On Sunday night, Chinandega host Real Esteli as the visitors attempt to get their quest for a top-two finish in the Nicaraguan Primera Division back on track.
Chinandega head into this game on the back of a highly underwhelming run in the Nicaraguan top-flight. A 3-0 defeat at Diriangen last time out means that the home team has won just two of their last seven matches in the Nicaraguan top-flight. The defeat did come after two straight wins for Real Esteli, though.
It also followed a familiar high-scoring trend for the home side of late, as three of their last four matches have produced over 2.5 goals.
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Their recent mixed form has placed their chances of a top-six finish in jeopardy, as they are now only a point ahead of seventh-place Juventus Managua.
Chinandega’s recent home form is like their recent league form in general, in that it has been inconsistent. A record of three wins in their last six matches on home soil in the Primera Liga underlines the point.
Their recent home games in the top-flight have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last six outings.
Real Esteli are third-place in the table, just two points shy of second-place Diriangen. A three-game winless run in the top-flight has not helped their chances of clinching a top-two finish, though. Last out, they drew 0-0 at home against Juventus Managua.
The result in their last outing means that the visitors last four matches in the Primera Division have produced under 2.5 goals.
Real Esteli have been poor travellers of late, winning just once in their last five away games in the Nicaraguan top-flight. Their recent away games in the Primera Division have been low-scoring, as four of their last five games have produced under 2.5 goals.
Forebet predicts that Real Esteli will record a victory in a high-scoring encounter to aid their chances of a top-two finish in the Primera Division.