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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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Al Bayt Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Costa Rica and Germany.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Goal! Serge Gnabry scores his 105 goal in 540 matches.
  • 15' It looks surprising Costa Rica does not make any changes. Keysher Fuller has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' It’s high time Luis Suarez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' 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 Kai Havertz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Germany started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brandon Aguilera made 7 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Costa Rica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Juan Pablo Vargas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' Another change for Costa Rica made on 46 minute. Brandon Aguilera leaves to be changed by Youstin Salas.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Costa Rica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' Time for substitution for Germany. Ilkay Gundogan is replaced by Niclas Fullkrug.
  • 58' What a strike from Yeltsin Tejeda! The score is 1-1.
  • 59' Costa Rica is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yeltsin Tejeda on 59.
  • 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Germany team. Thomas Muller is replaced by Kai Havertz on 66 minute.
  • 67' The whistle greets Thomas Muller as he departs to be replaced by Kai Havertz.
  • 70' GOAL! Juan Pablo Vargas scores on 70.
  • 73' Goal! Kai Havertz scores his 114 goal in 541 matches.
  • 74' Another change for Costa Rica made on 74 minute. Keysher Fuller leaves to be changed by Jewison Bennette.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Oscar Duarte.
  • 82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
  • 85' Goal! Kai Havertz scores his 114 goal in 541 matches.
  • 89' What a strike from Niclas Fullkrug! The score is 3-4.
  • 90' Anthony Contreras is replacing Yeltsin Tejeda for the Costa Rica side.
  • The final score is 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.