USA vs Costa Rica: result 1-0 and analysis
FriendliesFriendlies 1Kick-off on February 1, 2020 at 08:55 PM (UTC)Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
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What was the result of USA vs Costa Rica?
USA won 1-0 on February 1, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 50′U. LlanezUSA (pen.)
Official lineup for USA vs Costa Rica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
USA
- 7P. Arriola
- 6J. Yueill
- 8B. Aaronson
- 10J. Ferreira
- 17S. Lletget
- 19U. Llanez
- 2R. Cannon
- 3A. Long
- 5W. Zimmerman
- 13S. Vines
- 1S. Johnson
Costa Rica
- 7J. Venegas
- 11A. Lassiter
- 21M. Ureña
- 12U. Segura
- 17Y. Tejeda
- 20D. Guzmán
- 22R. Matarrita
- 3G. González
- 4K. Fuller
- 6K. Brown
- 1E. Alvarado
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, USA have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Costa Rica have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2019 | Cuba(away) | 4-0 | CONCACAF Nations League |
| Nov 16, 2019 | Canada(home) | 4-1 | CONCACAF Nations League |
| Oct 15, 2019 | Canada(away) | 0-2 | CONCACAF Nations League |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Cuba(home) | 7-0 | CONCACAF Nations League |
| Sep 11, 2019 | Uruguay(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2019 | Haiti(home) | 1-1 | CONCACAF Nations League |
| Nov 14, 2019 | Curaçao(away) | 2-1 | CONCACAF Nations League |
| Oct 14, 2019 | Curaçao(home) | 0-0 | CONCACAF Nations League |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Haiti(away) | 1-1 | CONCACAF Nations League |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Uruguay(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 3 USA wins, 0 draws, 2 Costa Rica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2019 | USA 2-0 Costa Rica | Friendlies |
| 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 2.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Costa Rica score 1.3 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 2.1 | 0.9 | 6 | 4/15 | 8/15 |
| Costa Rica | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
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