Cuba vs Guadeloupe Prediction: Does that success make Cuba the favorite of the upcoming match?

Prediction for the CONCACAF Gold Cup Cuba vs Guadeloupe match which will take place on July 2nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. 

In the match with Guatemala, the Cuban national team lost 0:1. They had one shot on target with seven from opponents, only 0.11 expected goals, while the Guatemalans created 1.83xG. So, despite the 0:1, the start at the 2023 Gold Cup for Cubans is nothing but a failure.

The Guadeloupe national team is not even a member of FIFA and, in the first round, coped with Canada, a participant in the last World Cup. Guadeloupe had a great first half of this match, played calmly, and was effective in counterplay, as a result of which it went to the break, leading 1:0. 

In the second half, the more high-status Canadians took the initiative, and by the 71st minute, they were already leading 2:1. In the end, fate seemed to reward the Guadeloupe team for their efforts. At 90 + 3, Jacen Russell-Rowe scored an own goal, setting the final score. 2:2 is a great start for the modest Guadeloupe national team, which takes part in the Gold Cup for only the fifth time in history.

The opponents fought each other in the 2022/23 League of Nations draw, being in the same group as League B. Cuba eventually won the tournament, winning participation in League A. The Cubans finally took first place in the last round in March of this year, just in the game with Guadeloupe, being stronger on their own pitch 1:0. Does that success make Cuba the favorite of the upcoming match? Unlikely. Guadeloupe's lineup is stronger now than it was then. In addition, the team was clearly on the decline, and three days before, the Cubans lost 0:1 to Antigua and Barbuda, the team that Guadeloupe destroyed 5:0 in qualifying for the Gold Cup two weeks ago.

In addition, the Guadeloupe national team, where most players play in the European leagues (not always the highest), seems more powerful than the Cubans at this tournament.