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Spain vs Costa Rica, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Spain
7 – 0
Full Time
Costa Rica
Wed 23 Nov 2022 · 16:00 UTC Al Thumama Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 68' Francisco Calvo
Y 90' Joel Campbell

Overview

Match Preview

Spain vs Costa Rica — Worldcup at Al Thumama Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ning Ma (China)
  • Referee Abdullah Al-Marri
  • Referee Mohammed Abdulla Mohammed
  • Referee Mohamed Alhammadi
  • Referee Hasan Almahri
  • Referee Muhammad Bin Jahari

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
Spain 1 games · Avg 7.0 goals Costa Rica
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-23 Spain 7–0 Costa Rica

Recent Form

Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Nov Costa Rica H 7–0 W
06 Jul Italy A 3–5 L
02 Jul Switzerland A 4–2 W
28 Jun Croatia A 5–3 W
23 Jun Slovakia A 5–0 W
19 Jun Poland H 1–1 D
Costa Rica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
21 Aug SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen H 0–6 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
88% Clean Sheets
Spain this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Spain
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Spain
Mikel Oyarzabal 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Spain vs Costa Rica — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dani Olmo, as he is very good at scoring at Al Thumama Stadium with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Al Thumama Stadium. Costa Rica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 11' The deadlock is broken! Dani Olmo gets on the scoresheet on 11 minutes.
  • 12' Magnificent from Dani Olmo! That is 53 goals in 190 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 17' Spain international Azpilicueta has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 21' A stunning finish from Marco Asensio — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 31' What a moment for Ferran Torres! That strike on 31 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brandon Aguilera is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Spain.
  • 41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Spain and Costa Rica are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' Kendall Waston has so much to prove this time. He replaces Carlos Martinez on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spain are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Costa Rica's shape.
  • 54' Ferran Torres makes no mistake. The score reads 5-0 and Spain are in front.
  • 57' Spain ring the changes. Ferran Torres has done his job and it is now time for Alvaro Morata to step up.
  • 61' Costa Rica ring the changes. Anthony Contreras has done his job and it is now time for Alvaro Zamora to step up.
  • 62' Another substitution for Costa Rica to replace Jewison Bennette by Bryan Ruiz on 62 minute.
  • 64' Koke is replacing Busquets for the Spain side.
  • 68' Costa Rica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 68.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Spain — Nico Williams on, Marco Asensio off on 69 minutes.
  • 72' The whistle greets Celso Borges as he departs to be replaced by Brandon Aguilera.
  • 75' Assisted by Alvaro Morata with the perfectly-timed delivery and Pablo Gavira makes no mistake. 6-0!
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 82' Another substitution for Costa Rica to replace Bryan Oviedo by Ronald Matarrita on 82 minute.
  • 87' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luis Suarez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' Against the run of play, Carlos Soler has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joel Campbell on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Spain players.

Lineups

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Enrique

Costa Rica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Suarez

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.49 Spain xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Costa Rica xG
I would bet for: Spain to win 80% + Over 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Spain80% Draw13% Costa Rica7%
Actual: Spain win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 4.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Spain or Draw
92%
Draw or Costa Rica
20%
Spain or Costa Rica
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Spain68% Draw27% Costa Rica5%
Actual: Spain win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–0 not predicted
7 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
11%
2 – 0
9.9%
4 – 0
9.4%
3 – 1
7.4%
5 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
6.5%
4 – 1
6.4%
1 – 0
5.8%
5 – 1
4.5%
1 – 1
4.3%
6 – 0
3.9%
6 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Spain

Handicap Spain covers Push Costa Rica covers
-2.5 51% — 49%
-2 51% 20% 29%
-1.5 71% — 29%
-1 71% 15% 13%
-0.5 87% — 13%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Spain keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Costa Rica keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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