NicaraguaAttacking momentumCosta Rica
Preview
- In the Final Round of the 2026 WC Qualification Concacaf, Nicaragua face Costa Rica on 2025-09-06 (kick-off 03:00 GMT) at Estadio Nacional de Fútbol.
- With the data available to us, M. Figueroa and M. Herrera have not met as managers before.
- The current standings see Nicaragua hold 2nd place with 9 points, while Costa Rica occupy 1st with 12 points.
- No absentees for either Nicaragua or Costa Rica.
- Our forecast has Nicaragua in a 4-man backline (4-1-4-1), with Costa Rica set to counter in 5-3-2.
- The previous match saw J. Pérez lead Nicaragua with a 6.2 TheyScored rating, and J. Alcócer top-rating for Costa Rica at 7.3.
- Mixed emotions: Nicaragua lost 0-3 against Panama, but Costa Rica salvaged a 2-2 draw against United States.
- Momentum favors Costa Rica (3-2-0) after Nicaragua managed only 1-1-3 from 5 matches.
- Costa Rica hold the upper hand H2H: of 4 meetings, they've triumphed 3 times, conceded 0 times and shared 1 draw.
- Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Costa Rica to win 2-1, despite Nicaragua's 2-0-0 home form - Costa Rica's strong 2-0-0 record away with 3.00 goals/game does the trick.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Events
| 29' | J. Arteaga | ||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 46' | Jacob MontesJ. Arteaga | ||
| 51' | VAR- Jason Coronel | Card upgrade | |
| 54' | J. Coronel | ||
| 57' | |||
| 60' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 64' | |||
| 68' | |||
| 68' | B. HernandezE. Gomez | ||
| 77' | VAR- Ariel Arauz | Penalty confirmed | |
| 81' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 85' | |||
| 85' | |||
| 87' | E. J. MartinezA. Arauz | ||
| 90+6' | A. Gamboa | ||
| 90+10' | F. Calvo | ||
Stats
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Standings
Nicaragua is going head to head with Costa Rica on 6/9/2025 02:00 GMT at Estadio Nacional de Fútbol for the WorldCup WC Qualification Concacaf. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Nicaragua v Costa Rica H2H statistics!