USA vs Costa Rica: result 2-0 and analysis
FriendliesFriendlies 1Kick-off on February 2, 2019 at 08:30 PM (UTC)GEODIS Park, Nashville, Tennessee
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What was the result of USA vs Costa Rica?
USA won 2-0 on February 2, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 80′S. LletgetUSA
- 88′P. ArriolaUSA
Official lineup for USA vs Costa Rica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
USA
- 9G. Zardes
- 14P. Arriola
- 6W. Trapp
- 7C. Baird
- 8D. Mihailović
- 10C. Roldan
- 2N. Lima
- 3A. Long
- 5D. Lovitz
- 25W. Zimmerman
- 1Z. Steffen
Costa Rica
- 11J. Ortiz
- 17R. Araya
- 13A. Cruz
- 16J. Alfaro
- 20D. Guzmán
- 3P. Arboine
- 4K. Fuller
- 12W. Francis
- 15F. Calvo
- 25M. Loría
- 1E. Alvarado
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, USA have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Costa Rica have 4, 1 and 10.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2019 | Panama(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 20, 2018 | Italy(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 15, 2018 | England(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
| Oct 17, 2018 | Peru(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Oct 11, 2018 | Colombia(home) | 2-4 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2018 | Peru(away) | 3-2 | Friendlies |
| Nov 17, 2018 | Chile(away) | 3-2 | Friendlies |
| Oct 17, 2018 | Colombia(away) | 1-3 | Friendlies |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Mexico(away) | 2-3 | Friendlies |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Japan(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 2 USA wins, 0 draws, 2 Costa Rica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2017 | USA 0-2 Costa Rica | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Jul 23, 2017 | Costa Rica 0-2 USA | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Nov 16, 2016 | Costa Rica 4-0 USA | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Jun 8, 2016 | USA 4-0 Costa Rica | Copa America |
How many goals should we expect?
USA score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Costa Rica score 1.1 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 1.3 | 1.1 | 6 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Costa Rica | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
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