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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
100% Clean Sheets
Spain this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Spain have kicked off against Costa Rica. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Kendall Waston has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 7 appearances.
  • 10' Marco Asensio, a Spain , has 11 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 11' Dani Olmo doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 12' Brilliant from the ! Dani Olmo makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 12.
  • 17' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 21' The deadlock is broken! Marco Asensio gets on the scoresheet on 21 minutes.
  • 26' It looks like no one’s ball. Spain is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 31' Ferran Torres makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Spain are in front.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luis Suarez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' Costa Rica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kendall Waston is hanging Carlos Martinez on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 54' What a moment for Ferran Torres! That strike on 54 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 57' The Spain bench stirs into life. Ferran Torres is withdrawn and Alvaro Morata gets his opportunity.
  • 61' Costa Rica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alvaro Zamora is hanging Anthony Contreras on the field on 61 minute.
  • 62' Costa Rica make a change. Jewison Bennette trudges off to be replaced by Bryan Ruiz on 62 minutes.
  • 64' The whistle greets Busquets as he departs to be replaced by Koke.
  • 68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Francisco Calvo.
  • 69' A change in the Spain ranks — Marco Asensio exits the field as Nico Williams enters on 69.
  • 72' Another substitution for Costa Rica to replace Celso Borges by Brandon Aguilera on 72 minute.
  • 75' Brilliant from the ! Pablo Gavira makes it 6-0 with a superb finish on 75.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Spain and Costa Rica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 82' Time for substitution for Costa Rica. Bryan Oviedo is replaced by Ronald Matarrita.
  • 87' Costa Rica seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 90' The Spain Carlos Soler breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 7-0!
  • 90' Joel Campbell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Full Time. Spain beats Costa Rica

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.