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Argentina national football team
Friendlies 1
Mar 27, 2024 at 2.50am UK
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Costa Rica national football team

Argentina
3 - 1
Costa Rica

di Maria (52'), Mac Allister (56'), Martinez (77')
Molina (45+2')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Ugalde (34')
Faerron (71')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's friendly clash between Argentina and Costa Rica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Argentina could line up in their friendly against Costa Rica in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
International Friendlies
Last Game: Argentina 3-0 El Salvador
Saturday, March 23 at 12am in International Friendlies
All competitions
International Friendlies
Last Game: Costa Rica 3-1 Honduras
Saturday, March 23 at 11.15pm in CONCACAF Nations League

We said: Argentina 3-0 Costa Rica

Another win and an 11th clean sheet in 12 games is on the cards for Argentina here, after making light work of El Salvador last week. Costa Rica come into the game on a high after a Nations League win over Honduras last week, but this is a devilishly difficult assignment for Alfaro's men. Read more.

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 Argentina win with a probability of 84.85%. A draw had a probability of 10.5% and a win for Costa Rica had a probability of 4.6%.

The most likely scoreline for an Argentina win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.62%) and 4-0 (9.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.02%), while for a Costa Rica win it was 0-1 (1.71%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Argentina would win this match.

Result
ArgentinaDrawCosta Rica
84.85% (-0.267 -0.27) 10.55% (0.189 0.19) 4.6% (0.076 0.08)
Both teams to score 41.33% (-0.257 -0.26)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
68.19% (-0.64100000000001 -0.64)31.81% (0.638 0.64)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.66% (-0.753 -0.75)53.34% (0.751 0.75)
Argentina Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.72% (-0.16499999999999 -0.16)5.28% (0.163 0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
79.2% (-0.48400000000001 -0.48)20.8% (0.484 0.48)
Costa Rica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
43.63% (-0.19600000000001 -0.2)56.37% (0.195 0.2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
11.32% (-0.114 -0.11)88.68% (0.111 0.11)
Score Analysis
    Argentina 84.85%
    Costa Rica 4.6%
    Draw 10.55%
ArgentinaDrawCosta Rica
2-0 @ 12.87% (0.18 0.18)
3-0 @ 12.62% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
4-0 @ 9.28% (-0.071999999999999 -0.07)
1-0 @ 8.75% (0.21 0.21)
2-1 @ 7.38% (0.056999999999999 0.06)
3-1 @ 7.24% (-0.022 -0.02)
5-0 @ 5.46% (-0.101 -0.1)
4-1 @ 5.32% (-0.073 -0.07)
5-1 @ 3.13% (-0.078 -0.08)
6-0 @ 2.68% (-0.079 -0.08)
3-2 @ 2.07% (-0.019 -0.02)
6-1 @ 1.54% (-0.054 -0.05)
4-2 @ 1.53% (-0.031 -0.03)
7-0 @ 1.13% (-0.045 -0.04)
Other @ 3.86%
Total : 84.85%
1-1 @ 5.02% (0.091 0.09)
0-0 @ 2.98% (0.102 0.1)
2-2 @ 2.12% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.44%
Total : 10.55%
0-1 @ 1.71% (0.049 0.05)
1-2 @ 1.44% (0.017 0.02)
Other @ 1.46%
Total : 4.6%

How you voted: Argentina vs Costa Rica

Argentina
87.5%
Draw
5.4%
Costa Rica
7.1%
56
rhs 2.0
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