Spain – Costa Rica : Preview & Prediction
Spain and Costa Rica measure forces , in a meeting for the World Cup (Group Stage). There is no recent record of direct clashes between the two teams, who have not played a match in the last 3 years. The last time they met was on 11-11-2017, in a match that ended with the final result: Spain (5-0) Costa Rica.
Spain plays its first match in this edition of the World Cup with the intention of winning a positive result. In the last match it played, for the national team friendly, it beat Jordan by (1-3). In the last 10 matches, Spain records 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Its attack has been scoring with great regularity, as it has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games. The team usually has no trouble opening the score: it has managed to score the first goal in 13 of its last 15 matches, of those 13 it has reached halftime with a lead in 9 and managed to keep the lead until the end of 90′ in 11. There are 1 outstanding period in the last 20 matches played in all competitions: it has conceded 7 of its 17 goals between the minutes (76′-90′).
Spain does not arrive as much favored as in the last World Cups, however, it could be a very pleasant surprise. The great responsible for the renewal of the squad is coach Luis Enrique, who has left out names like Sergio Ramos, David de Gea and Thiago, and called up several promising youngsters: Gavi, Nico Williams and Ansu Fati. The Spanish team will opt to play in a traditional 4-3-3, where the three players with a more offensive mission will be Ferran Torres, Ansu Fati and Marco Asensio. Rodri, Gavi and Pedri are expected to play in the midfield, with the latter being the man who will be responsible for best serving the offensive trident. All players are available for this match.
With great expectation and ambition, Costa Rica makes its debut in this edition of the World Cup, hoping to achieve a positive result. In the last match it played, for the national team friendly, it beat Nigeria by (2-0). In the last 10 matches, Costa Rica has won 8 and tied 2. Its defense has been in good shape and it only conceded goals in 3 out of the last 10 matches, and its attack has been scoring regularly, since it managed to score in 9 out of the last 10 matches. In their games there is a tendency for few goals, as 13 of their last 26 games have ended with Less than 1.5 goals and 17 out of 26 have ended with Less than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, it conceded the first goal 4 times but managed to turn the score around in 2.
Costa Rica had some difficulties to get to this World Cup 2022. After finishing 4th in the qualifying round, the Costa Ricans had to play the Play-Off, and in that round, they beat New Zealand 1-0: Joel Campbell was the big hero by scoring the only goal of the match. Costa Rica usually plays in a traditional 4-3-3, favoring a faster style of play. It should be noted that in this design, the three most advanced players are Jewison Bennette, Anthony Hernández and Joel Campbell. The Costa Rican team has great difficulty keeping possession of the ball, and their players are not among the most adept at reading the game and passing ability. All players are available for this game.
Spain – Costa Rica : Betting Tips
OVER 2.5 GOALS Odds: 2.25
