International Friendly

Nov 17, 2022 at 2pm UK

Basra Sport City Stadium

Iraq
C-C
Costa Rica

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's International Friendlies clash between Iraq and Costa Rica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Iraq

Last Game: Ecuador 0-0 Iraq
Saturday, November 12 at 5.30pm in International Friendlies

Costa Rica

All competitions

International Friendlies

Last Game: Costa Rica 2-0 Nigeria
Thursday, November 10 at 2am in International Friendlies

Current Group E Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Costa Rica	0	0	0
2	Germany	0	0	0
3	Spain	0	0	0
4	Japan	0	0	0

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Iraq win with a probability of 35.96%. A win for Costa Rica had a probability of 34.89% and a draw had a probability of 29.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Iraq win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.44%) and 2-0 (6.84%). The likeliest Costa Rica win was 0-1 (12.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.4%).

Result
Iraq	Draw	Costa Rica
35.96% ( 1.35)	29.15% ( -1.37)	34.89% ( 0.02)

Both teams to score 44.44% (

3.66)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

37.66% (

4.36)

62.34% (

-4.36)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

18.01% (

3.08)

81.99% (

-3.08)

Iraq Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.02% (

3.25)

32.98% (

-3.25)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.43% (

3.45)

69.57% (

-3.45)

Costa Rica Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.31% (

2.36)

33.69% (

-2.36)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.66% (

2.49)

70.34% (

-2.48)

Score Analysis

Iraq 35.95%

Costa Rica 34.88%

Draw 29.14%

Iraq	Draw	Costa Rica
1-0 @ 12.32% ( -0.93) 2-1 @ 7.44% ( 0.57) 2-0 @ 6.84% ( 0.11) 3-1 @ 2.75% ( 0.43) 3-0 @ 2.53% ( 0.25) 3-2 @ 1.5% ( 0.31) Other @ 2.59% Total : 35.95%	1-1 @ 13.4% ( -0.12) 0-0 @ 11.11% ( -1.94) 2-2 @ 4.05% ( 0.54) Other @ 0.59% Total : 29.14%	0-1 @ 12.08% ( -1.24) 1-2 @ 7.3% ( 0.39) 0-2 @ 6.58% ( -0.22) 1-3 @ 2.65% ( 0.3) 0-3 @ 2.39% ( 0.07) 2-3 @ 1.47% ( 0.28) Other @ 2.43% Total : 34.88%