Spain vs Costa Rica: result 7-0 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on November 23, 2022 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia, Murcia
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What was the result of Spain vs Costa Rica?
Spain won 7-0 on November 23, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 11′Dani OlmoSpain
- 21′Marco AsensioSpain
- 31′Ferran TorresSpain (pen.)
- 54′Ferran TorresSpain
- 74′GaviSpain
- 90′Carlos SolerSpain
- 90′Álvaro MorataSpain
Official lineup for Spain vs Costa Rica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Spain
4-3-3- 21Dani Olmo
- 10Marco Asensio
- 11Ferran Torres
- 26Pedri
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 9Gavi
- 18Jordi Alba
- 24Aymeric Laporte
- 16Rodri
- 2César Azpilicueta
- 23Unai Simón
Costa Rica
4-4-2- 7A. Contreras
- 12J. Campbell
- 9J. Bennette
- 17Y. Tejeda
- 5C. Borges
- 4K. Fuller
- 8B. Oviedo
- 15F. Calvo
- 6Ó. Duarte
- 16C. Martínez
- 1K. Navas
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Spain have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Costa Rica have 10, 2 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2022 | Jordan(away) | 3-1 | Friendlies |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Portugal(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Switzerland(home) | 1-2 | UEFA Nations League |
| Jun 12, 2022 | Czechia(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Switzerland(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2022 | Nigeria(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Uzbekistan(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Sep 23, 2022 | South Korea(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies |
| Jun 14, 2022 | New Zealand(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Intercontinental Play-offs |
| Jun 5, 2022 | Martinique(home) | 2-0 | CONCACAF Nations League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Spain win, 0 draws, 0 Costa Rica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2017 | Spain 5-0 Costa Rica | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Spain score 1.9 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Costa Rica score 1.3 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1.9 | 0.7 | 8 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Costa Rica | 1.3 | 0.7 | 8 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
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 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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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