We have reached the final stages of the 2019/20 Nicaragua Primera Division. With the regular Clausura league table complete, we now move to the finals and it begins with two playoff games. These are the quarter finals of the competition and the second match to be played is between CD Walter Ferretti and Jalapa ART.
This is a one off match and it will be played at the Estadio Olímpico del IND, the home of CD Walter Ferretti. This is because they finished highest in the table between the two teams having amassed a total of 30 points.
CD Walter Ferretti finished the league section with a 1-0 defeat at Managua FC. Although they would have wanted to have finished the league on a high, it was always going to be tough against the team which comfortably finished top of the table. However, that was the only defeat suffered by CD Walter Ferretti in their last 5 Nicaragua Primera Division games. They had won each of the previous 4 including 3 home victories against Real Estelí, Real Madriz and Deportivo Las Sabanas. The other win came away from home at Deportivo Ocotal.
Trends show that CD Walter Ferretti are undefeated in 15 of their last 18 home Primera Division games. They have won each of their last 4 on home soil and have scored 14 goals in the process, including a 7-0 win against Chinandega.
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Jalapa ART claimed a spot in the play offs having finished 5th in the league. However, despite being only one place behind their opponents, they ended up 7 points worse off than CD Walter Ferretti. As a result, Jalapa ART have to play this match away from home.
They could have finished higher up in the table if it was not for a disappointing end to their league campaign. Jalapa ART failed to win any of their final 5 league matches, losing 3 and drawing 2 of those games. The defeats came at home against Chinandega and Real Estelí in addition to a heavy loss at Managua FC. Both draws ended 0-0 against Deportivo Las Sabanas away and Diriangén at home.
Trends show that Jalapa ART have managed just 3 wins in their last 25 away league games. They may have scored in 2 of their last 3 away matches but have been conceding an average of 1.72 goals in their away league games.
Team news and CD Walter Ferretti will start with Fernando Villalpando in attack and he is the top goal scorer in the league. They can also call upon the experienced Denis Espinoza in goal and Brazilian Pedrinho in midfield.
Jalapa ART are relying attackers Luis Galeano and Gabriel to score their goals in this game. Only four other players have managed to score more than a single goal for them this season.
CD Walter Ferretti come into this match as the favourites to win and with home advantage should be able to do enough to qualify for the semi-final. They have been scoring plenty of goals at home and we should see over 2.5 goals scored in the game.