USA vs El Salvador: result 2-0 and analysis
CONCACAF Gold CupQuarter-finalsKick-off on July 20, 2017 at 01:00 AM (UTC)GEODIS Park, Nashville, Tennessee
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What was the result of USA vs El Salvador?
USA won 2-0 on July 20, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 41′O. GonzálezUSA
- 45′E. LichajUSA
Official lineup for USA vs El Salvador
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
USA
- 9G. Zardes
- 20P. Arriola
- 27J. Altidore
- 25D. Nagbe
- 26M. Bradley
- 28Clint Dempsey
- 3O. González
- 15E. Lichaj
- 16J. Morrow
- 21M. Hedges
- 24Timothy Matthew Howard
El Salvador
- 8D. Pineda
- 9N. Bonilla
- 11R. Zelaya
- 7D. Cerén
- 10G. Mayén
- 12N. Orellana
- 13A. Larín
- 4H. Romero
- 5I. Mancía
- 21B. Tamacas
- 18Derby Rafael Carrillo Berduo
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, USA have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; El Salvador have 3, 5 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2017 | Nicaragua(away) | 3-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Jul 13, 2017 | Martinique(home) | 3-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Jul 8, 2017 | Panama(home) | 1-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Jul 1, 2017 | Ghana(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Jun 12, 2017 | Mexico(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2017 | Jamaica(away) | 1-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Curaçao(home) | 2-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Jul 10, 2017 | Mexico(away) | 1-3 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Jun 14, 2017 | Ecuador(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
| May 27, 2017 | Honduras(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
USA score 2.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; El Salvador score 1.1 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 2.1 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| El Salvador | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
USA sit 1st in CONCACAF Gold Cup (9 points from 3 matches) and El Salvador sit 4th (1 point from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USAGroup D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | El SalvadorGroup B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 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