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El Salvador vs Costa Rica Prediction & Betting Tips - Gold Cup 2011
by Joseph King | in CONCACAF Gold Cup Predictions
El Salvador and Costa Rica face off for the second match of Group C with both nations needing to avoid defeat to stave off potential elimination. Defeats in the first round of fixtures leaves El Salvador sitting third in the standings and Costa Rica sitting fourth. Both trailing first-place Panama and second-place Martinique who sit on three points each. A loss, combined with a draw in the other Group C fixture, would spell the end of the tournament for either El Salvador or Costa Rica.
El Salvador suffered a hugely frustrating 2-1 loss to Martinique in their opener. They conceded twice in the opening 16 minutes and were playing catch-up for the remainder of the game. However, they simply could not find the breakthrough even with Martinique being reduced to 10 men in the 48th minute. A stoppage time penalty only proved to be a consolation goal as El Salvador’s winless run extended to nine games. La Selecta have now lost six of their last seven games, failing to score in four of them and conceding a total of 16 goals. Their performance against Martinique raises some serious concerns for their ability to progress into what is a very open group. El Salvador wastefulness in front of the net has become an unfortunate trend as of late.
Costa Rica enter this fixture following a limp performance against Panama in their opening game. Los Ticos were largely on the back foot for most of the match, conceding in the 23rd minute and later in the 68th. They grabbed a consolation goal in stoppage time but it was a match that Panama never looked like dropping points. For Costa Rica, it means that they’ve now lost their last four consecutive outings, conceding a total of seven goals and scoring just twice in that stretch. Against Panama, Costa Rica managed only six shots and saw only 39% of the possession. It certainly wasn’t an encouraging performance from Luis Fernando Suarez’s men who will quickly need to bounce back or they could be sent packing.
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The Best Betting Odds for El Salvador v Costa Rica Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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3.6 | 3 | 2.25 |
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3.55 | 2.96 | 2.22 |
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3.55 | 2.96 | 2.22 |
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3.45 | 3.3 | 2.17 |
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3.45 | 3.3 | 2.17 |
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3.35 | 2.85 | 2.23 |
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3.68 | 3.24 | 2.11 |
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3.3 | 3.1 | 2.23 |
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3.5 | 3 | 2.1 |
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3.95 | 2.89 | 2.22 |
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3.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
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3.6 | 3.05 | 2.14 |
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3.5 | 3.1 | 2.15 |
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El Salvador vs Costa Rica Form
El Salvador and Costa Rica's standings in the Gold Cup 2011
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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4
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2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
El Salvador and Costa Rica Last Matches
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
26 Jun 2023 - Gold Cup 2011
20 Jun 2023 - International Friendlies
15 Jun 2023 - International Friendlies
27 Mar 2023 - CONCACAF Nations League
22 Mar 2023 - International Friendlies
16 Nov 2022 - International Friendlies
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
26 Jun 2023 - Gold Cup 2011
22 Mar 2023 - International Friendlies
14 Jun 2022 - CONCACAF Nations League
4 Jun 2022 - CONCACAF Nations League
27 Mar 2022 - World Cup
2 Feb 2022 - World Cup
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
20 Jun 2023 - International Friendlies
15 Jun 2023 - International Friendlies
27 Mar 2023 - CONCACAF Nations League
16 Nov 2022 - International Friendlies
7 Jun 2022 - CONCACAF Nations League
30 Mar 2022 - World Cup
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
26 Jun 2023 - Gold Cup 2011
20 Jun 2023 - International Friendlies
15 Jun 2023 - International Friendlies
28 Mar 2023 - CONCACAF Nations League
25 Mar 2023 - CONCACAF Nations League
1 Dec 2022 - World Cup
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
26 Jun 2023 - Gold Cup 2011
20 Jun 2023 - International Friendlies
15 Jun 2023 - International Friendlies
28 Mar 2023 - CONCACAF Nations League
1 Dec 2022 - World Cup
14 Jun 2022 - World Cup
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
25 Mar 2023 - CONCACAF Nations League
27 Nov 2022 - World Cup
23 Nov 2022 - World Cup
23 Sep 2022 - International Friendlies
2 Jun 2022 - CONCACAF Nations League
27 Mar 2022 - World Cup
El Salvador vs Costa Rica Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
0 %
0 %
100 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
27 Mar 2022 - World Cup
10 Oct 2021 - World Cup
Players list
M. Martinez Gonzalez
DefenderE. Cabalceta
R. Dominguez Fuentes
B. Tamacas Lopez
MidfielderA. Roldan
C. Martinez Mena
K. Reyes Ortiz
B. Landaverde
ForwardJ. Perez
M. Gil
C. Gil Hurtado
K. Chamorro
DefenderJ. Vargas
K. Waston
F. Calvo
MidfielderC. Borges
W. Azofeifa Valverde
J. Valverde
A. Contreras
W. Madrigal
ForwardJ. Alcocer
J. Campbell
Substitutes
O. Pleitez Mira
T. Romero
DefenderR. Dominguez Fuentes
W. Canales
R. Rodriguez Gomez
N. Blanco
MidfielderC. Martinez Mena
H. Osorio
K. Reyes Ortiz
M. Cartagena Portillo
ForwardC. Gil Hurtado
M. Gil
A. Lezcano
J. Delgado
DefenderC. Martinez
P. Arboine
K. Fuller
MidfielderR. Wilson
D. Campos
W. Azofeifa Valverde
R. Pena
S. Zuniga
ForwardA. Contreras
W. Madrigal
Most goals and assists
El Salvador
Costa Rica
B. Tamacas Lopez
(1 Goals)
,
B. Gil
(1 Goals)
,
M. Gil
(1 Goals)
J. Vargas
(1 Goals)
,
D. Campos
(1 Goals)
,
A. Contreras
(1 Goals)
,
A. Suarez Zuniga
(1 Goals)
,
J. Campbell
(1 Goals)
,
F. Calvo
(1 Goals)
,
K. Waston
(1 Goals)
A. Roldan
(1 Assists)
,
M. Martinez Gonzalez
(1 Assists)
J. Campbell
(3 Assists)
El Salvador - Costa Rica Key Points
- Both teams have failed to score in five of Costa Rica’s last nine matches across all competitions.
- Four of El Salvador’s last six games have seen at least one team keep a clean sheet.
- El Salvador have failed to score in four of their last six matches with a total of only two goals scored during that stretch.
- Two of the last four meetings between these two nations have finished in goalless draws.
- Costa Rica have managed to score only four goals in their five matches since the conclusion of the World Cup.
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Our El Salvador vs Costa Rica Prediction
With both nations struggling for offensive production ahead of this important fixture, we’re expecting an extremely close, hard-fought match. This is the perfect recipe for a low-scoring fixture as a draw would keep both teams still within a shot of qualifying on the final matchday. As the 2.5 goals total is pretty heavily juiced towards the under, this opens up a perfect spot to go against the both teams to score market and back at least one of these misfiring teams to fail to score. Our El Salvador vs Costa Rica prediction is for both teams to score: No
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