Paraguay host Nicaragua in the Friendlies on 5 June 2026, Friday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 23:15 UK Time.
Paraguay return to action looking to build momentum after a series of competitive performances against higher-level opposition. While results have been mixed, they have shown resilience and an ability to stay competitive in difficult away fixtures, which should provide confidence heading into this home encounter.
Nicaragua arrive after a challenging run of matches that has included several defeats against stronger opponents. Although they demonstrated defensive discipline in a recent goalless draw with South Africa, they now face a Paraguay side expected to take the initiative and control large periods of possession.
Paraguay have faced a demanding schedule in recent months, securing impressive victories over Greece and Mexico while suffering narrow defeats against Morocco, the USA and South Korea. The 1-0 win over Greece and 2-1 success against Mexico highlighted their ability to remain organised defensively while capitalising on opportunities in transition.
There are also encouraging signs in attack. Paraguay have scored in four of their last five matches and continue to show improvement in the final third. Facing opponents of a lower calibre than those encountered recently should allow them to spend more time on the front foot and create a greater volume of chances than they have managed in recent fixtures.
Nicaragua’s recent form has been inconsistent, with a 0-0 draw against South Africa providing a rare defensive success amid a difficult sequence. Defeats against Russia, Haiti and Costa Rica exposed vulnerabilities at the back, with nine goals conceded across those three matches.
While the 2-0 victory over Honduras showed they can be effective when given space to attack, Nicaragua have generally struggled when forced into prolonged defensive phases. Against a Paraguay side likely to dominate territory and possession, maintaining defensive concentration throughout both halves will be a significant challenge.
The best bet for this match is Paraguay to score over 2.5 goals. Paraguay have faced considerably stronger opposition in recent months and still managed to produce positive attacking displays, while Nicaragua have conceded three goals against Russia and four against Costa Rica during recent defeats. The home side should create enough opportunities to reach at least three goals if they establish early control.
HT/FT: Paraguay/Paraguay also looks appealing for this game. Nicaragua have often struggled when falling behind against stronger teams, and Paraguay possess the organisation and experience needed to manage a lead effectively. If the hosts convert their early pressure, they are well positioned to be ahead at the interval and maintain that advantage through to full time.
For those considering a correct score prediction, a 3-1 Paraguay victory fits the overall profile of the contest. Paraguay’s superior quality should generate plenty of scoring opportunities, but Nicaragua have shown enough determination to occasionally find a way onto the scoresheet. A comfortable home win with goals at both ends represents a realistic outcome.
| Paraguay | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 2 | 2 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 1 |
| Loss | 1 | 1 |
| Goals For | 2 | 1 |
| Goals Against | 2 | 3 |
