Switzerland vs Costa Rica Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup

Prediction published on 22/06/2018, 22:15  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 28/06/2018 at 03:27 in World Cup Predictions

=10.5ptCosta Rica seemed headed to picking a point against Brazil in their second Group E game but fell apart in the final minutes, conceding twice to see their tournament come to an end, and facing Switzerland in the final group game will only be a formality. They however hold the wild card as to who qualifies for the second round in the group; Switzerland need a draw against Costa Rica but should they beat Costa Rica, Serbia will need a win over Brazil to advance. As long as the Swiss can avoid defeat, they are good. Switzerland head to the game on an eight – match unbeaten run and have scored 12 goals and conceded just three in their last five matches. They face a Costa Rica side with four straight losses and a win in their last five games, scoring five and conceding nine. Switzerland have scored in 18 of their last 20 matches and kept 10 clean sheets in 15 matches. At the World Cup stage, Switzerland have four wins in the last 10. They have scored in six of their last 10 World Cup games and they have scored in the second half in five of their last six matches at the World Cup. Xhedran Shaqiri’s winning goal against Serbia was his fourth World Cup goal, having scored three in 2014. This is the first ever competitive meeting between the two sides; Costa Rica won the most recent, 1 – 0 in 2010, avenging a 0 – 2 loss to Switzerland in a 2006 friendly. Costa Rica head to this game with just two wins in 12 matches. They have lost eight of their previous 10 games and kept just two clean sheets in 10 matches, and in the 10, they have scored in just four matches. Costa Rica have not scored in their last three World Cup matches and have managed just three wins in the last 12 World Cup matches.