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Costa Rica vs Serbia, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Costa Rica
0 – 1
Full Time
Serbia
Sun 17 Jun 2018 · 12:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Francisco Calvo 22' Y
David Guzman 56' Y
Y 59' Branislav Ivanovic
Y 90' Aleksandar Prijovic

Overview

Match Preview

Costa Rica vs Serbia — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Tikhon Kalugin
  • Referee Artur Soares Dias
  • Referee Pawel Gil
  • Referee Malang Diedhiou
  • Referee Djibril Camara
  • Referee El Hadji Malick Samba
  • Referee Bamlak Tessema
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 1.0 goals Serbia
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-17 Costa Rica 0–1 Serbia

Recent Form

Costa Rica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Serbia H 0–1 L
21 Aug SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen H 0–6 L
Serbia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Costa Rica A 1–0 W
14 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–3 L
08 Feb Vitória SC H 2–0 W
25 Oct SV Drochtersen/Assel H 2–2 D
21 Aug Wroxham FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Costa Rica are looking to make home advantage count against Serbia.
  • 5' The travelling Serbia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Serbia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Oscar Ramirez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 22' Controversy at the stadium! Francisco Calvo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 32' Costa Rica are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Serbia's shape.
  • 37' Dusan Tadic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 47' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Serbia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' Aleksandar Kolarov has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 56' David Guzman was booked on 56.
  • 59' Serbia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 60' Another change for Costa Rica made on 60 minute. Johan Venegas leaves to be changed by Cristian Bolanos.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 66' Joel Campbell gets the nod from Costa Rica. He replaces Marcos Urena and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' The whistle greets Adem Ljajic as he departs to be replaced by Filip Kostic.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Costa Rica! Daniel Colindres comes on to replace David Guzman.
  • 78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luka Milivojevic made 328 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 82' The Serbia manager makes a substitution. Dusan Tadic departs to be replaced by Antonio Rukavina.
  • 87' Costa Rica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 89' Serbia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aleksandar Prijovic is hanging Aleksandar Mitrovic on the field on 89 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Aleksandar Prijovic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Costa Rica 0-1 Serbia.

Lineups

Costa Rica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oscar Ramirez

Serbia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mladen Krstajic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.65 Costa Rica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Serbia xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Costa Rica21% Draw30% Serbia49%
Actual: Serbia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Costa Rica or Draw
51%
Draw or Serbia
79%
Costa Rica or Serbia
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Costa Rica12% Draw52% Serbia36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
12.4%
0 – 2
12.3%
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 3
5.7%
1 – 3
3.9%
2 – 1
3.6%
2 – 2
2.7%
2 – 0
2.5%
0 – 4
2%

Asian Handicap — Costa Rica

Handicap Costa Rica covers Push Serbia covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 11% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 27% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 17% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Costa Rica keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Serbia keeps clean sheet
53% ✓

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