Spain vs Costa Rica: prediction & betting odds 23 November 2022

Matchday 1 of the World Cup between Spain and Costa Rica in Group E will take place on November 23 at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha. Kick-off is at 19:00 (Moscow time). Spain vs. Costa Rica: prediction and betting odds, World Cup 2022 match statistics.


Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Mohamed (UAE)


Matches – 17 (International matches, 2020–2022);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 63;

Average yellow cards per match – 3.7;

Red cards shown – 3;

Average fouls per match – 24;

Penalties – 24%.

Spain vs. Costa Rica: Predicted Lineups

Spain: Unai Simón, Jordi Alba, César Azpilicueta, Aymeric Laporte, Sergio Busquets, Rodri Hernández, Pedri, Gavi, Marco Asensio, Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo.


Costa Rica: Keylor Navas, Bryan Oviedo, Francisco Calvo, Óscar Duarte, Carlos Martínez, Keysher Fuller, Celso Borges, Yeltsin Tejeda, Jewison Bennette, Joel Campbell, Anthony Contreras.

Spain

Spain qualified for the World Cup 2022 by topping their qualifying group. In the qualifiers, Spain won 6 out of 8 matches, with one draw and one loss. Notably, the team ended the qualifying stage strongly, winning their last four matches without conceding a goal.


In the previous World Cup, Spain struggled to advance from the group stage, securing only one victory against Iran (1-0). In the other group matches, they drew with Portugal (3-3) and Morocco (2-2). In the knockout stage, Spain was immediately eliminated by the host nation, Russia (1-1, 3-4 on penalties). Spain has not won in regular time in 6 of their last 8 World Cup matches (4 draws, 2 losses), but they have scored within the first 90 minutes in 11 of their last 13 World Cup games.


Star players such as Sergio Ramos, David de Gea, and Gerard Piqué will not participate in the upcoming World Cup.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica finished fourth in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the World Cup 2022. The team had a slow start, winning only one of their first seven qualifying matches (3 draws, 3 losses). However, an unbeaten run of seven subsequent games (6 wins, 1 draw) secured them fourth place and a spot in the intercontinental playoffs. In this stage, Costa Rica faced New Zealand and won 1-0, earning their ticket to the World Cup.


At the 2018 World Cup, Costa Rica did not secure any victories and finished last in their group. The team has not won in regular time in their last six World Cup matches (4 draws, 2 losses). Furthermore, Costa Rica failed to score in three of their last four World Cup games.

Spain vs. Costa Rica: Match Prediction

Spain suffered a rare qualifying defeat to Sweden, losing 1-2, marking their first World Cup qualifying loss since 1993. However, I would not consider this a failure for Spain. The team is undergoing a transition under Luis Enrique, with a generational change occurring.


Costa Rica showed resilience in the World Cup 2022 qualifiers, turning their campaign around. The team went unbeaten in their last eight qualifying matches, securing a place in the World Cup finals. Costa Rica faces a tough draw, with strong opponents like Germany and Japan in their group, making it challenging to secure three points in any of their three upcoming matches.


Spain will undoubtedly aim to win in their World Cup opener, but I doubt they will be able to thrash their opponent. I predict that Costa Rica will not lose by more than two goals. My prediction: "Costa Rica to win with a handicap (+2.5)"

Spain vs Costa Rica Odds

World Cup 2022: previous matches in the tournament

Spain
The team hasn't played a game yet this season
Costa Rica
The team hasn't played a game yet this season

H2H: Spain — Costa Rica

Friendlies 2016-2017
11.11.17
Spain
Costa Rica
Friendlies 2015
11.06.15
Spain
Costa Rica
2
:
1
Friendlies 2011
15.11.11
Costa Rica
Spain
2
:
2

Group stage

Group E
Team
Played
Matches played
W
D
L
Goals
Goals
Points
Points
1
Japan
  2:1 2:1 0:1 3 2 0 1
4:3
6
2
Spain
1:2   1:1 7:0 3 1 1 1
9:3
4
3
Germany
1:2 1:1   4:2 3 1 1 1
6:5
4
4
Costa Rica
1:0 0:7 2:4   3 1 0 2
3:11
3

Team lineups

Spain

Luis Enrique
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Unai Simón
gk. 27 -21
Jordi Alba
df. 87 10
César Azpilicueta
df. 42 1
Aymeric Laporte
df. 16 1
Sergio Busquets
mf. 139 2
Rodrigo Hernández
mf. 35 1
Pedro González López
mf. 14 0
Pablo Páez Gavira
mf. 13 2
Ferrán Torres
fw. 31 13
Marco Asensio
fw. 31 1
Dani Olmo
fw. 25 4
Substitutes
David Raya
gk. 2 -2
Robert Lynch Sánchez
gk. 2 0
Daniel Carvajal
df. 31 0
Pau Torres
df. 22 1
Eric García
df. 19 0
Hugo Guillamón Sanmartín
df. 3 1
Alejandro Balde Martínez
df. 0 0
Koke
mf. 68 0
Marcos Llorente
mf. 17 0
Carlos Soler
mf. 12 3
Álvaro Morata
fw. 57 27
Pablo Sarabia
fw. 25 9
Yeremy Jesús Pino Santos
fw. 7 1
Anssumane Fati Vieira
fw. 5 2
Nicholas Williams Arthuer
fw. 3 1
Will not play
José Luis Gayà
df. 18 3
Costa Rica

Luis Fernando Suárez
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Keylor Navas
gk. 107 -107
Bryan Oviedo
df. 76 2
Francisco Calvo
df. 75 8
Óscar Duarte
df. 70 4
Keysher Fuller
df. 31 2
Carlos Martínez
df. 7 0
Celso Borges
mf. 154 25
Yeltsin Tejeda
mf. 72 0
Jewison Bennette
mf. 7 2
Joel Campbell
fw. 119 25
Anthony Contreras
fw. 9 2
Substitutes
Esteban Alvarado
gk. 25 -32
Patrick Sequeira
gk. 2 -1
Kendall Waston
df. 62 8
Rónald Matarrita
df. 52 3
Juan Pablo Vargas
df. 12 1
Gerson Torres
mf. 13 1
Daniel Chacón
mf. 9 0
Brandon Aguilera
mf. 5 0
Youstin Salas
mf. 4 0
Anthony Hernández
mf. 3 1
Douglas López
mf. 3 0
Roan Wilson
mf. 3 0
Álvaro Zamora
mf. 3 0
Bryan Ruiz
fw. 145 29
Johan Venegas
fw. 82 11

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