Mexico vs Costa Rica: result 2-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF5th Round - 3Kick-off on March 25, 2017 at 01:50 AM (UTC)Estadio Banorte, Mexico City
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What was the result of Mexico vs Costa Rica?
Mexico won 2-0 on March 25, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 7′J. HernándezMexico
- 45′N. AraújoMexico
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Mexico have 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeats; Costa Rica have 8, 5 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2017 | Iceland(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 16, 2016 | Panama(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Nov 12, 2016 | USA(away) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Sep 7, 2016 | Honduras(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Sep 3, 2016 | El Salvador(away) | 3-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2017 | Panama(away) | 0-1 | Copa Centroamericana |
| Jan 20, 2017 | Honduras(away) | 1-1 | Copa Centroamericana |
| Jan 17, 2017 | Nicaragua(home) | 0-0 | Copa Centroamericana |
| Jan 15, 2017 | Belize(away) | 3-0 | Copa Centroamericana |
| Jan 13, 2017 | El Salvador(home) | 0-0 | Copa Centroamericana |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Mexico win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Costa Rica win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2015 | Mexico 1-0 Costa Rica | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Mexico score 1.8 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Costa Rica score 1.5 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1.8 | 0.9 | 8 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Costa Rica | 1.5 | 0.7 | 8 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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