Costa Rica vs Mexico: result 1-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF5th Round - 8Kick-off on September 6, 2017 at 02:05 AM (UTC)Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
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What was the result of Costa Rica vs Mexico?
Costa Rica and Mexico drew 1-1 on September 6, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 42′C. GamboaMexico (o.g.)
- 82′M. UreñaCosta Rica
Official lineup for Costa Rica vs Mexico
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Costa Rica
5-4-1- MM. Ureña
- BBryan Jafet Ruiz González
- DD. Guzmán
- CC. Bolaños
- CC. Borges
- FF. Calvo
- JJohnny Acosta Zamora
- KK. Waston
- CC. Gamboa
- BB. Oviedo
- KK. Navas
Mexico
5-3-2- HH. Lozano
- RR. Jiménez
- GGiovani dos Santos Ramírez
- JJ. Gallardo
- JJ. dos Santos
- AA. Guardado
- EE. Álvarez
- DD. Reyes
- JJ. Pereira
- HH. Moreno
- GG. Ochoa
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Costa Rica have 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats; Mexico have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2017 | USA(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Jul 23, 2017 | USA(home) | 0-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Jul 19, 2017 | Panama(home) | 1-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Jul 14, 2017 | French Guyana(home) | 3-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Jul 11, 2017 | Canada(home) | 1-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2017 | Panama(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Jul 24, 2017 | Jamaica(home) | 0-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Honduras(home) | 1-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Jul 17, 2017 | Curaçao(away) | 2-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Jamaica(home) | 0-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Costa Rica wins, 0 draws, 2 Mexico wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2017 | Mexico 2-0 Costa Rica | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Jul 19, 2015 | Mexico 1-0 Costa Rica | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Costa Rica score 1.0 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Mexico score 1.5 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 1.0 | 0.6 | 8 | 4/15 | 3/15 |
| Mexico | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Costa Rica | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
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How does Footlab AI 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. 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