Spain vs Costa Rica Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd November 2022
Spain go up against Costa Rica in a game played out at Al Thumama Stadium this coming Wednesday. The upcoming clash will be their first outing in the World Cup.
This is the opening match of the World Cup group stage for both Spain and Costa Rica, with both of them still upbeat. They'll fight hard to come out the other end with a good result before facing the other two teams in the group. Spain head to their upcoming match as number 7 in the FIFA world ranking. Meanwhile, there is a pretty big gap to upcoming opponents Costa Rica. They enter the game ranked number 31 in the world.
Spain are highly expected to win their group. They are even allowed a genuine dream of seeing the final at World Cup.
Costa Rica rank as hefty favourites with the bookmakers to exit the World Cup before the real fun starts. They don't have enough quality to cause a surprise.
Spain vs Costa Rica Prediction
Spain Form
Spain have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Czech Republic by 2-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-2 against Switzerland, before claiming three points in a 0-1 win against Portugal. Spain were able to win seven of their previous 10 games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings.
Spain presents an average of just 1.9 goals per game in their last ten games. They scored a moderate 19 times, while also conceding seven. This amounts to an average of 0.7 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring in five matches.
Costa Rica Form
Costa Rica went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against South Korea. A 1-2 win against Uzbekistan followed, before they beat Nigeria by 2-0. Costa Rica have been pretty scary, winning eight of their last 10 games across all tournaments, while also managing one draw of the games in the process. They were defeated one time in this run.
Costa Rica enter their next World Cup match, averaging a lowly 1.5 goals goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of 15 goals, while also conceding six. That amounts to an average of 0.6 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring six times.
Tournament Overview
Spain are expected to have little trouble getting off to a good start to their World Cup campaign. Surely, they make sure their first opponent are left empty-handed at Al Thumama Stadium. Costa Rica enter their first match at the World Cup as massive outsiders at Al Thumama Stadium. It is exceedingly tough to come up with an argument on their behalf, as a defeat looks unavoidable against this opponent.
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Spain vs Costa Rica Stats
- Spain have scored in the last 21 matches in a row
- Spain have not lost 13 of the last 15 matches
- Spain have won 4 of the last 5 matches
- In 4 of the last 5 Spain matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 23 of the last 24 Costa Rica matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Costa Rica have won 8 of the last 10 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Costa Rica have not lost 12 of the last 13 matches
- Costa Rica have won 8 of the last 10 matches
- Costa Rica have won 8 of the last 10 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Spain vs Costa Rica Lineups
Spain vs Costa Rica Betting Tips
With another World Cup season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Spain and Costa Rica. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Spain claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Costa Rica won eight of their last 10 games, while drawing one and losing one in this series of matches.
Costa Rica didn't lose any of their five most recent games.
Spain saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in three of the last ten matches that Costa Rica played across all tournaments. They scored 1.5 times on average in the process. Spain are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 21 matches.
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last three encounters between these two teams. Spain managed an average of 3.01 goals, with Costa Rica averaging one goal in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches.
Spain have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than eight times in their previous 10 outings. Costa Rica scored the first goal of the game in seven of their last 10 games.