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Costa Rica national football team
World Cup Qualifying - North Central America | Third Round
Sep 6, 2021 at 12am UK
 
Mexico national football team

Costa Rica
0 - 1
Mexico


Jose Blanco Mora (35'), Calvo (37'), Moya (42'), Guzman (68')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Pineda (45+1' pen.)
Gallardo (45+3'), Montes (73'), Alvarez (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's World Cup Qualifying - North Central America clash between Costa Rica and Mexico, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Mexico win with a probability of 49.19%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for Costa Rica had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Mexico win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.38%) and 1-2 (9.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.3%), while for a Costa Rica win it was 1-0 (8.2%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 12.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Mexico in this match.

Result
Costa RicaDrawMexico
24.8%26.01%49.19%
Both teams to score 48.66%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.23%54.78%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.92%76.09%
Costa Rica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.62%37.38%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.84%74.16%
Mexico Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.7%22.3%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.24%55.76%
Score Analysis
    Costa Rica 24.8%
    Mexico 49.19%
    Draw 26%
Costa RicaDrawMexico
1-0 @ 8.2%
2-1 @ 6.06%
2-0 @ 4.04%
3-1 @ 1.99%
3-2 @ 1.49%
3-0 @ 1.32%
Other @ 1.7%
Total : 24.8%
1-1 @ 12.3%
0-0 @ 8.34%
2-2 @ 4.54%
Other @ 0.82%
Total : 26%
0-1 @ 12.5%
0-2 @ 9.38%
1-2 @ 9.24%
0-3 @ 4.69%
1-3 @ 4.62%
2-3 @ 2.27%
0-4 @ 1.76%
1-4 @ 1.73%
Other @ 2.99%
Total : 49.19%

How you voted: Costa Rica vs Mexico

Costa Rica
7.0%
Draw
18.6%
Mexico
74.4%
43
Head to Head
Mar 30, 2021 9pm
Friendlies 1
Costa Rica
0-1
Mexico

Waston (18'), Cruz (20')
Lozano (89')
Oct 1, 2020 3am
Jun 30, 2019 2.30am
Quarter-Finals
Mexico
1-1
Costa Rica
Mexico win 5-4 on penalties
Oct 12, 2018 2.30am
International Friendlies
Mexico
3-2
Costa Rica
Guzman (33'), Martin (56'), Jimenez (71' pen.)
van Rankin (43'), Arteaga (92')
Campbell (29'), Ruiz (44' pen.)
Gamboa (12'), Guzman (70'), Duarte (86')
Jul 20, 2015 12.30am
Quarter-Finals
Mexico
1-0
Costa Rica
Guardado (124' pen.)
Corona (36'), Vela (84'), Rodríguez (100'), dos Santos (111'), Peralta (113')

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