El Salvador vs Costa Rica: result 1-2 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification CONCACAFFinal Round - 13Kick-off on March 27, 2022 at 09:05 PM (UTC)Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
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What was the result of El Salvador vs Costa Rica?
Costa Rica won 1-2 on March 27, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 30′A. ContrerasCosta Rica
- 31′C. GilEl Salvador
- 45′J. CampbellCosta Rica
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, El Salvador have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Costa Rica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2022 | Jamaica(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Canada(home) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Honduras(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Jan 28, 2022 | USA(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Dec 12, 2021 | Chile(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 | Canada(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Jamaica(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Mexico(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Panama(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Honduras(home) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 0 El Salvador win(s), 3 draw(s), 1 Costa Rica win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2021 | Costa Rica 2-1 El Salvador | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Aug 22, 2021 | El Salvador 0-0 Costa Rica | Friendlies |
| Jan 13, 2017 | Costa Rica 0-0 El Salvador | Copa Centroamericana |
| Jul 12, 2015 | Costa Rica 1-1 El Salvador | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Last archived meeting: Costa Rica vs El Salvador on Oct 10, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
El Salvador score 0.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Costa Rica score 0.7 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3 | 5/15 | 3/15 |
| Costa Rica | 0.7 | 0.6 | 8 | 4/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
El Salvador sit 4th in World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF (3 points from 6 matches) and Costa Rica sit 3rd (7 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Costa Rica | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | El Salvador | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
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