Costa Rica vs Panama: result 1-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification CONCACAFFinal Round - 9Kick-off on January 28, 2022 at 02:05 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 1-0 on January 28, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 65′Bryan Jafet Ruiz GonzálezCosta Rica
Official lineup for Costa Rica vs Panama
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Costa Rica
4-4-2- 16A. Martínez
- 20A. Suárez
- 21J. Ortiz
- 12J. Campbell
- 17Y. Tejeda
- 14O. Galo
- 4K. Fuller
- 15F. Calvo
- 22R. Matarrita
- 19K. Waston
- 1K. Navas
Panama
4-4-2- 17J. Fajardo
- 11F. Góndola
- 10Y. Bárcenas
- 7J. Rodríguez
- 8A. Carrasquilla
- 20A. Godoy
- 16A. Andrade
- 23A. Murillo
- 4F. Escobar
- 15É. Davis
- 1L. Mejía
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Costa Rica have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Panama have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2021 | Honduras(home) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Nov 13, 2021 | Canada(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Oct 13, 2021 | USA(away) | 1-2 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Oct 10, 2021 | El Salvador(home) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Honduras(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2022 | Peru(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 17, 2021 | El Salvador(home) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Nov 13, 2021 | Honduras(away) | 3-2 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Oct 13, 2021 | Canada(away) | 1-4 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Oct 10, 2021 | USA(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Costa Rica win, 2 draws, 3 Panama wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2021 | Panama 0-0 Costa Rica | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Oct 14, 2020 | Costa Rica 0-1 Panama | Friendlies |
| Oct 11, 2020 | Costa Rica 0-1 Panama | Friendlies |
| Oct 11, 2017 | Panama 2-1 Costa Rica | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Jul 19, 2017 | Costa Rica 1-0 Panama | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Costa Rica 0-0 Panama | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
How many goals should we expect?
Costa Rica score 0.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Panama score 1.5 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Panama | 1.5 | 1.4 | 4 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
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 Panama sit 1st (12 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PanamaGroup A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Costa RicaGroup C | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
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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