USA vs Trinidad and Tobago: CONCACAF Gold Cup Match Predictions

At PayPal Park in San Jose, California, the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup kicks off on Sunday, with the United States taking on Trinidad and Tobago.

On Tuesday, the Soca Warriors suffered a 2-1 loss to Costa Rica in a World Cup qualifying match, while the Yankees are entering this competition fresh off a 4-0 friendly loss to Switzerland.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

As one of the most powerful nations in the CONCACAF area, the United States has had a humiliating 2025 campaign.

After failing to earn a medal in the most recent CONCACAF Nations League tournament, the United States ended their three-year stint as champions earlier this year.

After losing their last four matches in all competitions, Mauricio Pochettino's side entered this event, having not scored a goal and having gone scoreless against the Swiss.

They have won all nine of their Gold Cup group stage matches since 2013. Therefore, they are big favorites to take first place in Group D.

At the same time, they hold a perfect record against Caribbean teams, having won all three of their recent competitive matches (8-3).

The United States has a lengthy history of dominating Trinidad on American territory. They have won the last fifteen meetings against Trinidad as the home team, and they have not allowed a single goal in any of those matches this century.

This is Trinidad and Tobago's fourth consecutive Gold Cup participation, and they aim to advance beyond the group stage for the first time since 2015.

This squad has struggled recently under Dwight Yorke's tutelage, losing three of their past four games while allowing a total of eleven goals.

With no goals allowed in their first two Gold Cup group stage matches in 2021 and 2023, respectively, Trinidad has a perfect record.

They have not lost a group match when scoring first since June 2007 (2-1 vs. El Salvador). Therefore, it's clear that this tactic has been crucial to their success in the tournament.

The Soca Warriors' 4-0 Gold Cup victory over Mexico in 1973 was their last win against a North American team, more than fifty years ago.

Though their most outstanding performance against the United States on American territory was a 1-1 draw in a May 1989 World Cup qualifier, their most recent victory against the United States came in the 2023 Nations League (2-1).

USA x Trinidad and Tobago Team News

U.S. players Sergino Dest (an anterior cruciate ligament injury) will sit out the competition as he recovers, Christian Pulisic will take a break from his busy club season, Patrick Schulte will be out with an oblique injury, and Zack Steffen will be out with a knee ailment.

The United States will be without Giovanni Reyna, Timothy Weah, and Weston McKennie. At the same time, Joshua Sargent was left off of the roster altogether due to the concomitant Club World Cup and Gold Cup.

In the loss to Switzerland, Sebastian Berhalter earned his first senior cap, while brothers Paxten and Brenden Aaronson made history by starting a match for the men's team, breaking a tie with Ken and Steve Snow from 1988.

Yorke has summoned Justin Garcia to replace Josiah Trimmingham, who hurt his knee in Trinidad's loss to Costa Rica, for Sunday's match.

Despite receiving a red card in their World Cup qualifier earlier this week, Alvin Jones is still eligible to play this weekend with the senior team. At the same time, defender Joevin Jones, who is three appearances shy of 100, has a chance to overtake Carlos Edwards for seventh all-time this weekend.

The Soca Warriors were given a glimmer of hope in that matchup two minutes before the hour mark when Levi Garcia scored his tenth goal for the national team.

Our Predictions

Over 2.5 goals @ 1.42 on Sky247.ng

The American squad has had a humiliating few months, but they always manage to excel in this competition. At home, they have dominated the Soca Warriors, winning all four matches by a cumulative score of 22-0.

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