Brazil vs Costa Rica: result 2-0 and analysis
World CupGroup stage · Matchday 2Kick-off on June 22, 2018 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
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What was the result of Brazil vs Costa Rica?
Brazil won 2-0 on June 22, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 90′Philippe CoutinhoBrazil
- 90′NeymarBrazil
Official lineup for Brazil vs Costa Rica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Brazil
4-3-3- 9Gabriel Jesus
- 10Neymar
- 19Willian
- 5Casemiro
- 11Philippe Coutinho
- 15Paulinho
- 12Marcelo
- 22Fágner
- 2Thiago Silva
- 3Miranda
- 1Alisson Becker
Costa Rica
3-4-2-1- 21M. Ureña
- 10Bryan Jafet Ruiz González
- 11J. Venegas
- 20D. Guzmán
- 5C. Borges
- 2Johnny Acosta Zamora
- 3G. González
- 16C. Gamboa
- 6Ó. Duarte
- 8B. Oviedo
- 1K. Navas
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Brazil have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; Costa Rica have 5, 2 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2018 | Switzerland(home) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 10, 2018 | Austria(away) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 3, 2018 | Croatia(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Germany(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Russia(away) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2018 | Serbia(home) | 0-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 11, 2018 | Belgium(away) | 1-4 | Friendlies |
| Jun 7, 2018 | England(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Jun 3, 2018 | Northern Ireland(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Tunisia(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Brazil score 2.0 and concede 0.3 goals per match over their last 15; Costa Rica score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2.0 | 0.3 | 10 | 4/15 | 7/15 |
| Costa Rica | 0.9 | 1.3 | 5 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy