Real Esteli vs Municipal Jalapa Prediction, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Real Esteli sit fourth in the table heading into Thursday’s fixtures but a win coupled with results elsewhere going in their favour could result in the hosts claiming the top spot. Municipal Jalapa provide the opposition on Thursday and sit just one place and 2pts behind Real Esteli, but the hosts are in excellent goalscoring form and will be confident of claiming a win.

The hosts lost 2-0 away at the current league leaders Diriangen last time out while Municipal Jalapa could only draw 1-1 at home with Managua, making it three games without a win in all competitions for Thursday’s visitors. Real Esteli have had a couple of big wins against Municipal Jalapa in the last year or so, including a 10-0 win in May and a 6-2 victory in March 2019, so you can start to see why we have predicted a big win for the hosts this Thursday.

Over 2.5 Goals to be scored

• Over 2.5 goals have been scored in two of the last four meetings between these two clubs.
• Over 2.5 goals have been produced in four of Real Esteli’s last six matches.
• Over 2.5 goals were scored in Municipal Jalapa’s last away game.

Real Esteli will be hoping for another performance in front of goal as they had against Jalapa in 2019, where they beat Thursday’s visitors 6-2 and 10-0 in the Primera Division, and recent results suggest that the hosts are more than capable of producing another high-scoring ninety minutes on Thursday.

Real Esteli won 10-0 against Lianzur last month and followed that up with 4-0 and 5-1 wins and a 3-3 draw in March, so you can see why we have backed over 2.5 goals to be scored in Thursday’s clash. Over 2.5 goals were also produced in Municipal Jalapa’s last away game at Juventus Managua, where they lost 3-1, and considering Real Esteli have twice as many points on the board as that particular Primera Division side, it’s not outrageous to back a 4-1 win for the hosts on Thursday.

Real Esteli to Win 4-1

• Real Esteli recorded a 10-0 and a 6-2 win over Municipal Jalapa in 2019.
• Real Esteli have scored four or more goals in three of their last six matches.
• Municipal Jalapa have only scored more than one goal in two of their last six outings.

Real Esteli will be looking to bounce back from their defeat to Diriangen and with four wins from their opening eight matches, the hosts certainly have enough about them to win comfortably on Thursday. Jalapa have lost twice this season and on both occasions over 2.5 goals were scored and both defeats arrived away from home.

The hosts have been involved in 4-0, 5-1, and 10-0 wins in their last six matches and, as mentioned above, have recorded big wins against Municipal Jalapa recently. The form guide sees both clubs head into Thursday’s clash on the back of three wins, two draws, and one defeat from their last six matches, but what that doesn’t tell you is that Jalapa have failed to win their last three games while Real Esteli have won two of their last three outings.