USA vs Costa Rica: result 4-0 and analysis
Copa AmericaGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on June 8, 2016 at 12:00 AM (UTC)GEODIS Park, Nashville, Tennessee
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What was the result of USA vs Costa Rica?
USA won 4-0 on June 8, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 9′Clint DempseyUSA (pen.)
- 37′J. JonesUSA
- 42′B. WoodUSA
- 87′G. ZusiUSA
Official lineup for USA vs Costa Rica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
USA
- 7B. Wood
- 9G. Zardes
- 4M. Bradley
- 8Clint Dempsey
- 11A. Bedoya
- 13J. Jones
- 20G. Cameron
- 23F. Johnson
- 2D. Yedlin
- 6J. Brooks
- 1B. Guzan
Costa Rica
- 12J. Campbell
- 21M. Ureña
- 5C. Borges
- 7C. Bolaños
- 10Bryan Jafet Ruiz González
- 2Johnny Acosta Zamora
- 3F. Calvo
- 6Ó. Duarte
- 16C. Gamboa
- 22R. Matarrita
- 18Patrick Alberto Pemberton Bernard
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, USA have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Costa Rica have 5, 8 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2016 | Colombia(home) | 0-2 | Copa America |
| Mar 30, 2016 | Guatemala(home) | 4-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Mar 26, 2016 | Guatemala(away) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Nov 17, 2015 | Trinidad and Tobago(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Nov 13, 2015 | St. Vincent / Grenadines(home) | 6-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2016 | Paraguay(home) | 0-0 | Copa America |
| Mar 30, 2016 | Jamaica(home) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Mar 26, 2016 | Jamaica(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Nov 18, 2015 | Panama(away) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Nov 14, 2015 | Haiti(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
How many goals should we expect?
USA score 1.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Costa Rica score 1.1 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 1.9 | 1.1 | 4 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Costa Rica | 1.1 | 0.6 | 7 | 6/14 | 5/14 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
USA sit 3rd in Copa America (3 points from 3 matches) and Costa Rica sit 3rd (4 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | USAGroup C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Costa RicaGroup D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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