Managua vs Deportivo Ocotal Predictions

• Managua are undefeated at home in the Nicaragua Clausura, winning five of their six games.
• Managua have won five of their last seven competitive home games by two or more goals.
• Ocotal are winless away from home in the Clausura, losing five of their six attempts.
• Managua have scored 2.5 goals per home game on average, but have failed to keep a clean sheet in all but one game.

Managua look for return to winning ways

Despite dropping two points at Real Madriz on Saturday night, Managua still managed to extend their lead in the closing stages of the Nicaragua Clausura season thanks to a Real Esteli slip up at Walter Ferretti.

This followed on from a 1-1 stalemate at home to the chasing Real Esteli to leave Managua three points clear at the top of the table with just four games remaining. It also extended their unbeaten streak to eight league matches, with the last team to beat them being none other than Deportivo Ocotal in the reverse fixture back at the start of March.

However, with Managua winning five of their six home games in the Clausura stage and undefeated on home soil since September, we’re expecting something of a different result on Wednesday night.

Visitors face difficult relegation battle

Deportivo Ocotal may have beaten the leaders last month, but the visitors are in real trouble. They sit bottom of the aggregate standings and second bottom in the Clausura, leaving them prime contenders for relegation at the end of the campaign.

They managed to stay off the bottom of the Clausura at the weekend with a late draw against 10th placed Las Sabanas, ending a run of four consecutive defeats but still leaving them two points adrift at the bottom of the aggregate table.

Away from home things get even tougher for Ocotal. They have lost five of their six trips away in the Clausura and are yet to win, with their last victory on the road coming back in October in the Apertura stage of the season.

Ocotal set for another defeat on Wednesday

Another defeat looks to be on the cards on Wednesday too, and we’re expecting it to be a comfortable three points for Managua. The hosts have won five of their last seven competitive games by at least a two goal margin, and they have averaged 2.5 goals per home game in the Clausura.

Ocotal, meanwhile, have lost three of their six Clausura away days by two or more goals and conceded 2.16 goals per game, so a Managua -1.5 Asian Handicap looks the best bet. However, with Managua failing to to keep a clean sheet in any of their last five home league games we think a 3-1 correct score prediction is a good choice too.