CD Luis Angel Firpo Usulutan vs Alianza FC San Salvador Prediction & Betting Tips - Primera Division, Group A

Prediction published on 12/10/2024, 15:45  by Joseph King | Modified on 12/10/2024 at 15:48 in Football Predictions

Just under half of the 2024/25 La Liga Mayor Apertura regular season remains with teams jockeying to improve their league position with the playoffs on the horizon. Sunday sees third-place C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo playing host to fourth-placed Alianza FC. Let’s dive into the prediction for this match between Los Toros and Los Paquidermos with an important three points on the line.

After a red-hot start to the Apertura, Firpo have cooled off in recent weeks. A 1-0 away defeat to table-toppers Cacahuatique last weekend means that the hosts have now lost three of their last four league fixtures. Firpo’s only win during this stretch came by way of a 2-0 scoreline at home against Limeño.

The upshot is that those three defeats all came on the road. Returning back to their ground of La Caldera del Diablo, Firpo will be able to lean on their strong home record where they’ve posted a 4-1-1 mark in six games.

Alianza, winners of the 2023/24 Clausura, can leapfrog their opponents with an away victory. They possess the league’s third best road record with three victories, one draw and two defeats in their six away trips.

Unfortunately for the visitors, they aren’t in the best of form either. Coincidentally, Alianza also suffered a 1-0 defeat to leaders Cacahuatique in their last appearance, although that result came on their home turf. It was the second straight loss for the defending champions who now find themselves five points off of first-place and two points behind their opponents today.

This two-game losing streak has halted Alianza’s ascent up the table, after they had previously ripped off four straight wins.