Panama vs Jamaica Prediction: The Reggae Girls can’t afford to drop points here

On Saturday, Panama will square off against Jamaica in a must-win game for both sides at the HBF Stadium. Las Canaleras team were uninspiring in their opening match, losing by four goals against a tough Brazilian team, while Jamaica secured a point against an experienced France side.

FIFA Ranking: 52nd

Panama were overwhelmed by one of the most difficult teams in the competition when Brazil scored four times to obtain the maximum points. Ignacio Quintana players who came into this tournament with the least experienced squads, with no player having more than nineteen caps to their name, were lucky to have conceded just four goals.

Las Canaleras side head here for the first time after beating Paraguay and Papua New Guinea in the World Cup Qualifiers. Panama kept a clean sheet in both games, scoring three to secure the ticket to the Women’s biggest football tournament ever. Panama failed to make it out of the group stage in the just concluded CONCACAF Women's Championship, winning once and losing two times.

Panama will be lucky to get a point in this group after being paired with France, Brazil and Jamaica.

Possible Starting Eleven; Bailey; Castillo, Natis, Pinzon, Baltrip-Reyes, Jaen; Mills, Montenegro, Gonzalez, Cox; Riley.

FIFA Ranking: 43rd

The Reggae Girlz defied all odds when they held a robust French side to a toothless draw. Despite France attacking threats and bullying, Jamaica stood their ground against Les Blues and failed to be intimidated. The result place them in the third spot on the log, and with two games to go, Jamaica must secure all the points against an inexperienced Panama side to stand a chance of advancing.

Jamaica are very much aware of the challenges they will face in this group, but they are determined to give their best, even though their chances of progressing in the competition are slim.

Possible Starting Eleven: Rebecca; Sampson, Allyson, Swaby, Washington, Tiffany, Primus, Tierney, Drew Spence, Gayle, Tiffany.

Over their previous two meetings, Jamaica won both encounters. Jamaica head into this match as the better side following their share of the spoils against France. On the other hand, Panama were below par and even got lucky to have conceded four. Jamaica will miss the service of the experienced Khadijah Shaw, who was influential in their tie against Les Blues but was later shown a red card after a horrible challenge towards the end of the game. In the absence of their captain, Jody Brown is expected to start upfront. The twenty-one-year-old has scored thirteen times for the Reggae Girlz. We believe the Reggae Girlz have enough arsenal to secure the maximum points, and we are trusting them with a win for 1.70.

We don’t see Panama as a side that can pull a surprise stunt here as they have the least experienced squad; bet on an away win and over 1.5 goals for 2.20.

Jamaica are aware that a victory against Brazil is impossible and must win here at all cost. We expect Jamaica to secure a halftime victory here for 2.39.

Good luck!