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Netherlands vs Costa Rica: result 0-0 and analysis

World CupQuarter-finalsKick-off on July 5, 2014 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Netherlands
0-0
Costa Rica

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What was the result of Netherlands vs Costa Rica?

Netherlands and Costa Rica drew 0-0 on July 5, 2014.

Official lineup for Netherlands vs Costa Rica

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Netherlands

  1. 9Robin van Persie
  2. 15Dirk Kuijt
  3. 21M. Depay
  1. 10Wesley Sneijder
  2. 11A. Robben
  3. 20G. Wijnaldum
  1. 2R. Vlaar
  2. 3S. de Vrij
  3. 4B. Martins Indi
  4. 5D. Blind
  1. 1J. Cillessen

Costa Rica

  1. 9J. Campbell
  2. 10Bryan Jafet Ruiz González
  1. 5C. Borges
  2. 7C. Bolaños
  3. 17Y. Tejeda
  1. 2Johnny Acosta Zamora
  2. 3G. González
  3. 4Michael Umaña Corrales
  4. 15Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell
  5. 16C. Gamboa
  1. 1K. Navas
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Netherlands have 10 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats; Costa Rica have 2, 2 and 0.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Netherlands
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 29, 2014Mexico(home)2-1World Cup
Jun 23, 2014Chile(home)2-0World Cup
Jun 18, 2014Australia(away)3-2World Cup
Jun 13, 2014Spain(away)5-1World Cup
Jun 17, 2012Portugal(away)1-2Euro Championship
Costa Rica
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 29, 2014Greece(home)2-2World Cup
Jun 24, 2014England(home)0-0World Cup
Jun 20, 2014Italy(away)1-0World Cup
Jun 14, 2014Uruguay(away)3-1World Cup

How many goals should we expect?

Netherlands score 1.8 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Costa Rica score 1.5 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Netherlands1.81.2310/1510/15
Costa Rica1.50.822/42/4

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026 standings
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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

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