The 16th edition of the Gold Cup is underway. After initially scheduled from 2-25 July, later it was rescheduled to begin on July 10 until August 1. Group B's second round comes with an interesting match: Canada versus Haiti. After running riots against Martinique 4-1, Canada is one step away from qualification. A win against Haiti tonight means a ticket for 1/8 round. As the score difference will be the tie-breaker, Canada will seek to score as many as possible tonight. Meanwhile, after a close defeat 1-0 vs USA, Haiti knows that this is their last chance for a ticket to the next phase. They have to get at least a point here to stay alive for a possible qualification. It won't be easy for Haiti, which came at the group stage after qualified in the preliminary stage. Also, seeing Canadians form, they have been invincible in their last seven games, scoring 35 goals and conceding three. We have to wait and see how Haiti will manage its game against Canada.
Head-to-head matches
Nine games in total are played between these sides from 1977 until June 2021. All these games have been for the World Cup Qualifier or the Gold Cup. Canada has won in 6 cases, two draws and just one win for Haiti in the quarters of Gold Cup 2019 with a fantastic comeback from 2-0 in the first half to a 3-2 win. Can they do it again? On the other hand, Canada won the last two matches against Haiti, available for the second stage of the World Cup qualifying stage, with re results of 1-0 in Canada and 0-3 in Haiti. The 10th meeting will be very interesting, seeing both teams have the same objective: going through the next stage.
Injury updates
Canada will face tonight a depleted Haiti at the Gold Cup, with seven Haitian players sidelined by COVID-19. It looks like Haitians now have fate against them. Meanwhile, for Canada, the only absence is Alphonso Davies. The Bayern Munich superstar has to stay out of the pitches due to an ankle injury, so he is not called up for this cup.
Livestream, odds, and predictions
Watch Haiti vs Canada Live Stream at 1xBetAfter a huge win in the opener, Canada will surely want to continue winning, and seeing that they handled to win two times just before the Gold Cup against Haiti, they won't have a lot of problems doing it again. On the other hand, Haiti lost just 1-0 against the USA, but still, it looks like their chances are slim to go through the groups. Moreover, the current form of Canada is excellent. It is going to be difficult for them, but in football, everything may happen.
As for Livestream, you can watch the game at Freesports, FOX, Bally Sports app, TUDN, or fuboTV. You can also check the odds at bet365, 1xbet, William Hill. The odds for this match are as follows:
Haiti to win 12.00,
Draw 5.25,
Canada to win 1.28
Prediction: Canada to win and over 2.5 goal
Game information
- Date: July 16, 2021
- Time: 01.30 AM
- Venue: Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City)