Two Nations League return legs where the situation decides how the game is played. Guatemala have to beat Suriname at home, and that changes everything about how they played the first leg. In the other match, Bermuda are listed as the home side but are playing at Barbados' ground again, three days after Barbados beat them 4-1 there.
In Paramaribo, Guatemala sat deep and settled for a point. Suriname had 13 shots to 2 and 8 on target, and it finished 0-0 only because of Guatemala's keeper and Suriname's poor finishing. This time a draw is no use to Guatemala. It knocks them out of the quarter-final race and puts them at risk of dropping to League B. Luis Fernando Tena said so himself: the draw doesn't help them, and he expects an open game with chances in both boxes.
Suriname's coach Henk Fraser sees it the same way. He expects more space to attack and wants to use the pace he has up front. A draw is enough for Suriname, but a loss could still put them out, so whoever scores first forces the other side to chase. Guatemala also get Darwin Lom back from suspension, and Rubio Rubin has recovered from injury.
Bermuda's problem is at the back, and it isn't a one-off. They've conceded at least two goals in every one of their last ten games and haven't won any of them. In the first meeting they even went ahead before Barbados came back to win comfortably. Barbados top the group on seven points but still need a win to make sure of first place, and they'll have a big home crowd behind them again at Wildey.
