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Costa Rica vs Germany, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Costa Rica
2 – 4
Full Time
Germany
Thu 1 Dec 2022 · 19:00 UTC Al Bayt Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Oscar Duarte 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Costa Rica vs Germany — Worldcup at Al Bayt Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Referee Stephanie Frappart
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Said Martinez (Honduras)
  • Referee Karen Diaz (Mexico)
  • Referee Neuza Back
8 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Costa Rica 1 games · Avg 6.0 goals Germany
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-01 Costa Rica 2–4 Germany

Recent Form

Costa Rica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Germany H 2–4 L
27 Nov Japan A 1–0 W
23 Nov Spain A 0–7 L
27 Jun Switzerland A 2–2 D
22 Jun Brazil A 0–2 L
17 Jun Serbia H 0–1 L
Germany
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Costa Rica A 4–2 W
27 Nov Spain A 1–1 D
23 Nov Japan H 1–2 L
29 Jun England A 0–2 L
23 Jun Hungary H 2–2 D
19 Jun Portugal A 4–2 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Germany this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Germany
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Germany
Deniz Undav 3 G 2 A
Kai Havertz 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Al Bayt Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Germany are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' GOAL! Serge Gnabry fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 15' David Raum is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Costa Rica tonight.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ilkay Gundogan made 448 appearances and scored 62 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Keylor Navas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 557 appearances.
  • 30' Germany come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Germany needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Germany is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Costa Rica and Germany are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' Youstin Salas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brandon Aguilera at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brandon Aguilera suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Niclas Fullkrug has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ilkay Gundogan on 55 minute.
  • 58' The Costa Rica Yeltsin Tejeda breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 1-1!
  • 59' Yeltsin Tejeda has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
  • 64' It’s high time Hansi Flick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Germany ring the changes. Thomas Muller has done his job and it is now time for Kai Havertz to step up.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Germany! Kai Havertz comes on to replace Thomas Muller.
  • 70' Juan Pablo Vargas has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 70 minutes.
  • 73' Magnificent from Kai Havertz! That is 117 goals in 551 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Costa Rica. Keysher Fuller is replaced by Jewison Bennette.
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Oscar Duarte.
  • 82' Germany have won 50 goals from 166 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 85' What composure from Kai Havertz! The Germany international strokes it home. 3-3.
  • 89' Magnificent from Niclas Fullkrug! That is 70 goals in 300 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' The Costa Rica bench stirs into life. Yeltsin Tejeda is withdrawn and Anthony Contreras gets his opportunity.
  • It finishes all square. Costa Rica and Germany share the spoils 2-4.

Lineups

Costa Rica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Suarez

Germany Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hansi Flick

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 Costa Rica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.18 Germany xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Costa Rica29% Draw24% Germany47%
Actual: Germany win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Costa Rica or Draw
53%
Draw or Germany
71%
Costa Rica or Germany
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Costa Rica23% Draw39% Germany38%
Actual: Germany win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
9%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 3
6.2%
2 – 1
6.1%
0 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
4.8%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 3
4.1%
0 – 0
3.7%
1 – 4
3.4%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Costa Rica

Handicap Costa Rica covers Push Germany covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 14% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 20% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 15% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Costa Rica keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Germany keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.