| Paraguay | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 0 | 2 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 1 |
| Loss | 0 | 1 |
| Goals For | 0 | 1 |
| Goals Against | 0 | 3 |
|
13.06.26
|
USA Paraguay |
4-1 |
|
05.06.26
|
Paraguay Nicaragua |
4-0 |
|
31.03.26
|
Morocco Paraguay |
2-1 |
|
27.03.26
|
Greece Paraguay |
0-1 |
|
19.11.25
|
Mexico Paraguay |
1-2 |
|
15.11.25
|
USA Paraguay |
2-1 |
|
14.10.25
|
South Korea Paraguay |
2-0 |
|
10.10.25
|
Japan Paraguay |
2-2 |
|
10.09.25
|
Peru Paraguay |
0-1 |
|
05.09.25
|
Paraguay Ecuador |
0-0 |
|
11.06.25
|
Brazil Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
06.06.25
|
Paraguay Uruguay |
2-0 |
|
26.03.25
|
Colombia Paraguay |
2-2 |
|
20.03.25
|
Paraguay Chile |
1-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Bolivia Paraguay |
2-2 |
|
14.11.24
|
Paraguay Argentina |
2-1 |
|
16.10.24
|
Paraguay Venezuela |
2-1 |
|
10.10.24
|
Ecuador Paraguay |
0-0 |
|
11.09.24
|
Paraguay Brazil |
1-0 |
|
07.09.24
|
Uruguay Paraguay |
0-0 |
|
03.07.24
|
Costa Rica Paraguay |
2-1 |
|
29.06.24
|
Paraguay Brazil |
1-4 |
|
24.06.24
|
Colombia Paraguay |
2-1 |
|
16.06.24
|
Panama Paraguay |
0-1 |
|
12.06.24
|
Chile Paraguay |
3-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Peru Paraguay |
0-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Paraguay Colombia |
0-1 |
|
17.11.23
|
Chile Paraguay |
0-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Paraguay Bolivia |
1-0 |
|
13.10.23
|
Argentina Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Venezuela Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
07.09.23
|
Paraguay Peru |
0-0 |
|
18.06.23
|
Paraguay Nicaragua |
2-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Chile Paraguay |
3-2 |
|
20.11.22
|
Colombia Paraguay |
2-0 |
|
17.11.22
|
Peru Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Paraguay Morocco |
0-0 |
|
23.09.22
|
Paraguay UAE |
1-0 |
|
01.09.22
|
Mexico Paraguay |
0-1 |
|
10.06.22
|
South Korea Paraguay |
2-2 |
|
02.06.22
|
Japan Paraguay |
4-1 |
|
31.03.22
|
Peru Paraguay |
2-0 |
|
24.03.22
|
Paraguay Ecuador |
3-1 |
|
02.02.22
|
Brazil Paraguay |
4-0 |
|
27.01.22
|
Paraguay Uruguay |
0-1 |
|
16.11.21
|
Colombia Paraguay |
0-0 |
|
11.11.21
|
Paraguay Chile |
0-1 |
|
14.10.21
|
Bolivia Paraguay |
4-0 |
|
11.10.21
|
Chile Paraguay |
2-0 |
|
08.10.21
|
Paraguay Argentina |
0-0 |
|
05.06.26
|
Paraguay Nicaragua |
4-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
Paraguay Ecuador |
0-0 |
|
05.06.25
|
Paraguay Uruguay |
2-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Paraguay Chile |
1-0 |
|
14.11.24
|
Paraguay Argentina |
2-1 |
|
15.10.24
|
Paraguay Venezuela |
2-1 |
|
11.09.24
|
Paraguay Brazil |
1-0 |
|
29.06.24
|
Paraguay Brazil |
1-4 |
|
21.11.23
|
Paraguay Colombia |
0-1 |
|
17.10.23
|
Paraguay Bolivia |
1-0 |
|
07.09.23
|
Paraguay Peru |
0-0 |
|
18.06.23
|
Paraguay Nicaragua |
2-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Paraguay Morocco |
0-0 |
|
23.09.22
|
Paraguay UAE |
1-0 |
|
24.03.22
|
Paraguay Ecuador |
3-1 |
|
27.01.22
|
Paraguay Uruguay |
0-1 |
|
11.11.21
|
Paraguay Chile |
0-1 |
|
07.10.21
|
Paraguay Argentina |
0-0 |
|
09.09.21
|
Paraguay Venezuela |
2-1 |
|
05.09.21
|
Paraguay Colombia |
1-1 |
|
15.06.21
|
Paraguay Bolivia |
3-1 |
|
09.06.21
|
Paraguay Brazil |
0-2 |
|
17.11.20
|
Paraguay Bolivia |
2-2 |
|
08.10.20
|
Paraguay Peru |
2-2 |
|
16.06.19
|
Paraguay Qatar |
2-2 |
|
09.06.19
|
Paraguay Guatemala |
2-0 |
|
05.06.19
