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.

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

06/09/2025 02:00

Estadio Nacional de Fútbol

N/A

WC Qualification Concacaf

Team Kits

Events

29'	J. Arteaga
HT 0 - 0
46'			A. J. Bran Flores B. Aguilera Zamora
46'	Jacob Montes J. Arteaga
51'	VAR - Jason Coronel	Card upgrade
54'	J. Coronel
57'	M. Lopez A. Smith
60'		0 - 1	A. Gamboa A. J. Bran Flores
64'			A. Contreras J. Mora
68'	B. Bonilla J. Barrera
68'	B. Hernandez E. Gomez
77'	VAR - Ariel Arauz	Penalty confirmed
81'	B. Bonilla (PEN)	1 - 1
85'			K. Myrie C. Mora
85'			A. Lassiter J. Alcocer
87'	E. J. Martinez A. Arauz
90+6'			A. Gamboa
90+10'			F. Calvo

Stats

Lineups

H2H

Standings