Costa Rica vs El Salvador: result 2-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification CONCACAFFinal Round - 5Kick-off on October 10, 2021 at 10:05 PM (UTC)Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
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What was the result of Costa Rica vs El Salvador?
Costa Rica won 2-1 on October 10, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 12′J. HenríquezEl Salvador
- 52′Bryan Jafet Ruiz GonzálezCosta Rica
- 58′C. BorgesCosta Rica (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Costa Rica have 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats; El Salvador have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2021 | Honduras(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Jamaica(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Sep 5, 2021 | Mexico(home) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Panama(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Aug 22, 2021 | El Salvador(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2021 | Panama(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Guatemala(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Canada(away) | 0-3 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Sep 5, 2021 | Honduras(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Sep 3, 2021 | USA(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 0 Costa Rica win(s), 3 draw(s), 0 El Salvador win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2021 | El Salvador 0-0 Costa Rica | Friendlies |
| Jan 13, 2017 | Costa Rica 0-0 El Salvador | Copa Centroamericana |
| Jul 12, 2015 | Costa Rica 1-1 El Salvador | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Last archived meeting: El Salvador vs Costa Rica on Aug 22, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
Costa Rica score 0.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; El Salvador score 1.1 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 0.7 | 0.9 | 6 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
| El Salvador | 1.1 | 0.7 | 10 | 1/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Costa Rica sit 3rd in World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF (7 points from 6 matches) and El Salvador sit 4th (3 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Costa Rica | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | El Salvador | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy