Costa Rica vs Serbia: result 0-1 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on June 17, 2018 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
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What was the result of Costa Rica vs Serbia?
Serbia won 0-1 on June 17, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 56′A. KolarovSerbia
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Costa Rica have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Serbia have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2018 | Belgium(away) | 1-4 | Friendlies |
| Jun 7, 2018 | England(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Jun 3, 2018 | Northern Ireland(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Tunisia(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Scotland(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2018 | Bolivia(home) | 5-1 | Friendlies |
| Jun 4, 2018 | Chile(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Nigeria(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Morocco(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Nov 14, 2017 | South Korea(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Costa Rica score 1.0 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Serbia score 1.7 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 1.0 | 1.3 | 5 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Serbia | 1.7 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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