs Real Estelí 17/20 for Saturday s Nicaraguan Premier League contest