|
Paraguay Honduras |
1-1 |
|
13.06.26
|
USA Paraguay |
4-1 |
|
31.03.26
|
Morocco Paraguay |
2-1 |
|
27.03.26
|
Greece Paraguay |
0-1 |
|
19.11.25
|
Mexico Paraguay |
1-2 |
|
15.11.25
|
USA Paraguay |
2-1 |
|
14.10.25
|
South Korea Paraguay |
2-0 |
|
10.10.25
|
Japan Paraguay |
2-2 |
|
09.09.25
|
Peru Paraguay |
0-1 |
|
11.06.25
|
Brazil Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
26.03.25
|
Colombia Paraguay |
2-2 |
|
19.11.24
|
Bolivia Paraguay |
2-2 |
|
10.10.24
|
Ecuador Paraguay |
0-0 |
|
06.09.24
|
Uruguay Paraguay |
0-0 |
|
03.07.24
|
Costa Rica Paraguay |
2-1 |
|
24.06.24
|
Colombia Paraguay |
2-1 |
|
16.06.24
|
Panama Paraguay |
0-1 |
|
12.06.24
|
Chile Paraguay |
3-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Peru Paraguay |
0-0 |
|
17.11.23
|
Chile Paraguay |
0-0 |
|
12.10.23
|
Argentina Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Venezuela Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Chile Paraguay |
3-2 |
|
20.11.22
|
Colombia Paraguay |
2-0 |
|
17.11.22
|
Peru Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
01.09.22
|
Mexico Paraguay |
0-1 |
|
10.06.22
|
South Korea Paraguay |
2-2 |
|
02.06.22
|
Japan Paraguay |
4-1 |
|
30.03.22
|
Peru Paraguay |
2-0 |
|
02.02.22
|
Brazil Paraguay |
4-0 |
|
16.11.21
|
Colombia Paraguay |
0-0 |
|
14.10.21
|
Bolivia Paraguay |
4-0 |
|
11.10.21
|
Chile Paraguay |
2-0 |
|
02.09.21
|
Ecuador Paraguay |
2-0 |
|
02.07.21
|
Peru Paraguay (Penalties:4 - 3) |
3-3 |
|
29.06.21
|
Uruguay Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
25.06.21
|
Chile Paraguay |
0-2 |
|
22.06.21
|
Argentina Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
03.06.21
|
Uruguay Paraguay |
0-0 |
|
13.11.20
|
Argentina Paraguay |
1-1 |
|
14.10.20
|
Venezuela Paraguay |
0-1 |
|
19.11.19
|
Saudi Arabia Paraguay |
0-0 |
|
14.11.19
|
Bulgaria Paraguay |
0-1 |
|
13.10.19
|
Slovakia Paraguay |
1-1 |
|
10.10.19
|
Serbia Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
10.09.19
|
Jordan Paraguay |
2-4 |
|
05.09.19
|
Japan Paraguay |
2-0 |
|
28.06.19
|
Brazil Paraguay (Penalties:4 - 3) |
0-0 |
|
23.06.19
|
Colombia Paraguay |
1-0 |
|
20.06.19
|
Argentina Paraguay |
1-1 |
|
27.03.19
|
Mexico Paraguay |
4-2 |
|
05.06.26
|
Paraguay Nicaragua |
4-0 |
|
29.05.26
|
South Africa Nicaragua |
0-0 |
|
27.03.26
|
Russia Nicaragua |
3-1 |
|
19.11.25
|
Haiti Nicaragua |
2-0 |
|
14.11.25
|
Nicaragua Honduras |
2-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Costa Rica Nicaragua |
4-1 |
|
10.10.25
|
Nicaragua Haiti |
0-3 |
|
10.09.25
|
Honduras Nicaragua |
2-0 |
|
06.09.25
|
Nicaragua Costa Rica |
1-1 |
|
11.06.25
|
Panama Nicaragua |
3-0 |
|
07.06.25
|
Nicaragua Guyana |
1-0 |
|
01.06.25
|
Puerto Rico Nicaragua |
1-1 |
|
26.03.25
|
Nicaragua Guadeloupe |
0-1 |
|
22.03.25
|
Guadeloupe Nicaragua |
1-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Nicaragua French Guyana |
3-2 |
|
11.10.24
|
Nicaragua Jamaica |
0-2 |
|
10.09.24
|
Cuba Nicaragua |
1-1 |
|
06.09.24
|
French Guyana Nicaragua |
0-1 |
|
09.06.24
|
Belize Nicaragua |
0-4 |
|
06.06.24
|
Nicaragua Montserrat |
4-1 |
|
27.05.24
|
Guatemala Nicaragua |
1-1 |
|
27.03.24
|
Nicaragua Cuba |
0-1 |
|
23.03.24
|
Peru Nicaragua |
2-0 |
|
22.11.23
|
Nicaragua Dominican Republic |
0-0 |
|
17.11.23
|
Barbados Nicaragua |
0-4 |
|
17.10.23
|
Nicaragua Montserrat |
3-0 |
|
13.10.23
|
Montserrat Nicaragua |
0-3 |
|
12.09.23
|
Nicaragua Barbados |
5-1 |
|
09.09.23
|
Dominican Republic Nicaragua |
0-2 |
|
18.06.23
|
Paraguay Nicaragua |
2-0 |
|
15.06.23
|
Uruguay Nicaragua |
4-1 |
|
11.06.23
|
Panama Nicaragua |
3-2 |
|
28.03.23
|
Trinidad and Tobago Nicaragua |
1-1 |
|
25.03.23
|
Nicaragua St. Vincent / Grenadines |
4-1 |
|
20.11.22
|
Guatemala Nicaragua |
3-1 |
|
17.11.22
|
Nicaragua El Salvador |
1-0 |
|
10.11.22
|
Iran Nicaragua |
1-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Nicaragua Ghana |
0-1 |
|
22.09.22
|
Suriname Nicaragua |
2-1 |
|
14.06.22
|
Nicaragua Bahamas |
4-0 |
|
10.06.22
|
Bahamas Nicaragua |
0-2 |
|
06.06.22
|
St. Vincent / Grenadines Nicaragua |
2-2 |
|
04.06.22
|
Nicaragua Trinidad and Tobago |
2-1 |
|
30.01.22
|
Nicaragua Belize |
4-0 |
|
14.11.21
|
Nicaragua Cuba |
2-0 |
|
11.11.21
|
Nicaragua Cuba |
0-3 |
|
08.09.21
|
Guatemala Nicaragua |
2-2 |
|
08.06.21
|
Haiti Nicaragua |
1-0 |
|
24.02.21
|
Guatemala Nicaragua |
1-0 |
|
11.10.20
|
Honduras Nicaragua |
1-1 |
|
14.11.25
|
Nicaragua Honduras |
2-0 |
|
10.10.25
|
Nicaragua Haiti |
0-3 |
|
06.09.25
|
Nicaragua Costa Rica |
1-1 |
|
07.06.25
|
Nicaragua Guyana |
1-0 |
|
26.03.25
|
Nicaragua Guadeloupe |
0-1 |
|
15.10.24
|
Nicaragua French Guyana |
3-2 |
|
11.10.24
|
Nicaragua Jamaica |
0-2 |
|
06.06.24
|
Nicaragua Montserrat |
4-1 |
|
27.03.24
|
Nicaragua Cuba |
0-1 |
|
22.11.23
|
Nicaragua Dominican Republic |
0-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Nicaragua Montserrat |
3-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Nicaragua Barbados |
5-1 |
|
25.03.23
|
Nicaragua St. Vincent / Grenadines |
4-1 |
|
17.11.22
|
Nicaragua El Salvador |
1-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Nicaragua Ghana |
0-1 |
|
14.06.22
|
Nicaragua Bahamas |
4-0 |
|
04.06.22
|
Nicaragua Trinidad and Tobago |
2-1 |
|
30.01.22
|
Nicaragua Belize |
4-0 |
|
14.11.21
|
Nicaragua Cuba |
2-0 |
|
11.11.21
|
Nicaragua Cuba |
0-3 |
|
07.10.20
|
Nicaragua Guatemala |
0-0 |
|
19.11.19
|
Nicaragua Suriname |
1-2 |
|
20.06.19
|
Nicaragua Haiti |
0-2 |
|
05.06.26
|
Paraguay Nicaragua |
4-0 |
|
29.05.26
|
South Africa Nicaragua |
0-0 |
|
27.03.26
|
Russia Nicaragua |
3-1 |
|
19.11.25
|
Haiti Nicaragua |
2-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Costa Rica Nicaragua |
4-1 |
|
10.09.25
|
Honduras Nicaragua |
2-0 |
|
11.06.25
|
Panama Nicaragua |
3-0 |
|
01.06.25
|
Puerto Rico Nicaragua |
1-1 |
|
22.03.25
|
Guadeloupe Nicaragua |
1-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Cuba Nicaragua |
1-1 |
|
06.09.24
|
French Guyana Nicaragua |
0-1 |
|
09.06.24
|
Belize Nicaragua |
0-4 |
|
27.05.24
|
Guatemala Nicaragua |
1-1 |
|
23.03.24
|
Peru Nicaragua |
2-0 |
|
17.11.23
|
Barbados Nicaragua |
0-4 |
|
13.10.23
|
Montserrat Nicaragua |
0-3 |
|
08.09.23
|
Dominican Republic Nicaragua |
0-2 |
|
18.06.23
|
Paraguay Nicaragua |
2-0 |
|
14.06.23
|
Uruguay Nicaragua |
4-1 |
|
11.06.23
|
Panama Nicaragua |
3-2 |
|
28.03.23
|
Trinidad and Tobago Nicaragua |
1-1 |
|
20.11.22
|
Guatemala Nicaragua |
3-1 |
|
10.11.22
|
Iran Nicaragua |
1-0 |
|
22.09.22
|
Suriname Nicaragua |
2-1 |
|
10.06.22
|
Bahamas Nicaragua |
0-2 |
|
06.06.22
|
St. Vincent / Grenadines Nicaragua |
2-2 |
|
08.09.21
|
Guatemala Nicaragua |
2-2 |
|
08.06.21
|
Haiti Nicaragua |
1-0 |
|
24.02.21
|
Guatemala Nicaragua |
1-0 |
|
11.10.20
|
Honduras Nicaragua |
1-1 |
|
09.09.19
|
Suriname Nicaragua |
6-0 |
|
03.03.19
|
Bolivia Nicaragua |
2-2 |
|
18.06.2023
|
Paraguay Nicaragua |
2-0
|
|
18.06.2023
|
Paraguay Nicaragua |
2-0
|