North American Qualifiers: Panama vs Jamaica
At 6:05 Beijing time on January 31, 2022, the World Preliminary Round North American Qualifiers, Panama will play against Jamaica. Panama is currently ranked 63rd in the world, has rushed to the last World Cup in Russia, and in this World Preliminary North American Qualifier, the overall performance of the team is acceptable, after 9 games, achieved 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, ranking 4th with 14 points, according to the world cup quota allocation rules, the team currently occupies only half of the position. Panama is currently 3 points away from Mexico in front of them, 2 points higher than Costa Rica behind them, which shows that the team is far from relaxing.
Panama's recent performance has declined, first in the warm-up match to a 1-1 draw with Peru, and then against Costa Rica, the possession rate is 64%, 13 shots on goal, 2 shots on target, nearly twice the number of shots on goal, but the team did not take the opportunity, and finally lost 0-1 to the opponent, this loss is extremely unfavorable to the team's points ranking, which makes the team impact the World Cup place more confusing.
Jamaica is currently ranked 57th in the world, six positions above its opponents. In the North American Qualifiers of the World Preliminary Tournament, after 9 matches, the team achieved 1 win, 4 draws and 4 losses, ranking 6th with 7 points, and from the current point situation, the team's chances of impacting the World Cup places are becoming more and more slim. From the statistical point of view, Jamaica has scored 7 goals in 9 World Preliminary Rounds, conceded 12 goals, and its offensive and defensive performance is not satisfactory, with an average of less than 1 goal per game at the special attack end.
Jamaica's performance in the last 3 World Preliminaries is unbearable, 3 consecutive games have not won, although it has forced To salvador and the United States, but in the face of Mexico, the possession rate is only 25%, 1 shot on goal 1 shot, and the opponent 14 shots on goal 6 shots on target, Johnson's goal broke the deadlock on the field, in the case of the lead, or was reversed by the opponent, and finally lost to the opponent 1-2, in fact, this is not to blame, defender Lowe was sent off at the end of the first half, which had a great impact on the team.
In terms of past matches between the two teams, Panama played Against Jamaica in seven regular matches, achieving 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, and kept a 3-0 clean sheet in the first leg, with a clear advantage in the past. In terms of recent situation, the current trend of the two teams is relatively similar, and the team's status is in a state of decline. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, panama is still given some support, combined with the current war intentions of both sides, Panama still has the opportunity to take all 3 points in this battle.