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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' In just a few seconds Al Thumama Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Spain and Costa Rica.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Spain in their trying to find a way past Costa Rica's compact .
  • 11' Goal! Dani Olmo scores his 53 goal in 192 matches.
  • 12' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dani Olmo makes it 2-0.
  • 17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
  • 21' Magnificent from Marco Asensio! That is 57 goals in 553 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 31' Ferran Torres doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 36' Costa Rica come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 41' Spain are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' Kendall Waston is ready to make an impact after coming on for Carlos Martinez at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Costa Rica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 54' The deadlock is broken! Ferran Torres gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
  • 57' Ferran Torres makes way for Alvaro Morata at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Spain.
  • 61' Another change for Costa Rica made on 61 minute. Anthony Contreras leaves to be changed by Alvaro Zamora.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Costa Rica — Bryan Ruiz on, Jewison Bennette off on 62 minutes.
  • 64' Koke gets the nod from Spain. He replaces Busquets and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' Costa Rica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 68.
  • 69' The whistle greets Marco Asensio as he departs to be replaced by Nico Williams.
  • 72' The Costa Rica bench stirs into life. Celso Borges is withdrawn and Brandon Aguilera gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pablo Gavira makes it 6-0.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Costa Rica that had 7 games and scored 5 goals.
  • 82' A change in the Costa Rica ranks — Bryan Oviedo exits the field as Ronald Matarrita enters on 82.
  • 87' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' Goal! Carlos Soler scores his 43 goal in 429 matches.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joel Campbell on 90 minutes.
  • 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.