Costa Rica vs Panama: result 3-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF4th Round - 6Kick-off on September 7, 2016 at 01:30 AM (UTC)Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
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What was the result of Costa Rica vs Panama?
Costa Rica won 3-1 on September 7, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 19′C. BolañosCosta Rica
- 80′C. BolañosCosta Rica
- 85′R. MatarritaCosta Rica
- 90′Luis Carlos Tejada HansellPanama (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Costa Rica have 5 wins, 8 draws and 2 defeats; Panama have 4, 6 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2016 | Haiti(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Jun 12, 2016 | Colombia(away) | 3-2 | Copa America |
| Jun 8, 2016 | USA(away) | 0-4 | Copa America |
| Jun 4, 2016 | Paraguay(home) | 0-0 | Copa America |
| Mar 30, 2016 | Jamaica(home) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2016 | Jamaica(home) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Jun 15, 2016 | Chile(away) | 2-4 | Copa America |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Argentina(away) | 0-5 | Copa America |
| Jun 6, 2016 | Bolivia(home) | 2-1 | Copa America |
| Mar 30, 2016 | Haiti(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Costa Rica win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Panama win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2015 | Panama 1-2 Costa Rica | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
How many goals should we expect?
Costa Rica score 1.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Panama score 1.3 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 1.1 | 0.9 | 7 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Panama | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4 | 9/14 | 7/14 |
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 Panama sit 1st (12 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
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