Costa Rica is getting ready to clash with Zambia on Monday at Waikato Stadium. The upcoming match is one of the games in three of the World Cup group stage.
Costa Rica collected zero points in their first two rounds of matches, ranking them as number three in Group C. Zambia sit as number four with zero points.
It has so far been a disappointing World Cup with two defeats in the group for Costa Rica. They know it is do or die in this third round if they wish to see the next round and even a win might not be enough to get through. Zambia are disappointed after losing both of their first two World Cup fixtures. It is make or break when they enter the third round, another defeat, and it is game over.
Form: Costa Rica vs Zambia
Costa Rica Form
Costa Rica endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 0-2 against South Africa, before Spain won 3-0, while Japan claimed all three points in a 2-0 win. In the 10 games prior to this one, Costa Rica had one win and one draw with no less than eight defeats.
Zambia Form
In their previous three games, Zambia beat Germany 2-3, then lost 0-5 against Japan and 5-0 against Spain. Zambia recorded a reasonable three wins from their last 10 internationals in all tournaments. They tied one of the games and came up short six times.
It seems both Zambia and Costa Rica have some issues concerning their defense, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues on Monday, and we are rooting for goals.
Costa Rica vs Zambia Stats
- Costa Rica have conceded in the last 15 matches in a row
- Costa Rica have lost the last 3 matches in a row without scoring a goal
- Costa Rica have not won 14 of the last 15 matches
- Costa Rica have lost the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 13 of the last 15 Costa Rica matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Zambia matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Zambia matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Zambia matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Zambia have conceded in 11 of the last 13 matches
- In 3 of the last 4 matches Zambia played, both teams scored
Current position in the World Cup table: Costa Rica vs Zambia
Costa Rica vs Zambia H2H
Topscorer
It is the beginning of the World Cup campaign, and both Costa Rica and Zambia will be looking for their main strikers in this tournament. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team.
WIN – DRAW – WIN
OVER – UNDER
Costa Rica witnessed over 2.5 goals in four of their previous ten matches across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last nine outings for Zambia. Astonishingly, Costa Rica conceded a goal in 19 of their last 20 matches. Zambia’s previous two World Cup outings offered more than 4.5 goals.
BTTS & FIRST TO SCORE
Costa Rica have failed to score in three consecutive games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches, and rarely scored the first goal.
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