Italy vs Costa Rica: result 0-1 and analysis
World CupGroup stage - 2Kick-off on June 20, 2014 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Stadio Olimpico, Roma
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What was the result of Italy vs Costa Rica?
Costa Rica won 0-1 on June 20, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 44′Bryan Jafet Ruiz GonzálezCosta Rica
Official lineup for Italy vs Costa Rica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Italy
- 9M. Balotelli
- 5Thiago Motta
- 6A. Candreva
- 8C. Marchisio
- 16D. De Rossi
- 21Andrea Pirlo
- 3G. Chiellini
- 4M. Darmian
- 7I. Abate
- 15Andrea Barzagli
- 1G. Buffon
Costa Rica
- 9J. Campbell
- 10Bryan Jafet Ruiz González
- 5C. Borges
- 7C. Bolaños
- 17Y. Tejeda
- 3G. González
- 4Michael Umaña Corrales
- 6Ó. Duarte
- 15Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell
- 16C. Gamboa
- 1K. Navas
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Italy have 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats; Costa Rica have 1, 0 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2014 | England(away) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 30, 2013 | Uruguay(away) | 4-4 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 27, 2013 | Spain(away) | 0-0 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 22, 2013 | Brazil(home) | 2-4 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 19, 2013 | Japan(home) | 4-3 | Confederations Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2014 | Uruguay(away) | 3-1 | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Italy score 1.6 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Costa Rica score 3.0 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3 | 11/15 | 8/15 |
| Costa Rica | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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