Nicaragua vs Costa Rica, FIFA World Cup – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Football FIFA World Cup Nicaragua - Costa Rica
Result
1:1
05/09/2025 at 22:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • World Championship - Qualification - Third stage - Round 1
  • Where to Watch on TV:
brazilBrazilCanal GOAT
costa-ricaCosta-ricaCanal 6
mexicoMexicoAzteca Deportes
nicaraguaNicaraguaNicaSports
north-central-americaNorth-central-americaRUSH Sports 2 Caribbean
usaUsaConcacaf GO, NBC Universo, Paramount+, Peacock TV, Telemundo, UNIVERSO NOW

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
0.990.46
Ball Possession
41%59%
Total shots
911
Shots on target
22
Big Chances
11
Corner Kicks
46
Passes
74% (178/242)82% (297/363)
Yellow Cards
12
Red Cards
10
Expected Goals (xG)
0.990.46
xG on target (xGOT)
0.850.86
Total shots
911
Shots on target
22
Shots off target
37
Blocked Shots
42
Shots inside the Box
26
Shots outside the Box
75
Hit the Woodwork
00
Headed Goals
01
Big Chances
11
Corner Kicks
46
Touches in opposition box
611
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
21
Free Kicks
106
Passes
74% (178/242)82% (297/363)
Long passes
36% (17/47)43% (25/58)
Passes in final third
61% (38/62)62% (72/117)
Crosses
33% (3/9)38% (5/13)
Expected assists (xA)
0.320.50
Throw-ins
2221
Fouls
613
Tackles
100% (8/8)79% (11/14)
Duels won
3542
Clearances
2715
Interceptions
69
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
11
xGOT faced
0.860.85
Goals prevented
-0.14-0.15

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 29', Arteaga J. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 1)
  • 46', Aguilera Zamora B. , Bran Flores A. J. ,
  • 46', Arteaga J. , Jacob Montes ,
  • 54', Coronel J. 🟥,
  • 57', Smith A. , Lopez M. ,
  • 60', 0 - 1, Gamboa A. , Bran Flores A. J. (A),
  • 64', Mora J. , Contreras A. ,
  • 68', Barrera J. , Bonilla B. ,
  • 68', Gomez E. , Hernandez B. ,
  • 81', 1 - 1, Bonilla B. (Pen),
  • 86', Mora C. , Myrie K. ,
  • 86', Alcocer J. , Lassiter A. ,
  • 87', Arauz A. , Martinez E. J. ,
  • 90+6', Gamboa A. 🟨,
  • 90+10', Calvo F. 🟨,

Highlights

Official Live

Chances of winning


Nicaragua
14.7%
Draw
24.6%
Costa Rica
60.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
19.7% 24.9% 55.4%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Nicaragua has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-5%)
  • Costa Rica has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+5.3%)
  • Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Costa Rica's recent form is better than expected.
  • Nicaragua - Costa Rica Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    6.26
    (4.75)
    3.79
    (3.75)
    1.57
    (1.69)
    6.2%
    (6.9%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
  • What is the prediction for Nicaragua - Costa Rica?
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Costa Rica (votes: 1 - 50%). Tie (votes: 1 - 50%).
  • Users Predictions: Costa Rica will win (20 of 22 users predict this - 90.91%).
    Confidence interval (95%): 78.9%100%.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 0:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • In this match, Costa Rica is the team to beat.
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Nicaragua won 0 matches, drew 1 match, lost 4 matches, and goals 0:10. (average 0:2).
    Latest results of Nicaragua
    10.06.2025 Panama - Nicaragua 3:0
    06.06.2025 Nicaragua - Guyana 1:0
    25.03.2025 Nicaragua - Guadeloupe 0:1
    21.03.2025 Guadeloupe - Nicaragua 1:0
    14.10.2024 Nicaragua - French Guiana 3:2
    Latest results of Costa Rica
    29.06.2025 USA - Costa Rica 3:2
    22.06.2025 Mexico - Costa Rica 0:0
    15.06.2025 Costa Rica - Suriname 4:3
    FIFA World Cup Table
    South America
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Argentina18122431:102138
    2Ecuador1888214:5929
    3Colombia1877428:181028
    4Uruguay1877422:121028
    5Brazil1884624:17728
    6Paraguay1877414:10428
    7Bolivia18621017:35-1820
    8Venezuela1846818:28-1018
    9Peru1826106:21-1512
    10Chile1825119:27-1811

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