Barbados will host Aruba in the third round of their WC qualifying group on Wednesday, 4 June.
With both teams struggling at the start of the CONCACAF WC qualifiers, who will emerge victorious from this match? Find that out and more from our Barbados vs Aruba prediction and preview.
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Barbados vs Aruba prediction: A close contest
Key stats
- Both teams are winless in the first two rounds of the qualifiers, although Aruba have managed to win a point, unlike Barbados.
- We saw both teams score in three of the last five games played by Barbados.
- Barbados have managed to score in both of their qualifying matches, even though they lost both.
Correct score prediction: Barbados 2-2 Aruba
Both Barbados and Aruba entered these WC qualifiers knowing they'll likely be out of them pretty quickly and after the first two rounds, they are at the bottom of their group.
So, we expect to see a close game and we wouldn't be surprised to see the match end in a draw, one with plenty of goals since both of these teams are known for playing high-scoring games.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Barbados favoured to win the game
- HOME: 13/10 (2.30) – 43.50%
- DRAW: 23/10 (3.30) – 30.30%
- AWAY: 2/1 (3.00) – 33.30%
We can see from these Barbados vs Aruba odds that the hosts are the expected winners, although by a very small margin.
Considering the recent performances of both teams, this is hardly a surprise.
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Most recent H2Hs: All wins for Barbados
These two teams have only met five times before and Barbados are perfect so far, with all five wins over Aruba. However, their last meeting was back in 2015, so things have certainly changed since and Aruba will have a chance to improve their H2H record against Barbados.
Central America - World Cup Qualifying 15/06/15
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Central America - World Cup Qualifying 11/06/15
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Barbados preview: Chasing their first point of the qualifiers
After the first two rounds in Group C of the CONCACAF WC qualifiers, Barbados sit in the last place in the standings with a couple of losses to Haiti and Curacao, two top teams in the group. Barbados will likely end their journey in this part of the qualifiers, but they are certainly hopeful of at least picking up some points along the way.
Predicted lineup: Sumpter (GK), Brathwaite, Williams, Walters, An. Applewhaite, Hoyte, Ac. Applewhaite, Holligan, Bynoe, Reid-Stephen & Gale
International Match 11/05/25
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Dominica
0
Barbados
0
CONCACAF Nations League 19/11/24
L
Guyana
5
Barbados
3
CONCACAF Nations League 15/11/24
L
Guyana
4
Barbados
1
CONCACAF Nations League 16/10/24
W
Bahamas
2
Barbados
6
CONCACAF Nations League 10/10/24
W
US Virgin Islands
0
Barbados
5
Aruba preview: Hoping to avoid another loss against Barbados
While these two teams last met in 2015, Aruba will fight hard to avoid a loss against Barbados for the first time in their history. Aruba enter this game after winning a point against St Lucia, which won't help them much in these qualifiers since they're bound for an early exit, just like Barbados and St Lucia.
Predicted lineup: Lentink (GK), Luydens, Paul, Romano, Nedd, Bennett, Ostiana, Marselia, Richard, Jimenez & Groothusen
International Match 25/03/25
W
Cambodia
1
Aruba
2
CONCACAF Nations League 18/11/24
L
Sint Maarten
1
Aruba
0
CONCACAF Nations League 16/11/24
L
Puerto Rico
5
Aruba
1
CONCACAF Nations League 15/10/24
L
Haiti
5
Aruba
3
CONCACAF Nations League 12/10/24
L
Haiti
3
Aruba
1
Player to watch: Thierry Gale
Despite being only 23 years old, Gale already has eight goals for Barbados in international matches. On top of that, he is the only player in the team that plays in Europe since he's a member of Piast Gliwice from Poland. All in all, Gale has the quality to score in this game too, so he's our player to watch against Aruba.
