Costa Rica vs Greece: result 2-2 and analysis
World CupRound of 16Kick-off on June 29, 2014 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince
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What was the result of Costa Rica vs Greece?
Costa Rica and Greece drew 2-2 on June 29, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 52′Bryan Jafet Ruiz GonzálezCosta Rica
- 90′S. PapastathopoulosGreece
Official lineup for Costa Rica vs Greece
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Costa Rica
- 9J. Campbell
- 10Bryan Jafet Ruiz González
- 5C. Borges
- 7C. Bolaños
- 17Y. Tejeda
- 3G. González
- 4Michael Umaña Corrales
- 6Ó. Duarte
- 15Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell
- 16C. Gamboa
- 1K. Navas
Greece
- 7Georgios Samaras
- 14D. Salpingidis
- 2Giannis Maniatis
- 10Giorgios Karagounis
- 16L. Christodoulopoulos
- 22A. Samaris
- 4K. Manolas
- 15V. Torosidis
- 19S. Papastathopoulos
- 20José Holebas
- 1O. Karnezis
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 3 matches in all competitions, Costa Rica have 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats; Greece have 3, 2 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2014 | England(home) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Italy(away) | 1-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 14, 2014 | Uruguay(away) | 3-1 | World Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2014 | Ivory Coast(home) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 19, 2014 | Japan(away) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 14, 2014 | Colombia(away) | 0-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 22, 2012 | Germany(away) | 2-4 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 16, 2012 | Russia(home) | 1-0 | Euro Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Costa Rica score 1.3 and concede 0.3 goals per match over their last 3; Greece score 0.8 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/3 |
| Greece | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2 | 6/13 | 6/13 |
Over the last 3 matches in all competitions.
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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