WC Qualification Concacaf
Costa Rica
United States
Match Preview
The teams of Costa Rica and United States will face each other on Thursday at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica for a game of the 14th round of the WC Qualification Concacaf. The Ticos are currently on 5th position in the table with 16 points, while United States are on the 2nd place with 5 points separating both sides.
Costa Rica vs United States Head to Head
| Team | Last Game 2021/10/13 | Last 15 Games |
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Worth Mentioning
The most recent time when Costa Rica and United States locked horns, the game finished with the score of 2:1 to United States. The two nations took on each other on the 13th of October 2021. United States are currently on a run of three consecutive victories. Playing at home turned out advantageous in the latest 10 face-to-face clashes. The hosts went all guns on their opponents and secured 7 triumphs and remained unscathed in 8 of 10. As many as 1 of the previous 10 meetings ended in a draw. One of the previous five matches produced over 2.5 goals and one witnessed goals at both ends. The Ticos did not concede in one of those, and United States kept a clean sheet on three occasions. The fans saw ten goals exchanged between the sides in the previous five encounters.
Costa Rica vs United States Last Games Averages
*Average Metrics based on available data from last 15 games
Costa RicaUnited States
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Costa Rica Form
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Daway
The efforts of Costa Rica proved enough to secure a slender 1:2 victory away from home against El Salvador in a WC Qualification Concacaf match played on March 27th. The nation is currently on a streak of three consecutive wins and has not suffered a single defeat for the last six games they played. In the last 10 encounters of Costa Rica, playing at home proved to be very beneficial. The hosting side enjoyed a triumph 6 times and managed to stay undefeated in 8. Draws were the result of 2 of the previous 10 meetings took part in. One of the preceding five Costa Rica clashes resulted in over 2.5 goals, with both national selections scoring in one of those. Throughout the period, the squad was capable of limiting their opponents to no goals in four, while they were unsuccessful in scoring in just one case. Their last five outings finished with 6 goals scored in total.
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Goals
1.00
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Fouls
13.78
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Corners
4.67
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Offsides
1.00
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Cards
1.29
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Posession
35%
| League | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 1 Score | Team 2 Score | Form |
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| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2022/03/27 | El Salvador | Costa Rica | 1 | 2 | W |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2022/03/25 | Costa Rica | Canada | 1 | W | |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2022/02/03 | Jamaica | Costa Rica | 1 | W | |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2022/01/30 | Mexico | Costa Rica | D | ||
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2022/01/28 | Costa Rica | Panama | 1 | W | |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2021/11/17 | Costa Rica | Honduras | 2 | 1 | W |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2021/11/13 | Canada | Costa Rica | 1 | L | |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2021/10/13 | United States | Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | L |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2021/10/10 | Costa Rica | El Salvador | 2 | 1 | W |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2021/10/08 | Honduras | Costa Rica | D |
United States Form
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The latest match of United States was against Panama on Sunday, with the outcome being a colossal 5:1 win at home. The squad remains unbeaten in three games, recording one draw and two wins for the period. Performing at home proved advantageous throughout the last ten United States meetings, as the visitors left the ground empty-handed eight times and failed to win in the process. Only two of the side’s last 10 clashes resulted in a draw. Looking at the nation’s previous five encounters, it becomes apparent that two featured over 2.5 goals and one witnessed goals at both ends. Throughout these, United States’s efforts paid off as they managed to prevent goals in their net three times and failed to score on their own in two. During the team’s recent five outings, the goalkeepers had to pull the ball out of the nets 12 times altogether.
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Goals
1.60
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Fouls
13.50
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Corners
5.40
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Offsides
1.00
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Cards
1.50
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Posession
56%
| League | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 1 Score | Team 2 Score | Form |
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| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2022/03/27 | United States | Panama | 5 | 1 | W |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2022/03/25 | Mexico | United States | D | ||
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2022/02/03 | United States | Honduras | 3 | W | |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2022/01/30 | Canada | United States | 2 | L | |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2022/01/28 | United States | El Salvador | 1 | W | |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2021/11/16 | Jamaica | United States | 1 | 1 | D |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2021/11/13 | United States | Mexico | 2 | W | |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2021/10/13 | United States | Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | W |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2021/10/10 | Panama | United States | 1 | L | |
| WC Qualification Concacaf | 2021/10/07 | United States | Jamaica | 2 | W |
Formations and Lineups
Costa Rica
Formation:5-4-1
- G1K. Navas
- D4Keysher Fuller Spence
- D19Kendall Jamaal Waston Manley
- D3Juan Pablo Vargas Campos
- D15F. Calvo
- D8Bryan Josué Oviedo Jiménez
- M7Anthony Daniel Contreras Enríquez
- M5Celso Borges Mora
- M17Yeltsin Ignacio Tejeda Valverde
- M16Adrián Alonso Martínez Batista
- F12J. Campbell
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K. Navas
4
Keysher Fuller Spence
19
Kendall Jamaal Waston Manley
3
Juan Pablo Vargas Campos
15
F. Calvo
8
Bryan Josué Oviedo Jiménez
7
Anthony Daniel Contreras Enríquez
5
Celso Borges Mora
17
Yeltsin Ignacio Tejeda Valverde
16
Adrián Alonso Martínez Batista
12
J. Campbell
United States
Formation:4-3-3
- G1Z. Steffen
- D2S. Moore
- D3W. Zimmerman
- D12M. Robinson
- D5A. Robinson
- M6Y. Musah
- M4T. Adams
- M14L. de la Torre
- F7P. Arriola
- F20J. Ferreira
- F10C. Pulisic
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Z. Steffen
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S. Moore
3
W. Zimmerman
12
M. Robinson
5
A. Robinson
6
Y. Musah
4
T. Adams
14
L. de la Torre
7
P. Arriola
20
J. Ferreira
10
C. Pulisic
Popular Markets
This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games – head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.
| Last H2H | Last Costa Rica | Last United States | Probability | Value Odds Over | |
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| Costa Rica WIN | 3/10 | 6/10 | – | 36.40% | 2.75 |
| DRAW | 1/10 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 13.39% | 7.47 |
| United States WIN | 6/10 | – | 6/10 | 50.21% | 1.99 |
| Over 2.5 Goals | 4/10 | 4/10 | 3/10 | 37.00% | 2.70 |
| BTTS | 3/10 | 4/10 | 3/10 | 33.00% | 3.03 |
| Over 4.5 Cards | 0/1 | 1/7 | 3/8 | 15.54% | 6.44 |
| Over 10.5 Corners | 0/2 | 6/9 | 1/10 | 23.00% | 4.35 |
| Costa Rica over 1.5 Goals | 4/10 | 3/10 | – | 35.50% | 2.82 |
| United States over 1.5 Goals | 4/10 | – | 5/10 | 44.50% | 2.25 |
George is Digismak’s reported cum editor with 13 years of experience in Journalism